Emma Parish Cognitive Behavioural Therapist

10/07/2023

I have now furthered my therapy career and I'm now an Accredited CBT Psychotherapist. I have current vacancies.

23/04/2022

If you look at this past week that you've managed to get through...its a win. No matter what challenges have been there or the thoughts that may of taken over, to lead to rumination and catastrophising you have had the strength to keep fighting.
Be proud of this win. Dilvuge in some self care or purely be still and present in the moment.

17/04/2022

Happy Easter to you.
As its Easter and eggs represent this day....do you ever feel you have to walk on egg shells with people in your life...does it feel like the following:
🥚Being afraid to upset the other person.
🥚Always second guessing yourself.
🥚Constantly checking your thoughts before you speak.
🥚Fearing their response when you ask a question.
🥚You've lost your core identity.
🥚Always assuming you've done something wrong.
🥚Being in a constant state of anxiety and tension.

27/03/2022

A lovely reflective passage.

21/02/2022

The meaning of empathy.

17/02/2022

So after yesterday's post of staying away from feeling negative, I took on that challenge.

As I reflect from that experience I can honestly say at times I found it difficult, especially if I felt a session I facilitated didn't go to plan. Or I became very tired in the afternoon and felt I couldn't do anything.
So in working with the negative feelings I felt, I quickly challenged them...e.g the session that I felt didn't go to plan. I changed my thoughts to "well what did go well".
When tiredness overcame me instead of feeling bad I figured out I could do something I enjoyed...so I baked a cake and in doing so that lifted my mood.

It's not always easy to challenge our thoughts but it's always a benefit when we feel more at peace with ourselves.
How did you get on with staying away from negative thoughts?
Feel free to reflect or send me a message.

16/02/2022

Can you do it?
I'm going to try today and I'll reflect back to you all tomorrow.
Give it a go, even just for a few hours if the whole day seems an unrealistic goal.

10/02/2022

23/12/2021

Christmas can be welcoming for some but for others it can be lonely, sad or just not feeling festive.
That's ok, and becoming boundaried and looking after what you need maybe the best Christmas present you could give yourself.

12/12/2021

How often do we thank our bodies for walking, the use of our hands or our hearts beating.
Try tonight as you go to bed and complete a body scan starting with your head/brain and working down to your toes...becoming thankful to your body might just aid a more peaceful sleep.