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Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD)
We all feel anxious from time to time – it’s a natural response to stress, uncertainty, or danger. But what happens when that feeling doesn’t go away? When you wake up already feeling on edge, or your thoughts keep spiralling, even though nothing obvious is wrong? Many people experience anxiety without a clear cause. It…
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When Your Child Struggles with Their Mental Health: How to Support Without Losing Yourself
Watching your child struggle with their mental health can be one of the most painful experiences as a parent. Whether they’re a young child showing signs of anxiety, a teenager navigating overwhelming emotions, or a grown adult facing their own inner battles, it can feel deeply personal, frightening, and at times, utterly exhausting. You want…
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You Don’t Have to Be Falling Apart to Go to Therapy
When we think about therapy, it’s easy to picture someone at breaking point, someone going through a crisis, battling trauma, or barely holding things together. And while therapy is a vital support during life’s darkest moments, it’s also so much more than that. Therapy isn’t just for when everything’s falling apart. It’s for when things…
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Why Relationships Can Trigger Old Wounds – And What To Do About It
It’s one of the more confusing things we experience as humans: you’re in a relationship – maybe romantic, maybe a friendship – and something small happens, but it hits you like a tidal wave. A comment. A look. A cancelled plan. Suddenly, you feel hurt, rejected, angry, or deeply anxious… and you’re not quite sure…
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Why You’re Not ‘Too Emotional’ – Understanding Your Feelings Without Shame
Have you ever been told you’re too sensitive, too emotional, or that you overreact? Maybe it was in the heat of a disagreement, or maybe it was said in passing – but it stuck with you. It’s something I hear often in the therapy room: people carrying shame for simply feeling deeply. Let’s clear something…
Bridget Jenkins Counselling 