Bluebird Counselling & Psychotherapy

09/08/2025

Please do share this with anyone and everyone it may apply to.

It's important for anyone with a hidden phone (especially women and LGBTQ+ folks at risk of harm when leaving/preparing and planning to leave an abusive situation).

You can ensure the alert is turned off for safety reasons.

24/07/2025

A beautiful poem and a definite conversation starter....

Therapy isn't about solving problems.
It isn't about fixing.
It's not about information.
It's not about education.
It's definitely not about saying the right thing with perfect timing 😂

It's about connection.
It's about listening.
It's about holding.
It's about witnessing.
It's about being with.
It's about being.

❤️🐦

22/07/2025

Therapists talk a lot of s**t about self care and boundaries.

As a human being and with my therapist hat on, I can tell you, it's easier to talk about than it is to implement in your day to day life.

Sometimes that looks like (but is not limited to):
"I can't do ...."
"I don't want to..."
" X doesn't work for me."
Difficult conversations.
Authentic conversations.
Knowing that you will not have a conversation.
The word *no*.

And that s**t is sometimes HARD and TIRING and MESSY.

So this is your reminder to practice self care, whatever that looks like. Including listening to The Smiths, feeling your feelings and eating cheese. Just an example. 😉 You'll be okay. It will pass. We've got this. ❤️

10/06/2025

Love this ♥️🐦

May you be proud of who you are and how you have come so far.

07/06/2025

With a rainy Saturday afternoon, my children helped me build a flag for my therapy room. This is your reminder to do something wholesome this weekend that brings you joy! 🏳️‍🌈❤️🐦

03/06/2025

Happy Pride month! 🏳️‍🌈 From your local friendly rainbow therapist ✌️

30/05/2025

Just a reminder! 🐦❤️

27/05/2025

An amazing resource from Intercom Trust ♥️🏳️‍🌈

Have you looked at our LGBT+ Directory to find our LGBT+ communities across the Southwest? 🌈

Are you looking to make new friends? Want to widen your social circle? New to the area and looking to connect with others? 🌟

Our LGBT+ Directory lists LGBT+ community groups throughout the Southwest and is a great way of finding out what is going on in your area 🖥

For more information, head to https://www.intercomtrust.org.uk/directory/

***an

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22/05/2025

I talk about this often with my clients. Our distress is often closely linked into our environments, whether local or global. Constant connectivity to these events is throwing our nervous systems into being activated (you've heard of fight/flight?!)...

So this is your reminder to PUT DOWN YOUR PHONE 🤳📱 and do something kind and compassionate for yourself.

❤️🐦

22/05/2025

I've done training with Gendered Intelligence and they are out here doing amazing work.

Heads up that the below is happening in Plymouth for any/all trans folks 🏳️‍🌈🐦❤️

We’re running a free in-person voice workshop in Plymouth on 29 June for trans adults who want to learn more about gender-affirming voice therapy.🎙️

The session is being run in collaboration with The Laurels Gender Identity Clinic Speech and Language Therapists

It’s for those waiting for gender affirmative care, and those on the waiting list for The Laurels Gender Identity Clinic will be prioritised.

Sign up here:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSduB2DidX1tjZS5AZsm8jtPsYtdyEx5gcgYPK_wiMSQIwl7Mg/viewform

17/05/2025

Sharing for any trans folks who may want to participate some important research going on here. ♥️🏳️‍🌈