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Counselling for Couples, Parents & Carers, Teenagers and ages 9 to Adult in Cheltenham and Online.

Parents and Carers sometimes have little time to think of themselves whilst caring for special needs children or a disabled, sick and dependant relative. Counselling is an opportunity for you to think and gain clarity and say the things you can't tell someone else and be really listened to and deeply understood. So often the cared for person is being well looked after by professionals, but you may feel you need someone to talk to.

09/10/2025

Implementing boundaries as a parent...

1. Start with Compassion – for Yourself and Your Child

Children with ADHD, autism, or PDA often struggle with transitions, unpredictability, and sensory overload. Their behaviours are not “naughty” but expressions of distress. Parents, too, are human – you get tired, frustrated, and need support. Compassion for both sides helps to reduce guilt and blame. Remind yourself: you are doing your best, and so is your child.

Read Julie's latest blog about implementing boundaries here: https://www.juliewalescounselling.co.uk/my-blogs/10-tips-to-implement-boundaries-without-the-kids-feeling-bad-–-and-parents-staying-sane/

Contact Julie Wales for counselling information, on 📱07412651894 or ✉️ hello@juliewalescounselling.co.uk.

07/10/2025

Implementing boundaries as a parent...

Parenting is one of the most rewarding but also one of the most exhausting journeys anyone can go on. When your child has additional needs such as ADHD, autism, or Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA), the challenges can sometimes feel overwhelming. As a counsellor supporting parents and couples in Cheltenham and online, I regularly meet families who are exhausted, burnt out, and desperate for tools to cope.

The good news? Boundaries can be put in place without children feeling bad and without parents losing their sense of calm.

Read Julie's latest blog about implementing boundaries here: https://www.juliewalescounselling.co.uk/my-blogs/10-tips-to-implement-boundaries-without-the-kids-feeling-bad-–-and-parents-staying-sane/

Contact Julie Wales for counselling information, on 📱07412651894 or ✉️ hello@juliewalescounselling.co.uk.

02/10/2025

A gentle invitation...

How about you? What messages or quotes from your own experience still echo in your relationships? What patterns from your past are ready to shift? Are you still waiting for the storm to pass — or are you ready to learn how to dance in the rain?

If you're navigating life as a neurodivergent individual, parent, or couple, I want you to know:

You’re not broken.
You’re not too much.
You’re not alone.

Interested in couples counselling? Contact Julie on 📱07412651894 or ✉️ hello@juliewalescounselling.co.uk.

30/09/2025

Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass...

It’s about learning to dance in the rain.

Learning how to reconnect even when you're tired.
Learning how to support each other without losing yourself.
Learning how to hear and be heard — even when you're speaking different emotional languages.

Whether you’re the neurodivergent partner, the one trying to understand them, or both — there is a way to feel more seen, understood, and connected.

Interested in couples counselling? Contact Julie on 📱07412651894 or ✉️ hello@juliewalescounselling.co.uk.

25/09/2025

Gentle steps toward connection...

There’s no manual for parenting or couple relationships — especially when neurodiversity is part of the picture. But over time, I’ve learned some things that help:

Openness: being able to name what’s going on, even clumsily, builds connection.

Kindness: softens even the hardest conversations.

Humour: reminds us not to take everything so seriously
all the time.

Interested in couples counselling? Contact Julie on 📱07412651894 or ✉️ hello@juliewalescounselling.co.uk.

23/09/2025

Why this work matters to me...

I’ve walked alongside neurodivergent people my whole life. I’ve parented children who needed me to fight for the right support — through education, health, and social care systems that didn’t always make space for difference. I’ve been the one feeling invisible at times, and I’ve found my own voice through that journey.

Therapy gave me a place to realise I was good enough.
And now, that’s what I offer others too. Therapy with me isn’t about who’s “right” — it’s about what works for you as a couple.

Interested in couples counselling? Contact Julie on 📱07412651894 or ✉️ hello@juliewalescounselling.co.uk.

18/09/2025

What we might explore together...

Supporting the Relationship Dynamic: Some couples need structure. Others need softness. I help you create relationship routines (like check-ins, shared calendars, or "connection time") that fit your unique energy as a couple.

Making Room for Both People: Neurodivergent and neurotypical partners both matter. I help make space for both people's experience — so no one feels invisible, criticised, or “too much.” When couples come to me, we don’t just talk about surface-level problems.

Interested in couples counselling? Contact Julie on 📱07412651894 or ✉️ hello@juliewalescounselling.co.uk.

16/09/2025

What we might explore together...

Building a Shared Language: We explore what each person really means when they speak — especially when words, tone, or non-verbal cues can be misread. We use scripts, visual aids, metaphors, or even humour to bridge those gaps.

De-escalating Conflict: Instead of rehashing the same arguments, I support couples in developing practical tools for reducing tension — using timeouts, sensory regulation, calm-down strategies, or simply understanding when a shutdown is protection, not rejection.

Interested in couples counselling? Contact Julie on 📱07412651894 or ✉️ hello@juliewalescounselling.co.uk.

11/09/2025

How I help neurodivergent couples...

When couples come to me, we don’t just talk about surface-level problems like who does the dishes. We look underneath — at the systems, patterns, and differences that are driving those issues.

Here’s what we might explore together...

Understanding Neurodiversity in the Relationship: I help both partners understand how neurodivergent traits may show up in communication, emotional regulation, sensory needs, routines, and stress responses. It’s not about labels — it’s about clarity and compassion.

Interested in couples counselling? Contact Julie on 📱07412651894 or ✉️ hello@juliewalescounselling.co.uk.

09/09/2025

Lost in translation (yes, like the movie)...

remember one couple in particular who described their first session with me as their “final attempt.” They were clearly still committed but their connection had become so strained that they couldn’t find each other through the fog of miscommunication.

One partner was neurodivergent. The other wasn’t.
No one had ever explained what that meant for their relationship — or how their brains, needs, and communication styles were wired differently. There wasn’t a lack of love. There was a lack of translation.

Interested in couples counselling? Contact Julie on 📱07412651894 or ✉️ hello@juliewalescounselling.co.uk.

04/09/2025

What I see in the therapy room...

I often meet couples who arrive in therapy feeling like they’ve reached the end of the road. One partner may be overwhelmed, shut down, or withdrawing. The other may be emotionally tired, frustrated, or carrying everything — the kids, the house, the logistics, the emotional load.

Tension builds. Communication breaks down.

But beneath the layers of stress and silence, I often see this:
They’re not broken. They’re speaking different languages.

Interested in couples counselling? Contact Julie on 📱07412651894 or ✉️ hello@juliewalescounselling.co.uk.

02/09/2025

Dancing in the rain.

How to support your relationship through tough times..

At home, I have a picture on the wall that I often stop and read. It says: “Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass. It’s about learning to dance in the rain.”

I’m not sure who first said it, but I come back to it time and time again. For me, it’s about resilience — not waiting for perfect conditions but learning to move with the messiness of life. Finding joy, connection, and even humour, especially when things feel hard. This quote has felt deeply true throughout my own life — parenting neurodiverse children (now adults).

Interested in couples counselling? Contact Julie on 📱07412651894 or ✉️ hello@juliewalescounselling.co.uk.

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Cheltenham Mediation & Therapy Rooms, 10 Bath Street, Glos GL50 3QH
Cheltenham
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Monday	9am - 5pm
Tuesday	9am - 5pm
Wednesday	2pm - 7pm
Thursday	9am - 5pm

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http://www.juliewalescounselling.co.uk/

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