Category: Blog
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Is everyone a bit autistic?
Contents Everyone’s a Bit Autistic? You may have heard other people sat this or even said it yourself. In this article I want to challenge that sentence slightly in a autism affirming friendly. Reasons People Might Say This 1. They are Against Autism This group are actively against labels & medicalization. They might even not…
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Can Arts & Crafts Help with Mental Health?
This blog post explores the academic studies to see if arts and crafts can help with mental health, then proceeds to ask why that might be?
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Guide to Sleep
In this post on sleep I cover why sleep is important to us. I then look at some of the barriers to sleep, and give some tips on how to nod off and sleep through the night
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Grounding Techniques
Contents Grounding Techniques Grounding Techniques are used to anchor you in the present moment. They can be useful when we feel dysregulated, overwhelmed, or dissociative, to anchor us back into our experience and lessen the unpleasant lack of control we can feel when we aren’t grounded. Often when clients first present for therapy, they are…
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Why you play videogames?
This article explores the needs you are meeting for yourself in playing video games. Understanding what gaming does for you will give you more self-awareness, control, and intentionality to your gaming
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Counselling Issues in Oxford
There are a lot of issues that can present for people in Oxford. This article highlights some of them: Pressure at being at The University of Oxford, Student Life, Teaching, Poverty, Homelessness, Working within the NHS, Tourism, ESOL, Diversity, Loneliness, Farming, Political Division, then a break to recognise how beautiful this city actually is.
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Death Anxiety
What is death anxiety? How does it present itself? Is there a way to navigate it, and what are the benefits of getting support? This article explores death anxiety and how counselling can help
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Theories of Bereavement
This article is about grief and loss, specifically on bereavement. It covers symptoms of bereavement and how theory can help us in our grief
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Giving Up Alcohol: Lessons Learnt
15 reflections from being completely abstinent of alcohol the last six months. This article is for you if you are considering making a change in your life, or reflecting on sustaining changes you have already made
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Procrastination: Getting Going
In this video I link to my first youtube video and talk about procrastination. I provide a chance to check in with your own procrastination, get started, face any pressures forcing you, and sustain yourself through discipline and deconstruction
