Jess Johnson Counselling

13/04/2026

Kindness towards yourself can be really hard sometimes. We’re often much more understanding with other people than we are with ourselves, especially when things may feel overwhelming or not quite where we want them to be.

If you’re having one of those days, it’s okay to slow it down a bit. You don’t need to have all the answers or push through everything at once. Sometimes it’s just about getting through the day in a way that feels manageable.

Being kinder to yourself doesn’t mean letting things slide, it just means not being so hard on yourself while you’re figuring things out.

You’re allowed to take your time with it. You’re allowed to not have it all together. And you don’t have to do it on your own.

Jess Johnson Counselling ©

12/04/2026

Our Fab Thursday therapist Iain, is doing a pier to pier challenge for the Association of Carers - We would love our community to get behind him and support, share and donate his just giving page.

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12/04/2026

The journey to a rainbow baby can hold so much.
Hope and fear, love and grief, all existing at the same time.

If you’re walking this path, you don’t have to carry it alone.

I offer a compassionate, steady space where every part of your experience is welcome. Whether you’re pregnant after loss, trying again, or simply holding the weight of what you’ve been through, you will be met with understanding and care.

There’s no right way to feel. We go at your pace, gently making space for whatever is there.

A place to pause, to breathe, and to feel supported through it.

Jess Johnson Counselling ©

11/04/2026

11/04/2026

Thank you so much for your generous donations today and a special thanks to our amazing Heathfield Volunteers.
A massive shoutout to Zack & Indie our Robertsbridge volunteers.
Today we have supported 11 families and distributed…
💓 6 Bedding & Curtain Bundles
💓 21 Clothing Bundles
💓 7 Toy Bundles
💓 2 Book Bundles
💓 1 DVD Bundle
💓 3 Shoe Bundles
💓 1 Kids Camping Chair
💓 1 Baby Monitor
💓 1 Family Easter Egg Bundle
💓 1 Pack of Nappies
Thank you for your continued support in allowing us to help low income families and individuals. ❤️❤️❤️

11/04/2026

Running our family organisation Belles of the Ball today, please send Belles a direct message if we can help with any of the donations listed below. ❤️

11/04/2026

10/04/2026

It can be so easy to override what our body is telling us. To keep going, keep pushing, keep showing up for everything and everyone else.

But your body keeps the score. It whispers first… then it gets louder if it’s not heard.

Taking a moment to pause, to check in, to ask yourself what you need… that’s not weakness, that’s awareness.

You deserve to feel supported, grounded, and heard… by others and by yourself.

You don’t have to do it all at once. Just start by listening 🤍

09/04/2026

No one talks about how lonely it can feel to choose yourself.

To step away from spaces where you were once seen, understood, and expected… only to find silence in return. It’s a quiet kind of isolation, the kind that tests your courage and your faith in yourself.

But this is not the cost of self-love—it’s the proof.

It means you are no longer shrinking, no longer bending, no longer dimming for anyone else. You are rising. And in this space, your most authentic self finally has room to bloom🌸💕✨

09/04/2026

Sometimes we can get caught in the pressure to keep going, to do more, to push past what we’re feeling. But your capacity matters. Your energy matters. And your limits are not something to fight against, they’re something to listen to.

You don’t have to earn your rest or prove your worth through how much you carry. Meeting yourself where you are, and stopping when you need to, is not giving up. It’s self awareness. It’s care. It’s enough.

Jess Johnson Counselling ©

08/04/2026

Sometimes trusting the process doesn’t feel calm or reassuring. It can feel uncertain, uncomfortable, and even a little bit scary. Especially when you’re used to needing clarity or control to feel safe.

But growth doesn’t always arrive with certainty. Often, it shows up in the quiet moments. In choosing to stay. In allowing yourself to feel. In taking one small step, even when you’re not sure where it’s leading.

You don’t have to have it all figured out to be moving forward. You don’t have to feel ready to keep going.

Trusting the process can simply mean not giving up on yourself.

And that counts more than you know 🤍

Jess Johnson Counselling ©

08/04/2026

Today in Art in Therapy we held an Expression Session.

A gentle space to slow things down, connect inwards, and let whatever needed to come up… come up. No pressure, no right or wrong, just space to be and to express in your own way.

It was so lovely to see some familiar, regular faces back in the room, and also to welcome new people joining us. There’s something really special about watching a group slowly settle, open up, and feel safe enough to create alongside one another.

These sessions aren’t about being “good” at art. They’re about giving your emotions somewhere to go, especially the ones that don’t always have words.

Thank you to everyone who showed up today and allowed themselves that space.