Rainbow Counselling

17/05/2026

Many people spend years trying to stay 'on top' of anxiety, stress, anger, overwhelm, or emotional exhaustion.
Pushing it away.
Keeping busy.
Trying not to think about it.
Just getting through the day.
But emotions don’t usually disappear just because we suppress them. Often, they sit in the background until the mind and body begin to feel exhausted, burnt out, anxious, reactive, or stuck in old patterns.
Therapy is not simply about 'coping better.' It can also be about understanding why you feel the way you do.
Part of my work involves helping people make sense of what may be happening in the brain, body, nervous system, and emotional world, helping to normalise experiences that can often feel confusing or overwhelming.
From there, we can begin to work with these patterns rather than constantly fighting against them.
This might involve shorter-term solution-focused work, or longer-term deeper trauma therapy, including EMDR. Every person is different, so therapy is tailored to the individual rather than a “one size fits all” approach.
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www.rainbowcounselling.wales

Rainbow Counselling provide a wide range of counselling services in Conwy North Wales

03/05/2026

Can you sit in silence?
No TV.
No music.
No scrolling.
No distractions.
Just… quiet.
If that feels uncomfortable, you’re not alone.
Many people find they’re:
always doing something
always needing noise
always keeping their mind occupied
But our minds aren’t built to stay “switched on” all the time.
We’re meant to move between thinking, feeling, and simply being.
When that balance gets lost, stillness can feel surprisingly hard.
Part of therapy—especially approaches like EMDR—can involve gently reconnecting with those more natural states again, helping the mind and body settle rather than stay in overdrive.
And sometimes, it starts with simply noticing—without judgement.

25/04/2026

A lot of people worry that therapy means sitting in a chair while someone silently nods.

That’s not how I work.

I won’t just sit there and say ‘how does that make you feel?’ on repeat.

We’ll:• Make sense of what’s going on• Understand where it comes from• Use practical tools to help you feel differently

Sometimes we talk.Sometimes we work with the body and nervous system.Sometimes we gently process what’s been stuck for years.

It’s active, supportive, and paced.

If you’re looking for therapy that actually helps you move forward, not just talk in circles, that’s where I come in.

12/04/2026

EMDR isn’t just for trauma…
Most people think EMDR is only for big, obvious trauma.
But I also use it for:
• Anxiety that won’t switch off
• Overthinking and rumination
• Mild phobias (driving, flying, social situations)
• That constant ‘on edge’ feeling
It works with how your brain stores experiences, not just what you consciously remember.
Sometimes the things we struggle with now are linked to patterns your brain learned a long time ago.
And the good news?
They can be updated.
For more information get in touch by email, text, WhatsApp or phone:
www.rainbowcounselling.wales
sarah@rainbowcounselling.wales
T:07788 130 331

03/04/2026

Many couples would love to be heard and understood by their partners yet in order to be heard we need to know what it feels like to truly listen, even if we don't agree. Change often happens from this point.

28/03/2026

It’s not just about what you see on the surface, there’s often a deeper story and that’s where change begins

ChatGPT helps you get answers, find inspiration, and be more productive.

21/03/2026

Thinking of EMDR?

15/03/2026

If anyone is trying to book a session from the calendar, apologies, there’s a tech error which should get sorted tomorrow. Bookings can still be taken by phone. 🙏

14/03/2026

In times of grief, I often find myself reflecting on how our ancestors lived.
For most of human history, people lived in small tribes or communities. When something painful happened — grief, loss, hardship — you didn’t carry it alone. There were people around you. You were held by the group.
Today, many of us live very different lives. We’re often expected to cope quietly, privately, independently. And yet our nervous systems were never designed to carry everything alone.
A space for grief to be fully witnessed and understood can create a small version of that early human tribe — a place where people can begin to make sense of their experience and feel less alone with it.
Sometimes healing begins simply by not having to carry something on your own.

09/03/2026

The inner critic.
Many people have a voice in their mind that can be surprisingly harsh.
“You should have done that better.”
“Why did you say that?”
“You’re not good enough.”
“You always get things wrong.”
Over time, people often start to believe that voice is simply the truth.
But what if that voice isn’t actually trying to harm you?
In many cases, that critical voice began as a way of trying to protect you — perhaps by pushing you to get things right, avoid mistakes, or prevent rejection.
The difficulty is that the strategy can become very harsh over time.
Instead of trying to silence the critic completely, it can sometimes be more helpful to pause and ask:
What is this voice trying to protect me from?
When we begin to approach ourselves with curiosity rather than judgement, something important shifts.
Understanding often softens the criticism far more effectively than fighting it.
If this resonates with you, you’re certainly not alone. Many people discover that their inner critic has a story behind it.

28/02/2026

🌿 “Why does the past still feel like it’s happening now?”
This is something I hear often in trauma therapy.
Trauma isn’t just about what happened —
it’s about how the nervous system holds the experience.
EMDR helps the brain reprocess those memories so they feel like something that happened then, rather than something you’re still living now.
Healing is possible. 💛