Clarity Psychotherapy

30/07/2024

Self-Help Book of the Week: 'You, Me and The Space Between Us' by Matt and Sarah Davies (Bonnier Books).

Well-researched and clearly written guidance for sustaining healthy, loving and trusting relationships, including plenty of exercises to enhance self-discovery and intimacy, by a husband-and-wife team who counsel together.

Useful for new couples as well as longstanding duos!

29/07/2024

Our next six-week Personal Development for Women programmes start in September!

There's a choice of two days and venues:
🕰 Burslem, Monday evenings 7pm to 8:30pm starting 16th September
OR
🕰 Alsager, Wednesday afternoons 2pm to 3:30pm starting 18th September

Some feedback from the programmes we ran in June/July:
⭐️"I'm so, so glad I did this"
⭐️"Transformational"
⭐️"I'm the most confident now that I've ever felt in my adult life. Can't thank you enough"

The six-week programme costs £180 including refreshments and materials - but there's an 10% Early Bird discount for people booking by 15th August.

To book a place or an initial chat, e-mail jane@clarity-psychotherapy.com.

"Tell me: what is it you plan to do
With your one wild and precious life?"
- Mary Oliver

27/07/2024

Thank you to the lovely participants in my therapy talk this morning, which kicked off the Wellness Weekend at Two Doors Studio in Alsager ... with lots of great events and taster classes to follow!

26/07/2024

Tomorrow and Sunday! Don't miss the Wellness Weekend, upstairs at Two Doors Studio, Crewe Road, Alsager ST7 2JA.

I'll be kicking off proceedings at 10:45 tomorrow with my short talk '10 DIY Therapy Tips'. Find out why news fasting is a sanity-saver, discover some of the most common at-home relationship pitfalls and learn about cultivating open-heartedness in your daily life. And much more!

All talks and tasters are free, donations welcome, tea and cake served throughout the day.

Event organized by the wonderful Beverly Raftery.

19/07/2024

** New Day Added to Burslem Appointments Availability **

Sessions at the Burslem consulting rooms are now available on Wednesday mornings and early afternoons, in addition to the usual Mondays and Tuesdays.

Please note there are currently only a very small number of evening appointments available on Mondays (Burslem) and Wednesdays (Alsager).

Enquiries: e-mail jane@clarity-psychotherapy.com or call 0800 047 8774.

18/07/2024

Free events all weekend, and I'll be speaking at 10:45am on Saturday 27th July ...

Book your place online at https://www.facebook.com/events/1001177838226006/?ref=newsfeed.

17/07/2024

Today was the last session of our six-week Personal Development for Women programme. What lovely and supportive participants, and their journeys are only just beginning ...👊👊

Some feedback:

"I'm so, so glad I did this"

"Transformational"

"Many thanks - I really enjoyed it"

Our next Personal Development for Women programme starts on Wednesday 18th September, with a choice of two venues, Alsager (afternoons) or Burslem (evenings).

To book a place, e-mail jane@clarity-psychotherapy.com.

"Perhaps by being here, I'll find out why I needed to come" - Ingrid M. Rieser.

02/07/2024

** Therapy Talk, Alsager (FREE) **

Saturday 27th July, late morning (timings tbc, likely 11am): our short talk ‘Top 10 DIY Therapy Tips’, part of the Wellness Weekend at Two Doors Studio, 98-100 Crewe Road, Alsager.

We'll go over some of the best tried-and-tested practices to improve your daily emotional wellbeing.

Free to attend, with tea and cakes provided; donations welcomed for all activities over the weekend which include yoga tasters, sound healing and creative writing.

28/06/2024

We've written to all of the prospective parliamentary candidates in Stoke-on-Trent North asking them to support the BACP's key demands in the General Election, which include:

* Expanding the range of evidence-based psychological interventions available in the NHS

* Ensuring that third-sector mental health providers are given sustainable contracts and appropriate funding for NHS referrals

* Removing VAT on counselling and psychotherapy services to improve accessibility

* Banning so-called 'conversion therapy' within the next Parliament

28/06/2024

Self-Help Book of the Week: 'The Entangled Activist' by Anthea Lawson.

A little bit niche, but this book is so helpful in understanding what deeply motivates people's activism, systemic problems that follow people into their work and, importantly, it offers a much-needed discussion of activism's demons, from saviourism through to burn-out.

27/06/2024

Our Stoke-on-Trent consulting rooms in Burslem are housed in a historic Victorian building that's been a music school, an art pottery, a private home and an accountants' office in its long and illustrious career!

With free parking nearby, we're also on major bus and cycle routes.

Burslem appointments are currently available on Mondays and Tuesdays.

26/06/2024

Our lovely Stoke-on-Trent consulting rooms are just a stone's throw from Burslem Park, where we'll shortly be running FREE forest bathing / shinrin yoku introductory sessions for local residents.

Watch this space for more info!

24/06/2024

On Saturday 27th July I'll be giving a talk on 'Top 10 DIY Therapy Tips', upstairs at the Two Doors Studio (where my Alsager office is) as part of the Wellness Weekend.

Exact timings tbc, but will be late morning.

Some really nice events and tasters happening there all weekend too.

All welcome xx

17/06/2024

Coming soon: FREE lunch hour forest bathing / shinrin yoku session in beautiful Burslem Park!

Learn some simple yet effective meditative exercises to help you re-connect with the natural world, calm your thoughts and improve your mental wellbeing.

Anyone living or working in Burslem is welcome to join; suitable for all ages, and all exercises can be done while seated.

Watch this space for further info ...

13/06/2024

"When listening to the piece, Dr Muntaha suggests considering the experience in terms of a foetus developing a sense of sound. Understand the rhythm to be the mother’s heartbeat, which soothes the foetus ..."

According to neuroscientists, this song has the power to reduce anxiety levels by 65%. But how does it work? We speak to a music therapist to find out more.

13/06/2024

Our Personal Development for Women programme is now under way!

Thank you to all our participants on this transformative journey.

The next programme dates will be in September - Monday evenings in Burslem and Wednesday daytimes in Alsager.

11/06/2024

Our lovely Burslem consulting rooms are very near the Burslem Greenway and cycle route 5.

There is free car parking all day outside Burslem Park on Moorland Road (one minute's walk to our building), and free parking immediately outside our building from 6pm.

Secure cycle storage is also available in the building.