Happy Sisyphus Counselling

23/02/2026

Language matters. 💭👇🏻

Language matters more than we realise. 💬 The words we use every day shape how mental health is understood, spoken about, and supported. When clinical terms become casual exaggerations, it can unintentionally minimise real experiences and reinforce stigma. A small shift in language can create safe...

26/01/2026

How does our nervous system regulation impact our day to day experiences? 🧠🗣️

This is something I touched on during my conversation with my colleague David Curl on the topic of the series “Adolescence”.

60 seconds · Clipped by Andreea Achim · Original video "Counsellors Watch TV: 'Adolescence'" by David Curl Counselling

23/01/2026

The series “Adolescence” has rightly sparked a lot of discussion. My colleague David and I take time to discuss some of the themes presented, from a personal and counselling perspective. Please let me know your thoughts and feedback. 💗

Andreea Achim and David Curl discuss 'Adolescence' (Netflix, 2025), drawing out perspectives that may help to inform counsellors, educators and parents, offe...

31/08/2025

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Forest therapy (AKA forest bathing) can help declutter your mind and may even boost your physical health. Learn how to work this practice — and the great outdoors — into your busy life.

28/05/2025

Feeling a bit rough this morning but woke up to this splendour and it was an instant lift.
It feels like a reminder to me that ultimately no amount of concrete and artificiality can sever the deep connection with nature that runs in our DNA.
No amount of hate and suffering can hide the fact that we are programmed to care, nurture and grow together in our interconnectedness.
I am grateful.💗

27/04/2025

It’s really good to see this topic being normalised and to see research into it as well.
A really interesting read. 👇🏻

Open article: More people are choosing to stay unpartnered, and it’s time we ditch the stigma and start to understand the lived experiences of singletons beyond the context of dating, says Suzy Walker. Therapy Today, May 2025.

05/02/2025

09/01/2025

How about slowing down as a new year resolution? 💝

31/12/2024

Happy New Year! 🥳

12/11/2024

“My dear,
In the midst of hate, I found there was, within me, an invincible love.
In the midst of tears, I found there was, within me, an invincible smile.
In the midst of chaos, I found there was, within me, an invincible calm.
I realized, through it all, that…
In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer.
And that makes me happy. For it says that no matter how hard the world pushes against me, within me, there’s something stronger – something better, pushing right back.” Albert Camus

08/11/2024

Your wellbeing is not a luxury, it is the foundation on which everything else you need and want to do, be and become is based. Don’t wait for things to be “bad enough” - consider reaching out as an act of self-care.

https://www.bacp.co.uk/therapists/380997/andreea-achim/