Jacob’s Ladder Counselling Services

21/05/2026

12/04/2025

“We were meant to live life to the fullest. But for men who have lost their souls, the moments of escape, relief, or validation from p**n become a substitute for the life Christ offers.
“Awhile back my son and I spent the day snowmobiling a ten-thousand feet elevation in Breckenridge, Colorado. Our time together was filled with high-speed, adrenaline-pumping adventure.
At day's end I turned to my son, gave him a high five, and said.
"Now, this is living!"
"This is living!" he replied.
Where in your life do you say, "This is living!"? If you don't have something in your life that regularly inspires adventure, risk, and passion, beware. Because if you don't, you will seek the counterfeit.”

Michael John Cusick
“Surfing for God”

17/03/2025

"He who knows no hardships will know no hardihood. He who faces no calamity will need no courage. Mysterious though it is, the characteristics in human nature which we love best grow in a soil with a strong mixture of troubles.”
Harry Emerson Fosdick

11/10/2024

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01/10/2024

The Joy of Working with Hands.

“The stress-and anxiety-relieving aspects of working with our hands have been documented. According to Psychology Today, "Research has shown that hand activity from knitting to woodworking to growing vegetables or chopping them are useful for decreasing stress, relieving anxiety, and modifying depression ... Functioning hands also foster a flow in the mind that leads to spontaneous joyful, creative thought. Peak moments occur as one putters, ponders and daydreams." What's more, one online publication noted that "Doctors in the 19th century would prescribe knitting to anxiety-ridden women. Without knowing the exact neuroscience behind it, they did know that knitting somehow relaxed these patients." In a very real sense, working with our hands relieves the mind.”

Rebekah Lyons
Rhythms Of Renewal: Trading Stress And Anxiety For A Life Of Peace and Purpose

18/07/2024

29/06/2024

If you are experiencing anxiety, stress or an overwhelming sadness, and even may appear to have it altogether on the outside, but inside you have a growing disillusionment with life. If this is you, then you’ve come to the right place. I enjoy working with people to improve their emotional health and to move forward by finding solutions to life's daily challenges. I work across a diverse range of difficulties including loneliness, anxiety, stress, burnout and various mood-disorders.

My desire and ability to help others is born out of my own lived experience with domestic violence, anxiety and burnout. Additionally, I have over 30 years' life experience as a professional worker and over 35 years of marriage, which I believe has also equipped me with many practical insights on coping with life.

I believe that listening well (without judgement) and the developing of a strong therapeutic relationship is fundamental to moving forward, so don't hesitate to reach out and we can start working together on getting you back on a better path for living life.

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