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What to Expect from a Counselling Assessment

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...

The New Normal

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...

Stress Awareness Month

by Westmeria Counselling | Mar 31, 2020 | Blue Monday, Counselling, Depression, Health, self-care, self-compassion

Rather aptly it seems, April is Stress Awareness month. In the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, many of us are facing an incredible stressful and uncertain time. In this blog, we’ll take a look at what stress is, some ideas on ways to cope, and a personal account from...

Eating Disorder Awareness

by Westmeria Counselling | Feb 27, 2020 | Counselling, Depression, Health, Mental Health, Nutrition, self-care, self-compassion

Sharing my personal experience, knowledge and enthusiasm about how we can do more for people with this serious mental illness. I know how it feels to be extremely slim. Until my thirties I was under-weight, and in my twenties people mistakenly thought I had an eating...

Why so SAD?

by Westmeria Counselling | Jan 8, 2019 | Blue Monday, Depression, Mental Health, self-care

SAD (seasonal affective disorder) The Winter months and lower levels of sunlight can affect many people’s mood. For lots of us the miserable grey rainy days don’t exactly add to the joy of being outside. However for some, the reduced exposure to sunlight can be more...

Counsellors Blog: How you can support somebody in managing and recovering from depression

by Westmeria | Mar 21, 2017 | Counselling, Depression, Health, Mental Health

[vc_row][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]With statistics highlighting One in Four people in the UK each year will experience a mental health problem, there is a possibility that person may be someone close to you. With that thought in mind how can we...