UNDERSTANDING STRESS AND HOW TO MANAGE IT
At some point in our lives STRESS is something that many of us will have experienced in some shape or form. Sometimes stress can be used positively to help energise or motivate us. On other occasions, it can have a negative impact on our lives. It is also possible to experience stress and not […]
WAYS TO MANAGE DIFFICULT EMOTIONS AT CHRISTMAS
Christmas can be a time of joy, excitement, and fun. It can also bring up some difficult feelings. Maybe you will be spending it with relatives you would choose not to be with, perhaps you are spending it alone, or perhaps unhappy memories of Christmases past bring up some difficult emotions for you. This post […]
DO YOU FIND CHANGE EXCITING OR CHALLENGING? A FEW WAYS TO HELP WITH MANAGING AND COPING WITH CHANGE.
There is a quote by the American Psychologist Carl Rogers that has always resonated with me, it is; "The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I change". In the fast moving, world we live in change can happen often, and sometimes it might feel overwhelming. Changes can occur […]
FINDING A COUNSELLOR..WHERE DO I START?
Hello my name is Tracy Smithers, welcome to my first blog post. I am a counsellor currently based in North Cumbria, although I also offer counselling online and via telephone. I qualified as a counsellor in 2002, and since then have counselled both privately and on a voluntary basis for different organisations including the YMCA, […]