Sarah Pearce Counselling

Sarah Pearce Counselling Counselling Room in Churchill Square, Kings Hill, West Malling, Kent ME19 4YU.

When grieving, acceptance is about slowly allowing the reality of your loss to become part of your life, without trying ...
25/11/2025

When grieving, acceptance is about slowly allowing the reality of your loss to become part of your life, without trying to push away the sadness. It’s a quiet journey of noticing the changes and discovering ways to live with them.

Acceptance honours the connection you shared, creating room for both grief and hope to exist together. Even in the depth of grief, life can still offer moments of closeness and love, through familiar routines, small joys, or sharing memories that keep them near.

Counselling can support you in understanding your grief and exploring ways to integrate your loss into daily life.

Depression during grief can feel like you’re moving through a heavy, muted world. The fog can settle in when the initial...
24/11/2025

Depression during grief can feel like you’re moving through a heavy, muted world. The fog can settle in when the initial shock fades and the full reality of your loss begins to take shape. Tasks that once felt simple can suddenly feel draining, and your emotions may feel tangled or hard to name.

Counselling can help by bringing clarity to that fog, helping you make meaning of what you’re feeling, and guiding you towards small steps that feel manageable again.

Bargaining and anger are both natural parts of grief. You might find yourself thinking, “What if I had done things diffe...
23/11/2025

Bargaining and anger are both natural parts of grief. You might find yourself thinking, “What if I had done things differently?” or “If only,” while also feeling sharp frustration at yourself, at others, or even at the unfairness of the world. You might snap at small things, feel restless, or be irritated by comments that would not normally bother you. These reactions are normal because they show how deeply you loved and how much you are struggling to process the loss.

Counselling can help by guiding you to explore these intense feelings, understand the emotions behind them, and gradually find ways to live alongside your grief without being overwhelmed by the “what ifs” or the anger.

Grief doesn’t always show up as tears or heartbreak. Sometimes it arrives as a quiet freeze: staring into the distance, ...
23/11/2025

Grief doesn’t always show up as tears or heartbreak. Sometimes it arrives as a quiet freeze: staring into the distance, moving on autopilot, or feeling disconnected from everything around you.

This numbness is the body’s nervous system stepping in to protect you, shifting into a kind of shutdown when the emotional weight feels too overwhelming to process.

With time and gentleness toward yourself, this frozen state can soften as your system begins to feel safer to feel again. That’s when counselling can help, supporting you as your feelings begin to return and helping you make sense of the emotions that follow.

When someone you care about is grieving, remember that their emotions may shift from moment to moment. Offer patience, l...
21/11/2025

When someone you care about is grieving, remember that their emotions may shift from moment to moment. Offer patience, listen without trying to fix anything, and let them know you’re there for as long as they need. Sometimes the greatest support is simply holding space.

Do you ever feel like you’re running in circles, unsure how to move forward in life? Feeling stuck can be frustrating, e...
20/11/2025

Do you ever feel like you’re running in circles, unsure how to move forward in life?

Feeling stuck can be frustrating, exhausting, and isolating, but it’s also a signal that change is possible. Counselling offers a safe space to explore what’s holding you back and to start moving forward, even if it’s just one small step at a time.

Have you ever felt emotionally numb, like you’re going through life on autopilot and can’t quite name what you’re feelin...
20/11/2025

Have you ever felt emotionally numb, like you’re going through life on autopilot and can’t quite name what you’re feeling?

Many people with depression experience this sense of “flatness,” where emotions feel muted, distant, or hard to identify. It's your mind’s way of coping when overwhelmed.

If you’ve been finding it hard to connect with your feelings or express what’s going on inside, counselling can help you gently reconnect with yourself and make sense of what you’re experiencing.

Depression can feel like being surrounded by a heavy fog. Your life is still there, the people you love and the things t...
18/11/2025

Depression can feel like being surrounded by a heavy fog. Your life is still there, the people you love and the things that matter to you, but the fog makes them hard to reach. Everything feels muted and slow, and even small steps can feel uncertain. It’s completely understandable to feel tired or unsure.

Counselling can be a place of support and clarity in the fog. It gives you space to pause, breathe, and explore what you’re feeling without pressure, while gently helping you discover ways to move forward. Little by little, warmth and light return in moments of clarity and connection that help you find your footing again.

It's and I make sure I talk about the importance of self-care with all my clients. Self-care is the intentional act of...
17/11/2025

It's and I make sure I talk about the importance of self-care with all my clients. Self-care is the intentional act of noticing what you need and giving yourself permission to tend to it with kindness.

It might look like taking 10 quiet minutes in the morning to enjoy a warm drink without screens or interruptions, or stepping outside for a few minutes of fresh air when your thoughts feel crowded. It can also mean setting aside one evening a week to do something that truly restores you, whether that’s reading, listening to music you love, or taking a slow walk.

These small moments of self-care help create space to breathe, reset, and reconnect with yourself.

Following on from yesterday's metaphor, anxiety can also feel like a rope pulling you in many directions at once. Though...
16/11/2025

Following on from yesterday's metaphor, anxiety can also feel like a rope pulling you in many directions at once. Thoughts and worries tug at you, making it hard to focus or feel calm.

Counselling can help develop awareness and support, enabling you to loosen your grip, regain control, and choose which direction to move in.

With potential snow in the forecast for next week, I was reminded of a metaphor for anxiety: Like a snowball rolling dow...
15/11/2025

With potential snow in the forecast for next week, I was reminded of a metaphor for anxiety: Like a snowball rolling downhill, anxiety can start small but quickly build as your thoughts and feelings feed it. The good news is that in counselling, you can learn how to slow it down and even stop it from growing, by noticing how it builds and finding ways to keep it manageable.

Anxiety and depression are often mentioned together, but they’re not the same. Anxiety typically involves ongoing worry,...
14/11/2025

Anxiety and depression are often mentioned together, but they’re not the same.

Anxiety typically involves ongoing worry, fear, and a sense of being on edge, often focused on future “what ifs.”

Depression is marked by low mood, loss of interest, and feelings of emptiness or hopelessness. Tasks can feel overwhelming, and even things you once enjoyed may no longer bring motivation or pleasure.

Despite their differences, anxiety and depression share many similarities. Both can affect sleep, concentration, energy levels, and day-to-day functioning, and both can leave you feeling drained or disconnected. It’s also common for them to occur together.

Counselling can help by providing space to make sense of these experiences, build healthier coping strategies, and feel more supported through the process.

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Snodland
ME194YU

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Tuesday 10am - 7:50pm
Wednesday 10am - 7:50pm
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