Julie Ashton Counselling

07/05/2026

Dopamine is a "feel-good" neurotransmitter and the happy hormone that drives the brain's reward system, creating feelings of pleasure, motivation, and satisfaction.

19/04/2026

Therapy can feel like working a muscle you can't see…because for most of your life, you've been taught to carry things — not to set them down and look at them.
You've built entire systems for coping: staying busy, staying logical, minimising, deflecting, joking it off. Those systems work, in the way that limping works. You get where you're going. But the muscle that actually processes, feels, names, and integrates experience? It may never have been asked to do much.

19/04/2026

Join us at The Cedars Barnstaple Wednesday 22nd April starting at 10am for a Lifestyle and Wellbeing Fair hosted by The Fern Centre.

This special event will feature over 40 stalls offering valuable information, support, and resource’s, along with informative talks throughout the day. To support patients living with and beyond cancer in a welcoming and informative environment.

Come along and explore what’s on offer and connect with a range of services and support networks. Refreshments will be available.
We look forward to seeing you.

04/04/2026

Happy Easter everyone💛 enjoy your time this weekend with whatever you're doing, and enjoy the chocolate!🐰🐣💐🍫

08/03/2026

Happy international women's day🩷Today, we celebrate the strength and resilience of all the astounding women out there🩷

26/02/2026

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13/02/2026

Only 2 spaces left for this coming Saturday! And it's going to be a balmy 13 degrees! Book now.
Women's Wellbeing in the Woods 21st February - bookings are now open. Come and join us celebrating all things willow: harvesting, planting, weaving, carving, charcoal making and more. Hot lunch included. Tickets are going fast so book yourself in now!
https://hakefordwoods.bookwhen.com/

13/02/2026

People pleasing has been the theme in my therapy room this week.

people-pleasing is a behavior where we prioritise others' needs, feelings, and desires over our own, sound familiar??

01/02/2026

Spring and brighter days are coming❤️

14/01/2026

How's January going? Check in on those feelings❤️

08/01/2026

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Our first Men’s Only Mental Health Club at Devonshire Cork & Vine starts this month.

There’s no need to book, but if you’d like to let me know you’re coming, you’re welcome to message us via Messenger or WhatsApp.

For now, we’re simply opening our doors to men on Thursday evenings, starting 29th January. Expect a relaxed, no-pressure environment with board games, cards, and good company.

In the future, we’ll be hosting guest speakers and events, but to begin with this is just a space to unwind, connect, and chat if you want to. We’re all there for each other.