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Discover insightful articles designed to empower, educate, and inspire you on your path to improved mental wellbeing

Our Helpful Articles page offers a selection of expert-written content covering a range of topics, from managing anxiety and improving relationships to understanding the benefits of therapy. These resources are here to guide you in making informed decisions about your mental health.

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What is Mindfulness and Can it Bring Happiness?

Mindfulness may have been born out of Buddhism but it has developed into a concept with ever growing popularity in counselling, psychology and in everyday life. It is a ‘way of being’ which can promote benefits to anyone willing to

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Why it’s not selfish to take care of you!

Why it’s not selfish to take care of you! Are you often viewed as ‘the rock’? Are you constantly frazzled looking after everyone else’s needs and wishes and putting your own on the back-burner? Do you feel guilty when you

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Don’t Let Relationship Issues Fester

Don’t Let Relationship Issues Fester We all have problems that we keep putting off, hoping they’ll go away but knowing deep down that they won’t. The thing about them is they’re still there, constantly nagging at us, distracting us from

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How can writing a diary or journal help me to maintain a healthy mind?

How can writing a diary or journal help me to maintain a healthy mind? Many people believe that writing a diary or journal can have a really positive impact on mental health. Research has shown that writing expressively (that is,

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Weekly Therapy Group with Geoff Thompson

Weekly Thursday Therapy Group with Geoff Thompson What is it? – the Group will provide a safe, supportive and confidential environment in which you can explore issues that might be limiting who you are, how you are and how you

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10 Confidence Tips For Boosting Self-Confidence

Try these 10 practical confidence tips to help boost self-confidence. Click on the image to enlarge it. Some extra expended notes to go with the Confidence tips on the infographic 1. Try laughing and smiling by watching films, tv shows,

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Five Common Symptoms Which Might Show that You Have Depression.

Many people make contact with Birmingham Counselling Services because they are feeling depressed. Depression is not one simple, easy to recognise complaint, like a broken leg. It is an illness can affect your entire life. If you are suffering from

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Relationship Counselling. Who is this stranger sharing my life?

Sometimes an enquiry comes in to Birmingham Counselling Services from someone sounding rather sad and confused for two very different reasons. The first reason is that their (youngest) child has left home and they are grieving for their loss –

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Anger Free Christmas Dinner- the perfect recipe

KEY TIPS FOR AN ORGANISED ANGER AND STRESS FREE CHRISTMAS DINNER It’s 1.30 on Christmas afternoon. The guests are all sitting and waiting to be called to the table, with one or two murmurs and empty promises of ‘do you

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Things To Do List In The Run-Up To A Stress Free Christmas

Things To Do In The Run-Up To Christmas: Dates For Your Diary One way to stop the stress of Christmas leading to anger problems as the month progresses is to positively plan a to do list for the weeks ahead.