Posts by: helen@branch
The Huge Bag of Worries has been a firm favourite of mine for years, and I imagine is in many counselling toolkits. It follows a girl who ends up with…
What have YOU possibly got to be depressed about?! You have a home, family, job, you are loved, what more could you want?! Am I not enough for you, don't…
On Mother's day there are a lot of posts, articles and outpouring of love for Mothers. Recently we have become more aware that this needs to include those who have…
Fostering independence is important in both young people and in adults, it is a buzzword we often hear, and is written on school reports and CVs. It is important to…
You know when you are loaded with cold; snotty, shivering and your head is banging? You stand in the bathroom mirror trying to decide whether you should push yourself and…
For most the idea of counselling is terrifying. I know because I have done it myself. All counsellors or therapists should undertake personal counselling, for some courses it is not…
How can thinking of one word make difference in counselling, parenting, or facing anyone in an emotional state? In one my one counselling roles I was asked to record my…
Unless we are stressed we are not trying. Unless we are sweating we are not working hard enough. Unless we are working outside of office hours we are not doing…
Did you make a New year's resolution? Or a general goal? How is that going? Hopefully well, but maybe you have already eaten the extra chocolates, skipped the day at…
I often have discussions with young adult clients about gender and identity as they navigate who they are and who they want to be. More and more often people are…
