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A Really Simple Intro to Trauma
What Is Trauma? At its core, trauma is the emotional, physical, or spiritual legacy within us of something overwhelming that we weren’t...
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How Trauma Can Get Stuck in Meaning-Driven Minds
There’s a unique kind of suffering that takes root not just in the body, or even in the emotions, but in the very core of...
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The Weight of Meaning: Understanding and Supporting the Meaning-Driven Mind (with a Christian Perspective)
Some people seem wired to look beneath the surface of everything. Whether reflecting on a conversation, a decision, or a fleeting event,...
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‘Despising The Shame’ – a Christian view on shame and how it is healed.
Through my experience of sitting with incredibly brave people I have come to despise shame. I’ve witnessed in others, and in my own life....
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I Was Powerless, Not Responsible: Understanding the Difference Between Guilt and Shame in Childhood Sexual Abuse
Childhood sexual abuse is a devastating violation that leaves deep emotional scars. One of the most painful outcomes for many survivors...
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Professional Supervision Within a Shared Christian Ethos: Supporting Therapists in Ballymena and Across the UK
As a professional therapist or counsellor, having a supervisor who understands your values and the ethical foundation of your practice is...
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Healing from Sexual Trauma: The Power of Presence
Sexual trauma, especially in childhood, is a profound violation of trust, safety, and identity. It leaves deep scars, often manifesting...
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How We Respond to Life's Challenges: Our Unique Nature/Nurture Profile.
During our earthly life, challenges and difficulty are constant companions for many of us. How we respond to these stresses, however, is....
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'Make Meaning of the Mean!'
Life consists of various experiences, some filled with joy while others present significant challenges.
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EMDR Benefits
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing) has been shown to have a number of benefits for people with a variety of mental...
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The Ancient Deception (aka - a secret mental health formula)
Yes, there appears to be a secret and unique formula. It’s formula includes ‘self-image deception’, shame and isolation. Mental...
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Mentors, our young people need you.
In my therapeutic work with adolescents, it is so clear that we live in an age where a whole generation of young people are afraid to be...
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Medicating 'The Pain of Unlove'.
It’s heartbreaking to spend long periods of time with - many people, from many walks, referred for many things - to consistently find...
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Test or Con-test?
At the root of it all, aren't all life’s battlefields relational in nature? Isn’t it all a test to see if we will grow in intimacy with...
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Father
Separated Born of a Father, Mother umbilical cut. The search begins. Am I wanted, am I safe, am I loved? Life unfolds. The looks and...
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How to choose a Ballymena Counsellor?
Top 5 Tips on how to select the right counsellor or therapist in Ballymena and beyond.
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Counselling of the Heart
So I'm an integrative counsellor. I'm trained in working with thoughts (cognitive behaviour) and what I call the heart (subconscious...
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Conditional Love
Whenever I settle for conditional love then I run the risk of changing "who I really am" into "who they want me to be". Thought #1:...
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Beautifully Complex
"Beautifully complex. Partly accessible yet guarding dangerous depths. Fragmented parts that make me who I am. Often I scare myself....
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Relationships as important as air.
If I could reduce all of my motivation, all of my pain, all of my joy and all of my purpose into one word then what would that word be?...
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