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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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How to come over as Self-Confident rather than Arrogant

Sometimes people fear that by acknowledging their strengths they will come over as conceited. Occasionally people approach Birmingham Counselling Services because they are confused and wary about acknowledging their positive aspects. Some thoughts on this issue are contained in this

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Pamper Your Senses

In the article “Listen to Your Body” you will find some examples of ways in which we can cause our bodies (us) to feel pain and how our bodies can often give us the first warning that something in

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Listen to your body

When you are experiencing mental or emotional stress – from working too long and too hard, after an argument with someone you love, when deadlines are approaching, when your dog has gone missing – you might notice that suddenly

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Tips for managing stress

Many people who get in touch with Birmingham Counselling Services do so because they are experiencing a lot of stress in their lives – at home, at work, in relationships, or because of an important event which is coming up.

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When a Marriage or Partnership Breaks Down

Relationship breakdown is a reason given by some of the enquirers at Birmingham Counselling Services. You went into this relationship with the intention and the hope that it would last for life. You assumed that your partner had done the

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Take The Stress Test

Nowadays most of us are familiar with the idea that life events cause stress and that stress can cause illness. The original work in this area was done in 1967 by two US psychiatrists, Drs Holmes and Rahe, whose research

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Do You Have Low Self Esteem?

Sometimes when an enquiry comes in to Birmingham Counselling Services, it has taken all the enquirer’s emotional strength to get in touch, because of their low self-esteem. They can hardly believe that anyone can care about them enough to want

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How Self-Confident Are You?

Do you have self-confidence or would you like more? This is an issue that is raised by many people who get in touch with Birmingham Counselling Services. Your answer to the question might well be: No, I’m not very

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Learn to Recognise Symptoms of Stress in Your Body

When people get in touch with Birmingham Counselling Services they very often mention too much stress as a problem they are trying to deal with. And sometimes we become aware of physical symptoms without realising that they are caused

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The Benefits of Self-Confidence

The lack of self-confidence is an issue regularly raised by people who get in touch with Birmingham Counselling Services. As we all know, a reasonable level of self-confidence and self-esteem is a very positive attribute which affects our whole lives.