by Emma Thomson | Jul 23, 2019 | On My Mind
Many people feel that when they come in to therapy they will be using their mind a lot. In some ways that is exactly what we do, we learn to look at and manage difficult thoughts, especially if they cause us anxiety. We become aware that the mind and our thoughts are...
by Emma Thomson | Jun 23, 2019 | On My Mind
Anxiety has this way of bleeding in to every part of our lives and before we know it we are avoiding things that might trigger our anxiety. It feels counter intuitive, but gently ‘leaning in’ to those things that may make us anxious is the best way to...
by Emma Thomson | Apr 23, 2019 | On My Mind
This is a question I get asked constantly by clients first entering counselling. “I survived” a client once said to me with a big shrug “why does it matter, let’s move on”. The reason therapists are so interested in childhood is because...
by Emma Thomson | Feb 23, 2019 | On My Mind
The fact that I had to think long and hard before I decided to write about suicide in this blog, makes me fully aware that there is still a huge stigma around suicidal thoughts and ideation. Yet I have had a large number of clients over the years, who have suicidal...
by Emma Thomson | Jan 23, 2019 | On My Mind
One of the first things I notice about clients who suffer from depression or anxiety is that they often avoid being around other people. For some they find others needs exhausting, for some they feel they might bring people down with their low mood. However as we...
by Emma Thomson | Nov 23, 2018 | On My Mind
A past client once said the me that bereavement was like being on a rollercoaster, you never knew what was coming next. She had developed anxiety for the first time in her life, which sadly isn’t unusual. Anxiety is not necessarily a feeling we might associate...
