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28/12/2023

It is not enjoyable to have depression at any time of the year. At Christmas and New Year when many people are on their own, it can be really tough. The good news is that there is help available and depression can be treated.

Depression affects how you feel, think, and act. Learn about types, symptoms, and ways to help. Treatment for depression is available.

19/05/2023

https://letstalkaboutit.co.uk/grief-and-bereavement-counselling/

Grief is a natural and normal response to loss, but it can be a very difficult and painful experience. Needing help is natural.

05/11/2020

In the last few months I have become very concerned about the mental health of people due to covid-19. A lot of people have suffered through loss of someone close to them.
I am now focussed solely on bereavement counselling - although this may include Anxiety, Depression, Stress and more. Therapy sessions are by phone or online (Skype, Google Meet or Zoom).

I am an experienced counsellor specialising in Bereavement counselling. I can help you understand your emotions and help you move forward in your life.

09/01/2019

Anxiety sucks
5 January

Clinically diagnosed anxiety is not just being a bit worried, you can't just "chill out a bit" or "get over it". It eats into your well being, your confidence, your health and your life and it is 24/7. When someone cancels, or ducks out, or makes a pathetic excuse please understand that it isn't personal, it isn't laziness, it isn't being rude. It's because they can't physically do it. When someone needs supporting/encouraging/ hand holding it isn't pathetic, it isn't attention seeking, it isn't childish - it's because they are desperate to beat it but can't do it alone.
"Anxiety sucks, being isolated and believing your friends don't care sucks even more 😢😢.
How many of you have had a night out planned, or arranged coffee or a beer with friends and suddenly the 4 walls you inhabit seem the only safe haven because it's the only place you don't have to pretend you are ok, so you cancel.
Or when you are invited out you tell them how terribly sorry you are but you're already booked up that weekend, when you are actually just really busy holding it together in your safe box. And so the first problem starts, all by itself.
People stop asking you and the isolation that at first wasn't true becomes your only truth.
Please don't give up on your friends. Ring them, go round, even when they don't want you to. Because they really do they just don't know how to say it.
And in work every passing comment is a negative, you constantly do more to get over the feeling you are not good enough. The exhaustion from not sleeping because you panic all night over what you cannot influence means you make mistakes, you live in a fog and it is a vicious circle.
Out of my Facebook friends usually less than 5 will take the time to put this on their wall to help raise awareness of and for those who have mental health difficulties.
Rosemary Mather

18/10/2018

It is dark when you get up, dark when you go home from work, temperatures are dropping, and there are probably more delays in traffic and on trains than you would like.
We all experience this, but if you have Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) life can become very miserable. SAD is a form of depression. Spot the symptoms of depression in yourself or friends and family ... such as being more lethargic, loss of interest in things they like, being more irritable, being in a low mood.
If a friend or partner suffers from SAD it isn't easy for them to snap out of it. They need help, maybe from you, or maybe professional help from me. Think about what they may be going through.

29/08/2018

STAGES OF GRIEF You may have heard of read about the Stages of Grief. These relate to particular emotions or events that may happen after the loss of someone. Current thinking is beyond simple pigeon holing of your emotions. Let's face it, you are probably in a muddle, you cannot work out what is go...

13/08/2018

I have consulting rooms here at the Boathouse Surgery in Pangbourne. I usually work from here two days a week. If you feel in need of counselling for Anxiety, Depression or Bereavement, give me a call 0771 516 0337. I also cover Stress and Low self-esteem.

15/12/2017

Christmas is great for people who are happy in their lives. But for those suffering from Bereavement, Anxiety, Depression or Stress it can be challenging to join in the festivities with family and friends.
For anyone considering counselling, I am offering a free counselling assessment. In this we will discuss your overall problems and requirements and help you understand the benefit that counselling can bring ... and to give you confidence that my counselling can help you.