Mental Health

Everyone has mental health -

sometimes we just need a hand to manage our thoughts and feelings

Clients

Many mental health conditions benefit from counselling support.

Cognitive behavioural therapy skills are extremely useful for helping clients to manage many aspects of their condition. However, I use a variety of theoretical frameworks, depending on the individual client needs.

I have experience working with:

Obsessive compulsive disorder
Aspergers
Bipolar disorder
Borderline personality disorder
Anxiety
Post traumatic stress disorder
Anxiety
Depressed mood
Eating disorder

I take G.P and psychiatric referrals and I am registered with private healthcare providers.

Relatives

Relatives of loved ones, that suffer from any mental illness, can become very depressed and low in mood when they live with those who have many difficult mood variations, or difficult behaviours. Counselling support for relatives can make a huge difference to:

Managing difficult emotions ...anger, irritability, frustration
Finding new ways of communicating with the suffer
Learn more about the condition and what would be helpful
Having someone to confide in
Managing their fears and hopes for the future
Exploring how they could start to live a full and happy life, whilst supporting someone they love that lives with mental illness.

Post Partam Psychosis

here is a brief insight into the condition that causes some new mothers, to be unable to manage their emotions and their life. This can put them at risk and the also the child. Help is available - and it is important that partners and relatives,help them seek help wherever possible.

Symptoms of postpartum psychosis can include:

Delusions or strange beliefs
Hallucinations (seeing or hearing things that aren't there)
Feeling very irritated
Hyperactivity
Decreased need for or inability to sleep
Paranoia and suspiciousness
Rapid mood swings
Difficulty communicating at times

Huffingtonpost. postpartum-psychosis-bbc-documentary link

PP Facebook support group link

Bipolar Disorder

Emily Maguire, who talks openly about her life as a Bipolar disorder sufferer, wrote a powerful song around the importance of not giving up when relationships don't work out, and life seems to result in the same old disappointments. How support, love and a helping hand - can give you the strength to 'start over again'…

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