S J Swinn Counselling

S J Swinn Counselling practising from:
Gt Horkesley CO6
Life-Force Counselling Centre My aim is to listen, to understand and to help you reach your potential.

Counselling can help with a wide variety of issues,
including: anxiety, stress, depression, abuse, dependency, eating disorders, relationships, loss and bereavement,
to name but a few. I can provide a safe, caring and confidential environment which may encourage self discovery and promote change, if appropriate. My approach is 'client-led',
which means I will go with you on your journey, suppor

ting you and helping you seek clarity. I qualified in 2009 and am an Accredited Counsellor & Psychotherapist, with a Diploma in Integrative Counselling, a Certificate in Creative Therapies and a Certificate in Relationship Counselling. I am also Lead Tutor, teaching students on an Accredited Diploma Counselling Course at Life-Force School of Counselling. I can offer you an initial assessment to discuss your particular situation, followed by weekly sessions of 50 minutes each, with the option of an open-ended agreement
if considered beneficial to you. I am a registered Accredited member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, and am bound by the B.A.C.P. Ethical Framework for good practice. I undertake regular supervision, every month to adhere to B.A.C.P. requirements, and hold Indemnity Insurance, an Enhanced D.B.S Check and a Certificate in First Aid at Work. To make further enquiries or book an initial assessment please phone or text me on: 07764 764 609 or
Email on
sarajswinn@hotmail.com

All contacts will be treated with utmost confidence. Please leave a message if I am unable to answer your call, I will endeavour to return your call as soon as possible. I practice from:
Life-Force at 3 East Hill Colchester, Essex CO1 2QL and can offer telephone and online counselling sessions.

Therapy room at CO6 Calm, relaxing and peaceful
24/05/2025

Therapy room at CO6
Calm, relaxing and peaceful

17/05/2025

Unstable Sense of Self
A stable sense of self means that we know who we are, we know our values, our opinions, our likes and dislikes. When these aspects of ourselves are known and consistent to us, it provides stability and informs decision making in our lives.

Someone suffering from BPD will say they don't know who they are and if they do, it changes with their mood. As the sense of identity, values, opinions, likes and dislikes changes according to mood, they are inconsistent. This makes having a sense of identity elusive and very hard to make Wise Mind decisions to meet their needs.

It is possible to develop a better sense of self by gaining self awareness, identifying personal values (not values that have been put there by others) and engaging in therapy.

For further information on how DBT can help with this particular Borderline Personality Trait, please contact sarah@dbt-online.co.uk or visit www.dbt-online.co.uk

17/05/2025
17/05/2025

Transient, stress related paranoid ideas and severe dissociative symptoms.

People suffering from BPD are often hypervigilant to threats of rejection and abandonment most of the time. This in itself is very hard to manage. In times of high stress, this can create feelings of paranoia and suspicion. It is often a temporary state but can feel an extremely real at the time.

Dissociation is like the opposite of being fully aware and present with your surroundings. This is a natural mechanism the brain has to protect us when our environment is overwhelming. This can range from a relatively mild sensation of not feeling real (depersonalisation) through to losing memory in certain situations.

If you suffer with high levels of anxiety that include feelings of paranoia and suspicion, or you suffer with symptoms of dissociation, please view www.dbt-online.co.uk for further information or contact sarah@dbt-online.co.uk

17/05/2025

Angry Outbursts!

People with Borderline Personality Disorder can be prone to experiencing intense anger. This isn't always directed at someone else. The anger can often be directed towards the self.

As people with BPD are emotionally sensitive they are vulnerable to stress, feelings of frustration, chronic emptiness and mood fluctuations. In addition, this mental health issue causes hypervigilance to rejection and abandonment causing the brain to perceive threats, often where there aren't any. In my humble opinion, this is a symptom of the trauma that people with BPD have often experienced.

As BPD is a mental health issue predominantly about problems in emotion regulation, it is common for people to experience an emotion more frequently than some of the others. Anger is a common, frequent emotion in this client group and there are psychological reasons for this.

If you are struggling to regulate anger ant it's disrupting your relationships, please visit www.dbt-online.co.uk or contact sarah@dbt-online.co.uk. We would love to support you with very treatable symptom.

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21/03/2024

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Tuesday 11am - 8pm
Wednesday 11am - 8pm
Thursday 11am - 8pm

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