Em’s Therapy Space

29/01/2026

People often ask what counselling actually is, or when you’re ‘meant’ to come.

Well, it isn’t somewhere you go to be fixed or told what to do. Most people who come are already functioning and capable. They just have a sense that something isn’t quite working, keeps repeating, or feels harder than it needs to.

Some people come when everything feels overwhelming. Others come earlier, when they notice things starting to pile up. There isn’t a right or a wrong. It looks different for everyone because people and circumstances are all kinds of different.

There’s no set number of sessions or a predictable process. What gets talked about, how sessions feel, and how long someone comes for will look different for everyone.

The common thread is that counselling gives time and space to think things through properly, understand what’s going on, and approach life with more steadiness and independence than before.

Ps.. In my counselling room there’s always a cuppa on offer and it always smells delicious - just saying! 🩵😆

25/01/2026

I’m going into this week doing normal things, work, pilates, walking the dog... but it feels slightly off to be carrying on as if everything is fine, even though realistically there is no useful alternative.

Over the Atlantic, a dangerous and unhinged man leads the charge towards something that looks increasingly like an evil dictatorship. He spreads hate deliberately, lies relentlessly, and appears to fully believe his own delusional bu****it. What’s just as disturbing is how readily this is accepted. Power is at play. Policies are being shaped, influence protected, money prioritised. Challenging it would cost too much, so silence becomes the easier option.

America isn’t distant or abstract. It’s part of the everyday background. Noticing the dissonance feels more honest than pretending it isn’t there. We can’t do much but carry on, but we shouldn’t look away. 🩵

23/01/2026

When I first read about the idea of switching ‘I have to’ to ‘I get to’ I thought it sounded fluffy.
I’m definitely not into toxic positivity or sugar coating BUT I’ve realised - it really can be quite powerful.

Do you ever catch yourself thinking… I have to go to work, I have to clean the house,
I have to help with homework, clubs, life admin, all of it..(I’m sure you do).

Instead, you stop, catch the thought, and think, intentionally: I get to do that.
Not in a shiny, inspirational-quote way, more like a quiet perspective shift.

Because work means you’re able to.
Homework means someone needs you.
The chaos usually means there are people you love in your life.

That tiny switch from have to → get to can genuinely change how it lands in your body.

It doesn’t mean you always have to enjoy it.
And it doesn’t mean you can’t feel fed up.
But changing this perspective can allow gratitude to sneak in and soften the edge. 🩵

Same stuff.
Different lens.

18/01/2026

A lot of teen behaviour makes more sense when you look at the pressure underneath it.

Many teens are constantly managing invisible expectations.
Be liked.
Don’t stand out.
Don’t fall behind.
Don’t mess up.
Don’t worry anyone.

And at the same time, they’re expected to know who they are and where they’re going.

That pressure doesn’t always look like anxiety.
Sometimes it looks like withdrawal, sometimes anger, sometimes silence, sometimes ‘I’m fine’ said very quickly.

When a teen shuts down or pushes back, it’s rarely just defiance for the sake of it. More often, it’s overload.

What helps isn’t fixing or pushing for answers but reducing pressure where possible and staying calm. Letting them know they don’t have to perform or explain everything straight away.

Your steadiness matters more than saying the perfect thing, feeling safe comes before talking.
You don’t need all the answers.
Being the steady place they can come back to is enough. 🩵

14/01/2026

𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠

When something matters, it’s worth learning how to talk about it differently.

Many couples don’t end up in trouble because one person is awful.
They end up here because it no longer feels easy to say what you really think.

So they start avoiding things. Or snapping, or going quiet. Or having the same argument over and over with different words and the same crappy feelings but no outcome.

You might notice you’re walking on eggshells.
Or that you feel weirdly lonely even though you’re still together. Or that everything seems to turn into a row or into awkward, painful silence.

You might both be trying, but somehow missing each other.

If something in you keeps thinking
“We can’t keep doing things like this…”
that’s usually a sign worth listening to.

Sometimes what’s needed isn’t necessarily a big decision, it’s a different kind of conversation.

11/01/2026

An emotion lasts about 90 seconds.
What keeps it going is the meaning we attach to it… Your nervous system calms. 🩵
But your mind keeps replaying. ▶️

Maybe someone doesn’t reply to your message.
You feel that quick drop in your stomach - that’s the emotion.🌊

But then the story kicks in…
They’re ignoring me, I’ve said something wrong, I’m not important.

Now the anxiety sticks around for hours, not because the feeling is still there, but because the story is on a loop. Learning to separate the feeling from the story is one of the most powerful things you can do for anxiety, anger and overwhelm.

You’re not stuck in the emotion.
You’re stuck in the narrative.
And that means you are not as trapped as it feels. 🩵

07/01/2026

This looks like a brilliant new support group for women in the Wilmslow area. 🩵

If you are wondering what to expect from the Grow and Glow Wilmslow launch night, here is a little reassurance 🫶🏻

Each session is gently structured
How your week has been
Space to share if you want to
Something you are grateful for
A light hearted grounding question to finish

There is no pressure to talk and no expectation placed on you.

📅 Launch night Wednesday 7th January
📍 Wilmslow Fire Station
🕖 19:00 to 21:00
✨ Arrival from 18:45 for refreshments

Sessions continue weekly every Wednesday after launch.

05/01/2026

Please get in touch to find out more.
🩵emma@emstherapyspace.co.uk
🩵www.emstherapyspace.co.uk
🩵direct message on here.

02/01/2026

My word for 2026 is adventures. Adventures as a perspective. *This pic is me and my magical friend really soaking in some golden winter rays on our fave walk.*

Yes to more time outside, more time in nature and exploring new places when I can.

But also… noticing the subtle, gentle, little pieces that all play their own magical part in the bigger adventure: The breeze on your face, sunlight on water, the smell of cut grass, a good song on the radio, cloud-watching, a really good meal, lighting a favourite candle, painting a new canvas, creating a playlist as your soundtrack for the season.

This is where adventure can be a perspective.
Big or small, planned or accidental. It’s about being really present for the moments we’re in.

Here’s to more of that energy this year. ✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨

01/01/2026

As we begin another trip around the sun, maybe it’s not about chasing grand reinventions. How about paying attention to the ordinary joys… warmth, laughter, easy company. Sometimes the real growth is learning to value the simple things that make life feel a little lighter and remind us what actually matters.🩵

30/12/2025

Relationship goals for 2026.
Not fairytales, not perfection.
Just the kind of everyday effort that actually helps two people stay connected.
🖤

23/12/2025

🎄❤️That’s me done for the week. Wishing you all a Merry Christmas. 🎄❤️May it include things you actually enjoy and very little that you don’t. 🙏🤞