Glister Counselling Provider

Glister Counselling Provider Hello! I'm Kerry Quigley, an accredited counsellor with 20+ years' experience. Available weekdays, evenings, and weekends.

I work with a wide range of issues and offer both face-to-face and remote sessions. You can book sessions through my website 🌐 At Glister we promote self-actualization, empower self-growth, improve relationships, and reduce emotional stress. We will work with you collaboratively on whatever is most beneficial and important to you. Together, we will decide upon the best way forward and we will aid you with achieving your goals.

19/05/2026

Research from the University of Sussex found that reading can have a powerful effect on stress and the nervous system.

Researchers believe this may be because reading helps:

• slow the nervous system
• reduce mental overstimulation
• shift focus away from stress
• ease muscle tension
• encourage deeper mental concentration
• give the mind a temporary break from everyday worries

Perhaps this is why even a few quiet minutes with a book can feel so restorative.

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14/05/2026

There’s a difference between feeling energised and being regulated.

Some forms of energy feel exciting in the moment, but come at a cost later. Others feel quieter, but support you in a more sustainable way.

Learning to recognise that difference can change how you care for yourself, how you spend your time, and what you begin to normalise in your life.

Not everything that feels good now supports you long term.
And not everything that feels slower is lacking.

What kind of energy do you notice you’re running on most days?

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12/05/2026

✨ Quick Tip: Calm the body first ✨

When we feel overwhelmed, we often try to think our way out of stress.

But the nervous system responds more quickly to physical signals of safety than mental reasoning.

Try starting with the body:

• Slow your breathing
• Relax your jaw
• Drop your shoulders
• Step away from stimulation for a few moments

Sometimes clarity comes after the body begins to feel safe again.

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Many men expect desire to be consistent, so when it changes, it raises questions.Sometimes it is about physical factors....
08/05/2026

Many men expect desire to be consistent, so when it changes, it raises questions.

Sometimes it is about physical factors.
At other times, psychological.
Often, it is a combination of both.

Stress, pressure, anxiety, low mood, burnout, and relationship dynamics can all play a part, even when they are not immediately obvious.

It is not always about fixing the symptom.
Often, it is about understanding what may be getting in the way.

Counselling offers a space to explore this more clearly, whether individually or within a relationship.

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When desire fades, it is rarely about libido alone.There is often more beneath the surface.The issue may sit within the ...
05/05/2026

When desire fades, it is rarely about libido alone.
There is often more beneath the surface.

The issue may sit within the relationship.
It may sit within the individual.
Often, it is a combination of both.

Couples counselling helps partners understand what may be shaping the dynamic, improve communication, rebuild emotional closeness, and reduce patterns of pressure, misunderstanding or distance.

Individual counselling offers space to explore stress, confidence, identity, past experiences, emotional wellbeing, and the personal factors that may be affecting desire.

If this is affecting you or your relationship, counselling can help you understand what may be getting in the way. Link in bio. 🌿

Why do some people affect us more than others?You may feel anxious, eager to please, defensive or unsettled around someo...
30/04/2026

Why do some people affect us more than others?

You may feel anxious, eager to please, defensive or unsettled around someone, without fully knowing why.

In this month’s blog, I explore how past relationship patterns can shape the way we respond in the present.

Sometimes, the reaction is about more than the moment.

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I often use this cake analogy to explain why heartbreak can feel so overwhelming.Sometimes the pain is not only about lo...
28/04/2026

I often use this cake analogy to explain why heartbreak can feel so overwhelming.

Sometimes the pain is not only about losing the relationship,
but also losing the life you built around it.

When one relationship becomes your identity, security, or primary source of happiness, the ending can feel far bigger than the breakup itself.

This is why healing is not always about grieving the person.
Sometimes it is about rebuilding yourself.

Healthy love adds to your life.
It does not need to become the centre of it.

If this is affecting you, counselling can help you understand painful relationship patterns and begin to move forward. Link in bio. 🌿

23/04/2026

We’re often drawn back to what’s familiar,
even when it never truly felt safe.

It can feel almost impossible to move towards parts of ourselves that were never given room to grow.

Developing a sense of self often means stepping away
from what shaped you,
and letting go of who you once needed to be,
so you can begin to meet who you really are.

And over time, something shifts quietly.

Silence no longer feels empty.
Within yourself,
you begin to feel like home.

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21/04/2026

I recently tried an Electro Muscle Stimulation session. It was a reminder that appearances can be deceptive.

We often assume progress has to look obvious.

But some of the most meaningful change happens quietly, through subtle and consistent effort.

That applies in the gym… and in life.

Not all progress is loud.
Some of it is happening beneath the surface.

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17/04/2026

Life doesn’t move in a straight line.
It rises and falls.

We’re drawn to the highs…
but it’s often the lower moments
that shape us more deeply.

What feels painful
may not be something to push past,
but something to move with,

where something begins to take shape,
understanding deepens,
and something within you strengthens.

And in time,
you begin to see the role it played.

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14/04/2026

Most people don’t realise how quickly this happens.

A moment appears…
and almost instantly, a story follows.

Nothing was explained,
and yet something was understood.

Our experiences, emotions, and the place we’re in at the time
quietly shape what we see…
and what we believe is happening.

Two people can witness the same moment,
and walk away with something entirely different.

Not because the moment changed…
but because each person saw it through their own lens.

And once you begin to notice this,
you don’t just see the moment differently…
you begin to understand yourself more clearly.

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