Ellie Bennett Counselling

18/04/2026

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(SOME) Reasons Behind School Avoidance:
- General anxiety around school
- Academic Pressure
- Bullying or peer conflict
- Needs not being met by the school
- Social exhaustion from anxiety or masking all day
- Sensory overload at school
- Struggling to communicate needs
- Separation anxiety
- Loneliness or exclusion
- Learning difficulties and struggling with the work

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19/03/2026

13/03/2026

Due to my current capacity and availability I have now introduced a waitlist for new clients.

If you or someone you know might be interested in counselling please don’t hesitate to get in touch with me and I will be in touch as soon as a new slot becomes available.

📧 - Info.ebcounselling@gmail.com

Thank you again for the continued support.💫

05/03/2026

Can I control it? → Take action.

Is it outside my control? → Practice letting it go.

Areas of control are important because they can help focus on what you can change instead of worrying about things you cannot. This can help to reduce stress and help people feel more in control of their lives. By concentrating on your own actions, choices, and responses, helps in better decision making and problem solving.

27/02/2026

✨What does Ellie Bennett counselling offer✨

• Support for men, women, children 10+.

• No wait list and more than 6 sessions of support.

• Lower cost counselling for those who need it.

• Confidential space to explore different feelings and emotions.

• Up to date knowledge of counselling and psychotherapy.

• Online sessions that can be flexible around you and your life.

• A person to trust and talk too on the days where things feel heavy.

• Help you navigate difficult emotions- Stress, low mood, anxiety, worry, anger, and grief.

•Life Transitions/Events: Bereavement, illness, divorce, job loss, or major life changes.

•Relationships: Relationship difficulties, family issues, or social problems.

•Behavioural Patterns: Breaking unhealthy habits, addictions, or managing compulsive behaviours.

•Self-Understanding: Helping you explore identity, self-esteem, and personal growth.

If you or someone you know needs help reach out to me on here or at info.ebcounselling@gmail.com 📧

23/02/2026

21/02/2026

🪟 What Is the Window of Tolerance? And Why Is Everyone Talking About It?

The Window of Tolerance is a trauma psychology concept that explains how your nervous system functions when you feel safe, regulated, and emotionally balanced.

When you’re inside your window, you can:
✨ Think clearly
✨ Feel your emotions without being overwhelmed
✨ Respond instead of react
✨ Feel calm, safe, and in control

But trauma, chronic stress, PTSD, CPTSD, anxiety, or emotional neglect can shrink that window.

When you move outside your window, you may experience:

🔥 Hyper-arousal (fight/flight)
Anxiety, anger, panic, overwhelm, impulsivity, hypervigilance

❄️ Hypo-arousal (freeze/shutdown)
Numbness, dissociation, exhaustion, brain fog, withdrawal

This is why so many trauma-informed therapists, psychologists, and mental health educators talk about the Window of Tolerance — because it helps people understand:

👉 “I’m not broken. My nervous system is dysregulated.”
👉 “This is a trauma response.”
👉 “There are ways to expand my capacity.”

The goal of trauma healing is not to eliminate stress.
It’s to gently expand your window so you can stay regulated longer and return to balance faster.

You can widen your window through:
✔️ Grounding exercises
✔️ Deep breathing
✔️ Somatic healing
✔️ Trauma-informed therapy
✔️ Nervous system regulation practices
✔️ Healthy habits & safe relationships

Understanding your window changes everything.
It replaces shame with compassion.

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Learn more about trauma healing at
🌿 www.recoverytrauma.com

20/02/2026

You can’t control life.
You can control how you show up when it hits.

20/02/2026

Strength doesn’t always come from comfort.
It comes from standing still while the wind tested you.

From bending without breaking.
From learning how to stay rooted when everything shook.

Growth remembers every storm —
even when the sky looks calm again.

17/02/2026

You grow internally before you grow externally.