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Offering a warm and safe space to talk through the struggles in life, and discover a strength within yourself

My Approach

Often the problems we face stem from relationships: hurt by a parent or parter, losing someone we love, feeling out of touch with our relationship with ourselves.

Just as relationships can make life difficult, a positive relationship can help us come to terms with our lives and begin to repair.

Simon Hughes

Diploma, Person Centred Counselling

  • 10+ years working in the homeless sector
  • 4+ years working with Cruse in bereavement, and with various counselling agencies 
  •  Experienced working with presenting issues such as: bereavement, addiction, anxiety, and finding meaning in life.
  • I offer a relational approach to counselling at your pace

Featured Articles

A box you can use to grieve with

Memory Box for Grief

This article covers memory boxes – a powerful tool to support bereavement and building a lasting connection with teh deceased. Learn how to construct a box, why they work, and bereavement theory/DBT skills that support memory boxes

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Behavior Chain Analysis

Behaviour Chain Analysis

Behaviour Chain Analysis Yet again, you’ve lapsed. You’ve lost count how many times you’ve been here before, you’ve lapsed, binged, used….You sit there full of

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DBT Skills for Addiction

DBT for Addiction

This is the first of two articles exploring how DBT Skills can be used to give you control over your addiction – whether that be alcohol, drugs, gambling, porn, or compulsive gaming – these 4 skills will how you decide if recovery is right for you, give you tools to cope with cravings, and reduce your risk of relapse. The Skills are Bridge Burning, Cost Benefit Analysis, Urge Surfing, and Clear Mind

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DBT For Impossible Decisions

DBT For Impossible Decisions

This article teaches DBT Skills like Cope Ahead, the Magic Wand Question, Cost-Benefit Analysis and Radical Acceptance which we can apply to impossible decisions in order to manage them

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