by Westmeria Counselling | Sep 1, 2021 | Counselling, Depression, Mental Health, self-care, Stress, Wellbeing
Have you ever had a thought of “I wish I couldn’t wake up? I can’t face it anymore!”. I had, but it was a temporary feeling of low mood with no intension to end my life. I consider myself the lucky one who was able to share my thoughts about difficulties of certain...
by Westmeria Counselling | Sep 23, 2020 | Anxiety, Depression, Mental Health, Wellbeing
In honour of September being Suicide Prevention Month, we at Westmeria wanted to take the opportunity to explore how to best support yourself, or anyone you know who may be struggling. Firstly, it’s important to understand you are not alone in experiencing these...
by Westmeria Counselling | Jul 21, 2020 | Anxiety, Depression, Mental Health, self-care, self-compassion, Wellbeing
Making the most of your self-care day self-care /sɛlfˈkɛː/ noun the practice of taking action to preserve or improve one’s own health. the practice of taking an active role in protecting one’s own well-being and happiness, in particular during periods of...
by Westmeria Counselling | Jun 17, 2020 | Counselling, Depression, Training, Volunterring
Volunteers’ Week takes place 1 – 7 June every year. It’s a chance to celebrate and say thank you to all volunteers out there. However, you might be forgiven for asking, ‘why do people volunteer their time for nothing?’ Calvin Holbrook, writing for...
by Westmeria Counselling | May 4, 2020 | Anxiety, Counselling, Depression, Stress
If you are reading this, you may have a counselling assessment coming up, or are thinking about reaching out to a counselling service and wondering what will come next. Either way, reaching out for support is a positive and incredibly brave step, so you should be very...
by Westmeria Counselling | May 4, 2020 | Anxiety, Counselling, Depression, self-care, Stress
I’ve heard a lot about the ‘new normal’. It seems to be a bit of a catch all to encompass everything that is going on for us at the moment. All the uncertainty, anxiety, stress, worry and opportunity in our lives are tied into this new normal, which is something to...
