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07/08/2025

A little reminder for your Monday morning...

Though it may be difficult, keep forging ahead knowing that the seeds you sow will one day reap great rewards 🌳💕

07/08/2025

This Monday, remember that its ok to feel your emotions.

Embrace them, learn from them, and grow from them 💖

07/08/2025

"Most people do not listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent to reply"

07/08/2025

☀️ The storm will pass ☀️

02/05/2025

🌇 𝐄𝐦𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐞𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 🌇

Carl Rogers, in A Way of Being (Boston: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 1980, p.22), shares a beautiful metaphor: "People are just as wonderful as sunsets if I can let them be. When I look at a sunset, I don't find myself saying, 'Soften the orange a little on the right-hand corner, and put a bit more purple along the base, and use a little more pink in the cloud colour.' I don't do that. I don’t try to control a sunset. I watch it with awe as it unfolds."

This quote reminds us of the beauty in accepting people as they are, without trying to change or control them. Just as we appreciate the natural beauty of a sunset without wishing to alter it, we can learn to appreciate the unique beauty in each person.

💡 Key Significance to Counselling: Rogers’ words underscore the importance of unconditional positive regard in relationships—accepting and valuing someone for who they are, not for who we want them to be. This acceptance is the foundation of genuine connection and understanding.

🌺 Takeaway: Let's practice seeing the people in our lives with the same wonder and acceptance as we do a beautiful sunset. By embracing each individual's unique beauty without judgment, we cultivate deeper connections and a greater appreciation for the diversity of the human experience.

Share this post to inspire others to appreciate the beauty in everyone around them, just as they are. Let’s create a world where everyone feels seen and valued for their true selves. 🌈

28/02/2025

Happy Monday Everyone 🌸

28/02/2025

“Please make other children feel better like you did to me.” Jacob, aged 6, who was supported by Child Bereavement UK after his grandfather died, wrote this lovely letter to his bereavement support practitioner.

For more on how we can support bereaved children and young people, visit our website.

09/01/2025

10/10/2024

Today is World Mental Health Day 2024.

The focus this year is on prioritizing mental in the workplace.

Last year, a fifth of workers in the UK had to take time off due to stress, highlighting the urgent need to address mental health issues in work environments.

You can find out more about the day and how you can get involved here:
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Calm Rivers Counselling (CRC)

My name is Abby van Gerven BSc (Hons) Ad.Dip. PsyC MNCS (Accred)

About me:

I am a Person-Centred Psychotherapeutic Counsellor with a Diploma in Counselling accredited by the National Counselling Society (NCS). I have experience with a wide range of issues including low self-esteem, low confidence, anxiety, relationship issues, abuse, bereavement and grief, work pressures, bullying, depression and military service family life pressures.

I also currently volunteer at a charity offering counselling and support to children and young adults with a variety issues, from general anxiety issues to sexual abuse.

Before coming to counselling, I had planned to pursue a career as a teacher, so after university, I worked with children and young people extensively. It was during this time that I began working with children and young people with various Mental Health issues, and I realised that this was the area in which I wished to work. Subsequently, I have worked for over nine years with children and young adults with Mental Health issues.

I offer counselling to adults and young people and I am a member of the National Counselling Society and I adhere to their ethical framework for good practice in Counselling and Psychotherapy, which includes regular supervision sessions to ensure that I maintain high standards in my work. The National Counselling Society is accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.

About me and my therapy practice:

What I offer:

Sometimes it can be difficult to speak to those we know as we fear being judged or fear that we could place unnecessary burdens upon them. What I can offer you is a safe, welcoming and confidential place to explore those issues. I offer Person-Centred counselling; this means that I am non-judgemental and I won’t tell you what to do. I will, however, provide understanding, empathy, acceptance and warmth. Together we will explore the things that are troubling you to help you to gain insights into your situation. Counselling is designed to give you the tools to build up your self-confidence and self-esteem and empower you to help find a way towards self-healing and personal growth. There are some things in life that cannot be changed, but we can alter the way we feel about them; our journey together will help you manage your emotions around these experiences in a more positive way. I am bound by confidentiality in our sessions, so you can feel free to talk openly and know all that is said will remain confidential.

What I can help with:

Abuse, Addiction(s), Anxiety, Asperger Syndrome, Bereavement, Cancer, Child related issues, Cultural issues, Depression, Disability, Eating disorders, General counselling, Health related issues, Identity problems, Infertility, Loss, Men’s Issues, Mental health issues, Obsessions, Personal Development, Phobias, Post-traumatic stress, Pregnancy related issues, Redundancy, Relationships, Self Esteem, Self Harm, Service Veterans, S*x related issues, S*xual identity, S*xuality, Spirituality, Stress, Trauma, Women’s Issues, Work related issues.

Qualifications:

Advanced Diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling, Diploma in Counselling Skills and Theory; Certificate in Hypnotherapy and Counselling Skills; Certificate in Safeguarding, First Aid; Bachelor of Science (Honours) degree in Health and Fitness; DBS cleared.

Types of therapy:

Person-Centred Counselling.

Clients I work with:

Adults, Children, Organisations, Young People.

How I deliver therapy:

Long-term face-to-face work, Short-term face-to-face work, Telephone counselling.

Cost :

FREE 30 Minute. Consultation

£40 Per Session.

15% Discount for Armed Forces families and Students.

For more information or to arrange a session:

Email calmriverscounselling@gmail.com

Phone 07807013091

Please take a look at the following links to find out more about me.

Please use the link below to view my profile on the NCS website.

https://www.nationalcounsellingsociety.org/…/r…/ncs15-02650/

Feel free to look at my profile on the HACP website.

https://hacp.co.uk/business-directory/3778/abby-van-gerven/

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Website: http://calm-rivers-counselling.business.site

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