Pet Bereavement Counselling
One of my main areas of expertise is bereavement counselling, although my practice is by no means limited to this. I have had clients in...
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How Doing Good Does You Good
I’ve had a tiring, but very enjoyable and rewarding day volunteering at my local 999 Emergency Services Day. In between my car parking...
Why ‘Dovetail’?
When I decided to set up my own private practice I didn’t just want to name it after me, but to have a name that summed up what...
Why Running Can be Good and Bad for Your Mental Health
“If you’re feeling stressed out, lace up those running shoes and take them for a spin.” So goes the accumulated wisdom of studies on how...
Why Self-Care is SO Important
Self-care is important. VERY important. Here are three important reasons why; Firstly, when you take care of yourself, you send yourself...
Ugly/Pretty Poem
This last month I’ve been posting three times a day on my Dovetail Counselling Service social media. This has involved a lot of research...
Retirement and Loss
My area of expertise is loss (although my practice is by no means limited to this). When we think of loss we tend to think of the death...
Miscarriage, the '12 Week Rule' and Jizo
Earlier this year I did some training by the Foundation of Infant Loss. It covered loss by miscarriage, stillbirth and an infant. When I...
Why Do I Feel Like I am a Different Person at Different Times? Understanding the Several Parts of Ou
‘Why am I so confident sometimes, and the next moment I act like a small child?’ ‘Why do I feel so vulnerable and lost in certain...
How to Sleep Better
Nearly very client that comes to see me has trouble sleeping. There's a close relationship between sleep and mental health. Living with a...
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