laurenstreetcounsellingMar 26, 20213 minIt's not OK to not be OK!I can't believe it's nearly April and I am writing my first blog post of 2021! Well, what a year it's been so far. I hope 2021 has been...
laurenstreetcounsellingDec 7, 20203 minFeelings don't have a size!Hi Everyone! I am sorry it's been a few months since my last blog post, where did that time go! As you can imagine it's been really busy...
laurenstreetcounsellingOct 1, 20203 minIs your positivity toxic?Good vibes only please! I am going to breathe in positivity and breathe out negativity! Just be positive! How many times do we hear...
laurenstreetcounsellingAug 12, 20205 minWhen communication goes wonkyOn average we speak between 7,000 & 20,000 words a day (Brizendine, 2006) but how much do we hear? I am a busy therapist so I imagine I...
laurenstreetcounsellingJun 16, 20203 minDo you have Covid-fatigue?How many times have you heard the following phrases "during this time", "these unprecedented times", "coronavirus crisis", "the new...
laurenstreetcounsellingApr 29, 20203 minWhen the setbacks strike........So how is everyone doing? I'll be honest, I've found this time a little stressful. I've not written a blog for a while as I didn't feel...
laurenstreetcounsellingFeb 5, 20203 minA different kind of conversation.......A different kind of conversation
laurenstreetcounsellingNov 29, 20193 minEmotional responsibility & meI've gone back into the therapy room for this month's blog post and looked at what's been discussed frequently between myself & my...
laurenstreetcounsellingOct 29, 20194 minThe importance of boundaries!Usually I have a long list of things to blog about but for this month's issue I've been drawing a blank. I am not usually stuck for ideas...
laurenstreetcounsellingSep 26, 20194 minFeeling in a rut? Stop beating yourself up!As the darker mornings and evenings draw in, the leaves fall from the trees and Christmas food starts creeping onto supermarket shelves...
laurenstreetcounsellingAug 28, 20193 minIs it perception or reality?What is reality? It sounds like such a simple question but doesn't always give us the answer we'd like. Albert Einstein put it like this...
laurenstreetcounsellingJul 30, 20193 minThe art of self-acceptance................Acceptance - what is it? how do you learn it? can you lose it? It's such an easy word to say but sometimes so difficult to do. As a...
laurenstreetcounsellingJun 26, 20193 minDecisions, decisions, decisions!Do I? Don't I? How often do you find yourself at a crossroads trying to make a decision? Decisions are a daily part of life, some studies...
laurenstreetcounsellingMay 14, 20193 minWhy is failure not an option?It just so happens that the usual week for my monthly blog post also falls on Mental Health Awareness Week. It seems as if mental health...
laurenstreetcounsellingApr 12, 20193 minWhat is the role of a therapist?Have you ever thought about doing something and decided against it as you thought it wasn't for you? How many times have you then been...
laurenstreetcounsellingMar 8, 20192 minIt's all in the wording......In one of my first blog posts I highlighted that only 7% of the way we communicate is through the words we use. So much is focused on how...
laurenstreetcounsellingFeb 12, 20192 minWe're all the same right? WRONG!It's a common misconception that all therapy, and therefore all therapists, are the same. If that were true life would be boring wouldn't...
laurenstreetcounsellingJan 21, 20192 minI am feeling blue; and I am not ashamed to admit it.So apparently today is now known as "Blue Monday". The third Monday of January shall forever be labelled as the most depressing day of...
laurenstreetcounsellingJan 7, 20192 minNew year new who??Happy New Year to you all. How many of us now hear "new year new me", "what's your new years resolutions?" and "this is the start of a...