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Emma Faulkner Counselling

Ashford, Kent, UK

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The latest addition to my therapy room - Neuro Cards (Designed by Amy Peters, author of Neurodivergent Affirming Therapy) - a neuro-affirming tool to help facilitate reflection and exploration of neurodivergence. Each card has an image on the front,

This week I've been learning about the IMV-PMDD model of su*cidality. It was a heavy one to watch, but full of very useful information.

Seven weeks ago the IMV-PMDD model of su*cidality was released, and it's clarifying the way su*cide (ideation an

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If you find yourself worrying about everything, all the time, "worry time" might be a helpful practice.

#worrytime #mindfulnesspractice #therapyuk #dailymindfulness

The Internet loves us to believe that there are universal experiences that we perceive as either comforting, or threatening, but the reality is so much more nuanced than this. Neuroception is the process of your unconscious mind constantly scanning f

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Empowering IG accounts to follow for women's health issues:

@gynaegeek
@doctorhelenwall
@dresnauppal
@doctoramirkhan
@drnighatarif
@drhannaholiviadavies
@how2talktoyourdoctor

I work a lot with the mental health side of women's health issues and hor

Therapist hot take. It's so easy to over-simplify anxiety. Exposure is a technique that is very successful a lot of the time, but sometimes we forget that although anxiety can present in ways which are totally irrational in the moment, it is *always*

People who are emotionally immature, narcissistic or reactive thrive on getting an emotional response from others, they antagonise and manipulate - it becomes a game, and you end up exhausted trying to reason with them. Grey Rock provides an opportun

The foundations of the therapeutic experience, being truly seen and heard, believed, cared for, and advocated for.

I hear you
I see you
I believe you
I trust you
I care for you
I stand with you

#Iseeyou #ihearyou

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The therapeutic alliance (the connection between counsellor and client) is the most important predictor of a successful outcome in therapy. You'll only get a gauge of this once you meet your therapist and get to know them - but here's a bit of insigh

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Sometimes two things can co-exist that at first glance may appear to contradict one-another. Sometimes it can be tempting to pretend our experiences aren't as complex as they are - but when we suppress the parts of our feelings, beliefs and needs tha

With mindfulness we always practice with one rule in place: Frame everything as an experiment, be curious about your experience. If it doesn't feel good, stop.

This is a super simple mindfulness practice that will help you to get back in touch with

Have you heard of spoon theory before?

Spoon theory is a way to explain what it's like to live with a chronic illness, disability, mental health condition, neurodivergence or trauma, when energy levels can be inconsistent and unpredictable.

Each sp

.....which is why reflective processing, getting to know and understand yourself better, and the resulting personal growth, can result in long-standing issues and uncomfortable patterns being resolved 🙌

#einsteinquote #therapyquotes

Closure doesn't come from other people.

If you feel you need to have that final conversation, go ahead - it might just be worth checking with yourself, what you want to get out of it first?

Is it because there's something you've left unsaid, and t

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