ALN counselling & Wellbeing

12/12/2025

10/12/2025

We’re excited to share some wonderful news… our Listening Rooms have a brand-new home for all our 2026 training!

From next year, you’ll find us based at Widnes Business Lodge, Kingsway House, Caldwell Road, Widnes WA8 7EA a space that feels just right for the work we do and the community we’re building.

We’ll be releasing our 2026 training dates very soon, and we can’t wait to welcome you in.

If you’d like to be the first to hear what’s coming, make sure you’re on our mailing list you can sign up through the link below.

Here is a snapshot of what we will be running in 2026

✨ Becoming Your Own Boss
A gentle, practical guide for therapists ready to step into private practice. We’ll explore ethics, lone working, creating a service that feels aligned, and the emotional leap into becoming self-employed — all with encouragement and clarity to help you move forward with confidence.

✨ Understanding Trauma & Trauma-Informed Counselling
A grounding, compassionate day looking at how trauma affects the mind and body, how to create safety, what to look for in the therapy room, and the tools that help both you and your clients regulate and stay connected.

✨ Media & Private Practice (A Gentle Introduction to Canva & Instagram)
A calm, beginner-friendly session to help you feel more at ease with social media. No jargon — just simple, supportive guidance to help you show up online in a way that feels authentic.

✨ Working with ADHD in Therapy
A full-day workshop offering rich, real-world insight into ADHD from an assessor’s perspective. We’ll look at how it can show up emotionally and practically, the patterns clients often navigate, and how to support them in an affirming, grounded way.

Each workshop offers space to grow your skills, connect with others, and feel more supported in the work you do

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24/11/2025

18/11/2025

Real transformation doesn’t happen in one big, dramatic moment it happens in all the tiny choices to show up for yourself, even when it’s hard.
Therapy helps you peel back the layers, challenge old stories, and step into the version of you that’s been waiting underneath it all.

When you choose self-love not the fluffy kind, but the brave, honest, boundaries-and-healing kind you rewrite your future.

👉🏻You become the one who breaks patterns.
👉🏻You become the one who chooses differently.
👉🏻You become the one who grows.

And that’s where the magic happens.

Because when you change the way you love yourself, everything around you begins to rise with you.
Love always wins especially when you let it transform you first.

13/11/2025

If Canva feels confusing and Instagram feels like another universe, this little workshop might be exactly what you need.

Mince Pies and Media is a calm, supportive intro to creating simple, confidence-boosting posts perfect for therapists, coaches, and caring humans.

And… this is the final Listening Room workshop of the entire year, so if you’ve been wanting to join us, this is your moment. It’s a lovely chance to learn, practise, and connect before everything winds down for the holidays and a brilliant opportunity to set your practice up for a smoother, more confident start to your 2026 marketing.

5th December, 10am–12pm, Warrington (WA4) £40.

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09/11/2025

So many of us grew up learning how to be what others needed us to be quiet, strong, agreeable, productive.

Somewhere along the way, the version of us that was curious, playful, and unfiltered got pushed to the side.

This quote is an invitation to pause and look inward:

👉🏻Who were you before the world taught you to shrink or stretch to fit?

Your inner child still holds those early truths what lit you up, what felt safe, what felt unfair, what you longed for.

Reconnecting with that part of you isn’t about going backwards; it’s about remembering the pieces of yourself that were never meant to be abandoned.

Today, try asking: What did my younger self need that I can offer now?

A hug ? words of encouragement? A place to play? The opportunity to fail? Acceptance?

03/11/2025

In therapy, change doesn’t happen all at once.

It grows in layers.

Just like Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, clients move through stages in the therapeutic relationship. Not in a straight line, and not on a timer. More like a slow, steady unfolding when safety meets support.

I created this visual to show what clients often need from us as therapists and coaches in order to grow:

⭐️ Safety & Stabilization

A calm, consistent space where they feel seen and safe enough to breathe and arrive as they are.

⭐️ Trust & Attunement

Warmth, reliability, and genuine presence. The felt sense of “You’re with me, not analyzing me from a distance.”

⭐️ Validation & Understanding

Their inner world reflected back with clarity and compassion. Shame softens. Language forms. Things make sense.

⭐️ Skill Building & Agency

Tools, practice, curiosity. Less “What’s wrong with me?” and more “I can try, learn, and adjust.”

⭐️ Self-Leadership & Integration

Confidence, internal coherence, and the ability to navigate life with inner steadiness.

Not perfection. Not independence from support.

Just a solid “I can be with myself and lead myself.”

Healing isn’t only symptom relief.

It’s expanding capacity, voice, presence, and self-trust.

When the right conditions are present, people don’t just cope

they grow into who they’ve always been capable of becoming.

31/10/2025

🌱 At The Listening Rooms, we believe everyone deserves access to therapy and every counsellor deserves a safe place to learn and grow.
That’s why we’re offering:
💬 Low-cost counselling sessions with placement counsellors affordable support for those who need it most. ( Coming soon )
🎓 Training & development opportunities helping new counsellors build skills and confidence, guided by experienced practitioners. Corporate training provided to industry.
Behind The Listening Rooms are Carolyn and Anna two experienced professionals with years of knowledge, compassion, and dedication to counselling. Their vision is simple: create a community where support is accessible, and learning is nurtured.
Whether you’re seeking support or starting your counselling journey, The Listening Rooms is here for you.

30/10/2025

08/10/2025

So many of these are familiar from years gone by.

Breaking free from the sabotage and trying something new can be both terrifying but life changing !



But how many do you currently do?

07/10/2025

🌿Supervision is more than a tick-box it’s a space to expand your confidence, skills, and clinical intuition with the support of someone who’s walked the path.

🌿Clinical work can feel heavy having a collaborative space to process cases, doubts, and direction makes all the difference.

🌿My supervision approach balances challenge, reflection and space for you the person not just the practitioner.

🌿Supervision is where your professional identity takes shape let’s make sure it aligns with your values and strengths

🌿I’m currently welcoming new supervisees. If you’re seeking a supportive, reflective space to grow, get in touch and let’s see if we’re the right fit.

03/10/2025

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