Lanarkshire Counselling & CBT Centre

19/11/2025

International Mens Day.

The day appreciates men for what they do in families and society. It also highlights men’s health and the problems men face.

Often, Men’s mental health is crucial yet often overlooked. Many men feel pressure to appear strong, hide emotions, or “tough it out,” which can lead to unaddressed stress, anxiety, and depression. Prioritizing men’s mental health encourages open conversations, reduces stigma, and helps men seek support when they need it. When men take care of their emotional well-being, it improves their relationships, work life, and overall quality of life—and can even save lives.

If you struggle please feel free to fill in our enquiry form below.

https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/Lanarkshirecounselling

19/11/2025

Limited-Time Offer: £25 per Online Therapy Session

For those who identify as neurodivergent—autistic, ADHD, dyslexic, or otherwise.

Do you ever feel out of place, mask to get through the day, or struggle with anxiety? You’re not alone.
I’m Paul, a CBT therapist with both clinical training and lived experience of neurodiversity.

My approach is strength-based, accepting, and tailored to you. Therapy should fit who you are—not the other way around. Many neurodivergent people feel pressure to change. I’m here to help you understand yourself, honour your strengths, and build tools that genuinely work for your life.

Ready to take the next step? Book your online session or get in touch with any questions.

📧 Email: PaulCBT@hotmail.com
📱 Phone: 07761 067167

18/11/2025

Avoidance of our emotions, experiences and trauma will only maintain our problems. Healing can be uncomfortable but the freedom there after is worth it.

It sounds harsh — and it is.

Because this work isn’t gentle. It asks you to look at the parts of yourself you’d rather ignore.

The anger that comes too quickly.
The control that shows up when fear creeps in.
The silence you learned to survive with.
The wounds you carry from when you were small.

And if you don’t face them — not blame them, not hate them, but face them — they don’t disappear.

They simply pass down, shape the tone of your voice, guide your reactions, become the lens through which you see your child.

Your child doesn’t just inherit your smile.

They inherit your patterns.
Your fears.
Your unfinished business.

That’s why this work matters so much.

Not to be perfect. Not to “fix” yourself.
But to pause long enough to ask: Is this mine? Or am I about to hand it to them, too?

Because when you dare to meet your pain with honesty, your child gets something different...

They get a parent who chooses awareness over autopilot.
A home where emotions are felt, not feared.
A legacy that doesn’t pass on the hurt unexamined.

So no — we don’t have to be flawless.
But we do have to be brave.

Because the things we avoid...
They don’t vanish.
They just get handed down.

And our children deserve better than that.

They deserve us. Whole, aware, evolving.

One conscious choice at a time. ❤️

15/11/2025

Congratulations to Michelle on her new book. Michelle is an amazing local therapist working in Coatbridge. Wishing Michelle and her book all the very best success.

15/11/2025

Women who go silent when something upsets or hurts them are often experiencing a coping mechanism called emotional withdrawal. It’s not that they have nothing to say, it’s that their system learned that silence is safer than being misunderstood. Instead of expressing anger or frustration, they hold it in. For many women, this silence comes from years of having their feelings questioned, emotions dismissed, and pain labeled as “too much.” She stays quiet because she’s tired of explaining herself to people who don’t really listen. Her silence is not emptiness — it’s protection. She’s hoping someone will see the weight she’s carrying without her having to break herself to explain it.

It's a lonely and isolating place, this silence. It's a self-preservation tactic, a way to avoid further hurt and rejection. But it's also a cry for help, a silent plea for understanding and validation. She's not asking for solutions or answers; she's just asking to be seen, to be heard, and to be understood.

This silence is not a weakness; it's a strength. It's a testament to her resilience, her ability to adapt, and her determination to survive. And it's a reminder that sometimes, the loudest messages are the ones that are whispered, or not spoken at all.

12/11/2025

Limited Offer

Sophie is a fully trained Cognitive Behavioural Therapist and has been qualified for over 4 years. She has since been training as a Clinical Sexologist and couples therapist. Her training is almost complete and for a limited time will be offering 50% off sessions for short term couples therapy. For more information, or to book an introductory call please get in touch with Sophie at sophiebrysontherapy@gmail.com and let her know your availability.

Thank you!

11/11/2025

Beginning again in January…Group Therapy for Women beginning again on Tuesday 13th January 2026 for 6 weeks

✨ A place where women can come together in a safe & supportive space. An opportunity to learn more about yourself & connect with other women who experience similar challenges. This group is for women of all ages who want to feel more connected to themselves & others.

✨ A therapist led group.

✨ For women who doubt themselves & their abilities, who struggle with self-criticism.

✨ During the group you will learn how to be more self-compassionate. Our aim is to help you become aware of your unique strengths, challenge any unhelpful thoughts to help implement new behaviors & help you to create an overall more balanced self-image, leading to more confidence & healthier self-esteem.

✨ Tools within the sessions consist of a mixture of CBT techniques, meditation & somatic techniques.

✨ Price: £99 for 6 weeks, 2 hours every Tuesday evening from 13th January 2026.

✨ Location: Glasgow city centre.

For more information or to book your space please e-mail Stephanie & Amanda: grouptherapyforwomen.scotland@outlook.com

17/10/2025

How we feel and the emotions we experience are a central part of our mental health. Conversely how we respond to emotions is critical for our health, mental and physical. While they can perplexing, stubborn, frustrating, annoying, frightening and downright depressing at times, emotions are a fundamental and necessary part of brain functioning. In fact, they are central to being human.

Unfortunately societal beliefs often tells us we shouldn’t have emotions or some emotions are bad. Telling your brain it shouldn’t have emotions is like telling your heart not to beat or your lungs not to breathe, and it doesn’t make your brain very happy.

Emotions don’t always feel nice and can make us want to run away from them. And like any avoidance, short term this seems to work, we feel relieved. But inside your brain is feeling pretty annoyed at trying to hold it all in.

How you respond to your emotions is important. Research shows suppressing, berating and shaming emotions doesn’t help us deal with them at all and just creates more stress and make emotions feel even more difficult.

Naming, validating, expressing and recognising emotions seems to help us process them and help us become friends with them, rather than them having power over us. It seems to soothe those emotions and instead of adding a layer of more stress and difficult feelings, helps us deal with the ones we have.

read more about the science of emotions and how we can help our emotions in my books
📕‘A Toolkit for your Emotions’.
📚 A toolkit for modern life
📖 A toolkit for happiness

15/10/2025

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14/10/2025

Warning.
I've been told there was a warning on the Radio this morning regarding a WhatsApp virus that may be going around called WhatsApp gold.

⚠️ Warning: WhatsApp Gold Scam

WhatsApp Gold is a long-running scam and hoax, not an official update from WhatsApp. Messages claiming you can upgrade to "WhatsApp Gold" or get "exclusive features" (like video calls, new emojis, or chat colors) are fake.

These messages often include a malicious download link or tell you to forward the message to your contacts. Clicking the link can install malware or spyware on your phone, compromising your personal data, messages, and financial information.

✅ What to do:

Do not click any links about “WhatsApp Gold.”

Do not forward the message to others.

Delete the message immediately.

Always update WhatsApp only through the official app stores (Google Play Store or Apple App Store).

🔒 Stay cautious — WhatsApp has never released a “Gold,” “Plus,” or “Premium” version.

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11/10/2025

Stolen from another therapist ❤️