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Understanding anxiety as ‘other’ focused

When anxiety is really about other people: how the fear of judgement and disconnection takes hold, where it comes from, and ways to ease it.

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Anxiety & Mood

31 Oct 2025

Understanding anxiety as ‘other’ focused

When anxiety is really about other people: how the fear of judgement and disconnection takes hold, where it comes from, and ways to ease it.

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Relationships

3 Dec 2025

Navigating Love: The Importance of Couples and Relationship COUNSELLING

How couples counselling helps partners communicate, work through conflict, rebuild trust and reconnect, and what to expect when you begin.

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About Therapy

Wellbeing

28 Oct 2025

The Power of counselling

What counselling can offer, the different types available, and how to find a therapist who is the right fit for you.

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About Therapy

28 Oct 2025

Why your therapist should have their own therapy

Why therapists who do their own therapy are more self-aware, less prone to burnout, and better able to build a genuine connection with clients.

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Wellbeing

Anxiety & Mood

5 Oct 2026

Feeling Overwhelmed? 5 Ways to Help Calm and Regulate Your Nervous System

Five practical, trauma-informed ways to help your body settle when you feel overwhelmed, from slower breathing and grounding to movement, connection and rest.

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Trauma & Grief

5 Oct 2026

When Trauma Doesn't Look Like Trauma: The Everyday Signs We Often Miss

Overachieving, people-pleasing, fierce independence and always being “fine”: the everyday signs of trauma that are easy to miss, and how therapy can help.

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About Therapy

5 Oct 2026

Why Does My Therapist See a Clinical Supervisor?

What clinical supervision is, how your confidentiality is protected, and why experienced therapists use it to keep their practice ethical, reflective and growing.

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