Tracy Smithers. Step By Step Counselling.

04/11/2025

LET'S TALK!! WINTER, DARK EVENINGS, AND MISERABLE WEATHER.

How do you cope with the change in seasons, darker evenings, and winter weather?

I'm not sure about where you are but over the last few days the weather has been pretty miserable. Sometimes this time of year can have an impact on peoples mental health.

It can be hard to remain upbeat when the weather is grim, and the days are shorter I am not sure about you but it doesn't encourage me to go out unless I have to. But, I am aware of the importance of finding ways to help us navigate this time of year.

I have got my paints out, I'm reading more, and planning to get out some jigsaw puzzles too. 🙂 What about you? How do you keep going at this time of year?🤔

I was out for a walk yesterday morning with a family dog Jack. Despite it being drizzly and dark, I noticed eight birds sat on a telegraph pole singing away. It was beautiful to hear. 💖Also a reminder that no matter how grim times might feel sometimes, it's possible to take pleasure and enjoy something beautiful in life.

I would love to hear what helps you. 🤔🙂Maybe your ideas might help others. 🙂

©Tracy Smithers. 2025

03/11/2025

31/10/2025

ARE YOU STRUGGLING WITH RELATIONSHIPS, WORK, OR OTHER LIFE CHALLENGES AT THE MOMENT? DO YOU FEEL STRESSED, OVERWHELMED, WORRIED, OR ANXIOUS?

My name is Tracy, and I have a wide range of counselling experience with both adults and children. I can offer you a safe space to talk and offload, an opportunity to learn some new strategies, and a chance to explore things from a different perspective. 🙂

I offer appointments in Carlisle (CA3) and near Armathwaite (CA4). Also online and by telephone. Appointments are tailored to suit you. I offer REDUCED RATES for those struggling and SATURDAY APPOINTMENTS. I am a member of the National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society, and I am DBS checked. 🙂

I regularly share blog posts on my website about a range of mental health topics. There are also some FREE PDF help sheets you can use as coping tools. If you would like to know more, please feel free to get in touch to discuss how I might be able to support you in moving forward to a brighter future. 🙂

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 recogn...

31/10/2025

Words of the Week.. (We all have) POWER (which we can use to create) POSITIVE CHANGE. 🙂💖

29/10/2025

BLOG POST!! 🙂Does life feel stressful, overwhelming or chaotic at times? Would you like to discover some ways to help you navigate to a calmer place in life?

If the answer to this is YES!! Then you might be interested in reading this blog post from my website. As well as this, there are a number of others which offer some coping strategies of how to navigate your way through life and its challenges.

If you follow my page you might be aware that each Friday I put up a word of the week to encourage conversation. This week the word is BALANCE and it has inspired me to do a blog post on this. Do you ever feel overloaded? Overwhelmed? That you are spinning to many plates or juggling too man...

24/10/2025

Word of the Week..
Space.. 🙂💖

23/10/2025

COPING STRATEGY.. 🤔🙂

DO YOU FEEL STRESSED? Or maybe you have done in the past?

How do you cope with stress? If you are struggling you might be interested in this help sheet I have devised. 🤔🙂

If you think it might be helpful for you it's available as a FREE PDF DOWNLOAD on my website. There is also a copy of my UNDERSTANDING STRESS AND HOW TO MANAGE IT Booklet available to do as well.

22/10/2025

BRAND NEW BLOG POST!! 🙂

RELATIONSHIPS AND WAYS TO IMPROVE THEM!! 🙂

It's been a while, but here is a new blog post. I hope you find it helpful.

Within our lives, we develop many different relationships whether family, romantic partners, friendships, work, acquaintances, or other kinds. Whilst relationships can be a source of love, fun, pleasure, enjoyment, and they can influence our lives in many other positive and rewarding ways. They can....