Counselling Rooms

15/09/2025

Here at the Counselling Rooms in Chorlton, South Manchester, we offer:

 Affordable Counselling

 Weekday, evening and weekend counselling availability to suit your schedule

 Many of our Counsellors also offer remote therapy

 Free parking

 Close to great local amenities

Have a look at our counsellors to match suitability for your requirements here www.counsellingrooms.org.uk

15/09/2025

Tips or looking after yourself and your wellbeing at university

Making it into university is no small feat, and the time students spend there can be incredibly rewarding and memorable. But it can also be intense and stressful, which can have a huge impact on their mental health. 🎓

It’s important for students to look after themselves and their wellbeing during their time at university. 💜

We have made a blog with some tips to help them prepare for, make the most of and look after their mental health during their time there. 🔍

Visit our website to read the blog in full: http://bit.ly/3JSxn7F

14/09/2025

Pathlight Ltd great new website, find out more about services here

14/09/2025

A useful resource on how to use mindfulness to look after your own mental health

This guide provides you with tips on how to look after your mental health using mindfulness. Whatever your age, mindfulness can help you lead a mentally healthier life and improve your wellbeing.

02/09/2025

Deciding to begin talking therapy can feel daunting. I offer a FREE 20-minute telephone or video call to answer any questions you may have.

Our first full session would be an assessment. This is an opportunity to:
* EXPLORE what has brought you to therapy and your goals.
* SHARE key aspects of your history and where you are now.
* UNDERSTAND how I can support you, the types of therapy I can provide, my qualifications and professional standards.
* Begin to BUILD TRUST through openness, honesty, congruence, compassion and non-judgemental acceptance.
* Attend to any CONCERNS or questions you may have.
* Sense if we are a GOOD FIT to work together. If so, we would agree a contract to set mutual boundaries and expectations.

After the assessment is complete, we would agree to:
* An initial block of 6 or 8 sessions.
* Sessions on the same day and time each week.
* Meet online, in a therapy room, walk & talk/ecotherapy or a combination of these.
Therapy rooms and ecotherapy locations: Chorlton (Manchester) and Saddleworth.

When we are coming towards the end of our initial block of sessions, we would then agree to either:
1. Transition to an open-ended contract; or
2. Work towards a good ending.

If you would like to explore the benefits of talking therapy, please contact Paul for a FREE 20-minute call:
info@pathlight.org.uk

01/09/2025

Self - care September - Action for Happiness

10/06/2025

“Trauma is not what happens to us, but what we hold inside in the absence of an empathetic witness.” - Dr Peter Levine

We are all traumatised to some degree. We don't have to have been subjected to an extreme event such as a terrorist attack, a sexual assault or a war zone. Trauma happens when we are subjected to any emotionally or psychologically distressing experience that we cannot deal with alone and we lack an empathetic witness to provide supportive care, grounding and reassurance.

Certain types of psychotherapy can help us process and heal trauma. Please get in touch if you would like to explore this. I currently have weekday slots available online and face-to-face in Chorlton (Manchester) and Saddleworth - in the therapy rooms or 'walk & talk' sessions in nature.

Here's a talk I did about trauma a few years ago:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1jkAl1DNqc

09/06/2025

June is Men's Health Awareness Month. Counselling can help with anxiety, depression, work related stress, resolving past trauma, relationship difficulties and much much more. We have experienced Counsellors offering therapy face to face in our beautiful counselling rooms in Chorlton, South Manchester. Most also offer remote therapy via video. www,counsellingrooms.org.uk

26/05/2025

It may be that when we no longer know what to do
we have come to our real work,
and that when we no longer know which way to go
we have come to our real journey. ~ Wendell Berry

At a crossroads? Feeling confused, helpless, hopeless, anxious, depressed, distressed?

Begin the journey of psychotherapy and find what you need within yourself. Contact Paul for a free, 20-minute call:
info@pathlight.org.uk
07971 143571

18/05/2025

Tips for coping with loneliness

Loneliness, especially long-term loneliness, increases the risk of mental health challenges like anxiety, depression and stress.

On the flip side, regular social interactions can help us feel less isolated and protect our mental health.

Loneliness can affect anyone. Here are some ways that can help you cope. 💜

Visit our website for more tips: https://bit.ly/4kcDalm

15/05/2025

Did you know that nature helps keep us emotionally, psychologically and physically healthy? 💚

Boost your mental health this by getting closer to nature. 🍃

Don’t forget to share your photos with us 📷

12/05/2025

This week is Mental Health Awareness Week.
If you are looking for a Counsellor either remotely or at our beautiful counselling rooms in Chorlton, South Manchester - please check our website www.counsellingrooms.org.uk -

It’s Mental Health Awareness Week! 💜

This year is all about coming together for mental health through our communities. 🤝

Being part of a positive community is good for mental health and wellbeing. It helps us to belong, feel supported, and have purpose. 💜

Join us this week in celebrating our communities! Share your own positive stories of community

Find out more about the week: www.mentalhealth.org.uk/mhaw