Counselling
What is the difference between a Counsellor and a Social Worker?
Counsellors and social workers aim to help people deal with the challenges they face in their lives.
Due to lack of awareness, many people confuse the roles and find it hard to define them. After all, they both provide human services. There can also[...]
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Studying Mental Health with Mental Health Issues
One in five students suffer from mental health issues. Therefore, some of these students will undoubtedly be included in the 20% of individuals who wish to study mental health as a topic. With so many different courses, emerging research, therapeutic[...]
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Are Counsellors Still Necessary?
The interest in self-therapy has been steadily rising. US-based radio station NPR called it “The Millennial Obsession”.
That’s because this generation is the one that contributes the most to the £7 billion self-care industry. It is also the one[...]
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Ross Kelly: I’ve Completed 4 Counselling Courses
Our guest blogger dreamed of a career in counselling…
Before I studied counselling, I had been unhappy with where I was in my working life. I had some solid jobs in government administration early on, but an unsuccessful business venture in mid-life[...]
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How to become a CBT therapist
In 2017, one in four people in the UK will struggle with a mental health issue.
Anxiety and depression have always affected human beings, but research has revealed that self-harm and suicidal thoughts are on the rise. Mental health in young people[...]
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How to get into counselling
What is counselling?
Counselling is a type of therapy that encourages people to talk about their experiences, problems and feelings in a confidential setting. Clients use counselling to consider their own behaviour from new perspectives and to overcome difficult[...]
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What is cognitive behavioural therapy?
Cognitive behavioural therapy is a type of counselling that helps people to change the way they think and act. It’s a combination of cognitive therapy and behaviour therapy.
This type of therapy can be very effective for people suffering from anxiety[...]
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What are the symptoms of anxiety?
It’s Mental Health Awareness Week, with a focus on relationships.
We’re taking a look at the symptoms of anxiety, what to look out for in our friends and family and what we can do to help.
Symptoms of anxiety include:
Problems sleeping
Restlessness
Dizziness
Irritability
Tense[...]
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What is a reflective practitioner of counselling?
In most professions, reflective practice is the process of reflecting on professional experiences that occur in the job, and learning from them.
It’s also about the approach to the job and being able to see where improvements can be made. This applies[...]
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Ways to improve your listening skills
Listening is a key counselling skill. It is the art of obtaining the information you need from a speaker, whilst encouraging them to open up and share their issues.
“You cannot truly listen to anyone and do something else at the same time.” M.[...]
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