Elia Therapy

14/02/2024

💓 💎 It happens to be Valentine’s Day. I invite you to consider that we and our relationships are diamonds multifaceted aspects of love of which ramantic love is a peice, like Bell hooks book ‘All About Love’. If we can recognise this we can recognise that our days like diamonds may be a mixture of the good and bad and maybe we can manage this duality even on our most difficult days. Maybe we can consider that even though there are things we don’t like about ourselves, like the light, grey and dark facets of a daimond are many different small and big things to love. That in our relationship with ourselves we set the tone for our relationship with the world others. So however, your Valentine’s Day is going I encourage you to treat yourself as well as whatever you do for others. If you can’t be kind to yourself, be neutral; and you feel lost ask yourself the question ‘ how do I want to exist today, what face of the 💎 is most appealing and manageable like simply taking a walk or a tea break, kind or neutral comforting words to self ‘your ok’?’, and say to yourself ‘I’m doing my best’. Perhaps these can be the seedlings of self love. Enjoy your day.🌱 🥰

31/12/2023

What can I say? Simply Happy New Year and maybe consider every day as a chance to start again. 🥳 Perhaps even every second of the day is a chance to make a different or new choice. 🎉 ☮️

22/12/2023

🎄 Wishing you the best at this time. It’s not always easy this time of year. 🎄Encouraging you to plan things which help you feel good, or just ok enough,simple things if this is a hard time of year for you, try to stick to the routines which make you feel good even if you feel terrible. 🌲If it’s too difficult to be nice to yourself say something neutral to yourself in your mind. Consider asking yourself ‘what’s the kindest thing I can do for myself right now even thought I feel vulnerable? 🌲Samaritans 116 123 (or your local helpline) if you need to, you don’t have to be suicidal just feeling in that place of needing to talk or spiralling. 🎄Kind thoughts.🎄

11/11/2023

If I find supportive tools I think are beneficial or have used with clients I like to share. ‘Flow’-introduced in the link below explains creating experiences that enthuse us with lots of good brain chemicals that can also contribute to getting past trauma and heartbreak, can be combined with therapy to great affect; ir as l part of a daily routine for mental health maintenance regardless. These chemicals, that you can manufacture with activities that bring you joy, mimic those feelings we get from different substances and vices, but in a more controllable and beneficial way. It always depends on the individual but the principle of flow presents a practical and doable approach to help improve daily mental health. This is also said to help those with ADHD who suffer dopamine shortage find more balance - I can’t vouch for the science on that though.

Experiences that put you in a state of flow are shown to override PTSD and heartbreak.

24/09/2022

Hope the weekend brings you something good, we all need it, website is almost there you can tap on the sound bar if you want to hear me talk about how my practice works and the therapy I deliver. Take care out there…

17/09/2022

Hello, hope you can do something that brings you a bit of joy this weekend. My website is being fixed at the moment if you go on it you step into a white void. Quite peaceful really. In fact an exersise I’ve done with people is to imagine they are in a white room of nothingness and can make a difficult decision free of all restrictions, what would they do then? What would you do? You’re welcome to comment if you tried it and the mood takes you.

06/09/2022

Hello, feel free to browse here below or check out eliatherapy.com for more detailed info and an audio button where I’ll tell you about my approach to therapy. Thanks

Psychotherapy and Counselling Experienced Compassionate Therapy Elia is an experienced, professional counsellor giving people the tools for personal growth. I’ve been listening to people from many walks of life, cultural backgrounds and sexualities, and giving them tools for personal growth for m....

02/09/2022

You’re not abnormal for experiencing trauma…

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24/10/2021

Wishing everyone a bearable Monday where we all not only get through but maybe even feel a little inspired, loved, or supported. 🙏

23/10/2021

Wishing you calmness…

17/10/2021

We’ve all been through a lot. Whatever you’re going through you’re not alone. Don’t underestimate the natural layer of anxiety that’s happening for all of us right now,and that will be both normal and require some sort of attention or self care. This might mean structuring walks, exercise, you time, small treats, breaks for self care or considering therapy or calling the Samaritans 116 123 to talk. Wishing you the best and encourage you to treat yourself today. If you’re thinking about the therapy WhatsApp or text for a chat.