Bearsted Counselling & Psychotherapy

21/03/2026

This time next week - looking forward to my first dadspaceuk session 💫

13/03/2026

Your therapy session with me doesn’t have to include a cat but there is often one (or two) available if cat therapy is your thing ✨

06/03/2026

I wanted to share some moments I’ve had recently; many in local places, with local people or from local businesses. All that have provided wonderful pockets of joy, moments of calm, healing and community support 💫

1. A beautiful bearded reedling we spotted on our walk around - Elmley is magical and although it’s less than 30 minutes from home it feels like a different world

2. An early morning walk around Bearsted - this is my favourite tree

3. An invigorating sauna & cold plunge under the full moon in Faversham

4. I had a wonderful morning with Karen, the mums & little ones at - this is such a fabulous local resource that I wish existed when I was a new mother

5. Jo is an incredibly intuitive osteopath with actual healing hands - I feel so much more aligned and grounded after a session with .sheppard.osteo

6. A lovely local Sunday walk with a pit stop at for divine coffee (and cinnamon bun!)

7. Stunning sunset & skies on Folkestone beach

8. Breakfast delivered by train .newenden - we had to book in advance to enjoy this one!

9. Getting creative without having to clean up the mess

10. An evening walk around - I always feel blessed to live so close to this park

11. Bookings open for the session where we’ll be exploring how embracing failure as a Dad can actually enhance the relationship you have with your children

12. And a nod to my very lovely and very talented photographer friend who took the photo of me used in the flyer - as well as family photography, Claire also offers business photoshoots & delivers a monthly get-together for local Mums in business ❤️

04/03/2026

Very excited to join dadspaceuk session later this month at the Loddington Tap 💫

DADSPACE MAIDSTONE — HOW TO FAIL BETTER AS A DAD

We’re launching Loddington Tap as an additional DadSpace venue in Maidstone — and we’re starting with an important focus on MEN’S MENTAL HEALTH.

Fatherhood isn’t about getting it right all the time.
It’s about showing up, learning, and repairing when things don’t go to plan.

We’re pleased to welcome special guest speaker Collette Lambert, Psychotherapist, who’ll be exploring:

• How reframing success and failure can positively shape your approach to fatherhood
• The pitfalls of perfectionism
• Why getting it wrong helps both you and your children
• The power of rupture and repair in relationships

Our ‘Talking Piece’ session from 10am also gives dads space to share, reflect and connect in a supportive, pressure-free environment.

📅 Saturday 28th March
⏰ 10am–12pm
📍 Loddington Tap
Loddington Lane, Linton, Maidstone, Kent ME17 4AG

🎟️ Free tickets:
https://www.dadspace.co.uk/event-details/dadspace-maidstone-guest-speaker-1
(Instagram - follow link in bio)

Let’s normalise real fatherhood. Not perfect fatherhood.

03/03/2026

It was so lovely to spend the morning with this wonderful group of Mums Mum Hub Kent talking all things motherhood & identity 💕

27/02/2026

Therapy isn’t about rescuing.
But it also isn’t about leaving someone to struggle alone.

21/02/2026

On the first anniversary of Dad’s death I went for a walk around Tonge, just outside Sittingbourne where Dad grew up. Dad loved nature and he told us how he would often bunk off school & go bird watching on the marshes around Tonge.

During the walk this feather caught my eye. A few days later I was having a session with the lovely .sheppard.osteo and I noticed the vase of bird feathers in her therapy room.

Jo explained to me that different feathers are said to have different meanings.

Later that day I sent her a photo of the feather and she identified it as a curlew - she also sent me a description of what a curlew symbolises:

✨ the curlew’s call is said to be a mixture of intense sorrow and joy and the fragility of life

✨ the curlew’s spiritual meaning blends themes of melancholy, a deep connection to nature and the liminal space between the living and the spiritual world

22/01/2026

🙌🏼

Here comes the sun! 🌞

08/01/2026

For anyone who is considering starting therapy this year, I have a few spaces available for new clients. The sessions could be online or in-person at my private therapy room in Bearsted. Please get in touch to arrange a free telephone call to find out more ✨

06/01/2026

It’s ok to go gently and slowly into the new year. Nature is still in hibernation, we don’t need to rush ❤️

06/01/2026

It’s ok to go slowly into January and not have high expectations of ourselves for the new year. Nature all around us is still in hibernation mode and it’s ok for us to rest and unfurl gently.

When I need to remind myself to slow down or take a break from the overwhelm, nature and being outside is my favourite tonic.

11/11/2025

I’ll leave you nothing

I wish it were different but when I leave I’ll leave you nothing. For I have nothing to give.

There’ll be no pension pots to divide. No assets to sell. No shares to cash in or wills to work out.

I won’t leave you diamond rings or fancy watches. There’ll be no limited edition books or priceless art work.

You won’t be extending your house or flying across the world with a generous inheritance. There’ll be zilch to profit from.

Or so he thought. He apologised over the years for the lack, for having no wealth to offer. Or so he thought.

A tattered page from the Readers Digest of a beloved poem.

Boxes of cards and keepsakes he had treasured over the years. Pictures drawn at school and handwritten notes.

7” records we played in the family home.

A spare radiator key.

A hand painted mug from a holiday to Cornwall. The perfect size for my daily coffee.

Spare bulbs and batteries - just in case.

A frozen batch of your bolognese sauce we’ve loved for years.

Photos upon photos of Mums and Dads, grandparents and great-grand parents. A photographic family history.

Anecdotes and advice. Tricks played on your brother and your love for your Nan.

“Breakfast is the most important meal of that day” and “don’t let the petrol run low it’s bad for the engine”

My chin, my eyes, a tinge of red in my hair.

Curiosity about the world. Love nature, notice trees and listen to the birds.

Spare glasses in the car and some pounds for the parking.

Tins of rice pudding. Packets of ginger nuts. A lifetime supply of Worcestershire sauce.

You thought you’d leave nothing but you left it all.