KLC Counselling Launch New Clinical Supervision Service Karen Cherrington is proud to announce the launch of our new Clinical Supervision Service. It was the obvious choice for the next stage of the business and I hope to be able to apply for accreditation via the BACP at a future date. Please feel free to have […]
Domestic Violence and Counselling Domestic violence is a public health issue affecting many millions of people worldwide. The majority of these are women. Statistics indicate that 36% of women will experience sexual or physical violence in their lifetime. In the UK specifically the Home Office estimates that 1.2 million women and 700,000 men are victims […]
Helpful Aspects of Bereavement Counselling Farrell 2001 wrote that the death of an individual was perhaps the most profoundly destabilizing event with which we all must deal. He theorized that if feelings were not dealt with or treated that long term prolonged grief disorder could result. Symptoms of this include depression, anxiety, hypertension and substance […]
Workplace Wellbeing Mind is set to launch it’s Workplace Wellbeing Index in 2016. This will set up a benchmark to show best practice to employers. Employers will be ranked in a public index of best practice as to how well they support the mental health of their staff, including the provision of counselling, online resources […]
Seasonal Affective Disorder What is SAD? Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is a type of depression that comes and goes in a seasonal pattern. SAD is sometimes known as “winter depression” because the symptoms are more apparent and tend to be more severe during the winter. The symptoms often begin in the autumn as the days start getting shorter. They’re […]
Loss and Bereavement Grief is a natural response to loss. It’s the emotional suffering you feel when something or someone you love is taken away. The more significant the loss, the more intense the grief can be. You may associate grief with the death of a loved one—which is often the cause of the most […]
I quite often have clients discussing sleeping difficulties with me and I guess this is no surprise given that sleeping difficulties are symptoms of many other problems such as depression or anxiety. I thought it might be useful to put together a short guide to help with the sleeping difficulties themselves. Please note that this […]
Young People and Counselling Counselling is being accessed more and more by young people. The below reports and surveys give some ideas of what may be creating this trend. A report has recently been published by the National Union of Teachers that includes responses from 8000 teachers. It states that pressure from exams and testing […]
Employers and Mental Health Let’s start with some statistics: More than two thirds of senior managers and owners of businesses don’t believe that stress, anxiety or depression are sufficiently serious for employees to need time off work. Only 1 in 5 managers would worry about an employee’s ability to do their job if they had […]
Food and Your Mental Health This article gives starter information with regard to how what you eat may influence your mental health. This is a much wider subject area than that which is written here. Please do undertake further research and take doctors advice if necessary before taking any action. Depression: This may be a […]
