I remember my first ever counselling session. It had taken me so much effort to just arrange the time to meet - and here I was now...

The window of tolerance is a way to understand what happens in your mind, body, emotions and behaviours.

It is a really normal thing for people to feel some level of stress or anxiety in a day and our bodies then need to release that energy.

Starting counselling can hold a lot of unknowns.

Counselling can seem like a scary thing to do for so many reasons. It is hard to start something new. Here are some things which might help.

We all have ways that we have learned to manage the difficulty and stress in life.

We are all broken people. Living in a broken world. Surrounded by other broken people. We find the most pain when these tender places are...

We can assure you that there’s nothing creepy or spooky about Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR). And it’s not connected with anything that might be considered unbiblical or spiritually unsound.

An over-sparkly Christmas experience can miss those in pain. Yet it is in the dark, empty, smelly places that God is often working unseen.

One of my favourite ways to help calm my own mind and body is through a breathing exercise which incorporates Psalm 46:10.

If you find yourself overwhelmed with stress, feeling it's difficult to make decisions or easily getting into conflict with others: H.A.L.T.

Being enough means not being perfect. It means being approachable, being broken, being a seeker of renewed relationships, and ...

It takes incredible courage to do the kind of deep-heart work that people do in counselling.

You're worth protecting. Sit with that for a moment. Now take a deep breath and read it again... You are worth protecting.

I talk to a lot of people about fried eggs. They are a great way to reflect on a common area of struggle: control.

For those who didn't learn how to notice, identify, and regulate emotions as a child, children's books on emotions are so helpful.

I often hear people say that they feel "messy" or "not good enough" to be in relationship with others.

Noticing average things as being okay means noticing that certain things are actually predictable in a way that isn't harmful.

Sometimes we feel that the urging in the bible to "not be afraid" feels like a condemnation of fear and anxiety.

If you're considering trying EMDR, you might be interested in what others have to say about it as an approach.