McCready Counselling & Therapy

06/09/2026

The physical impact of grieving can be unexpected. Usual everyday activities such as getting up in the morning, going to work, or even talking to friends can feel like a huge effort.

16/08/2026

“To be alive at all is to have scars.”

— John Steinbeck

28/07/2026

"Loneliness does not come from having no people about one, but from being unable to communicate the things that seem important to oneself, or from holding certain views which others find inadmissible." ~ Carl Jung

06/07/2026

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18/06/2026

What it's like to be a therapist...

04/06/2026

'Awareness is the greatest agent for change' ~ Eckhart Tolle

Quite often the work of psychotherapy is the uncovering of the hidden strands that contribute to our feelings and behaviours - making links between past experiences and present experiencing. It is this greater awareness and understanding of ourselves, with compassion, that can empower us to change our present.

18/05/2026

Not every thought deserves your attention, even if it sounds convincing. Notice it and let it go

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30/04/2026

14/04/2026

'Grief is like a long valley, a winding valley where any bend may reveal a totally new landscape.' ~ C.S. Lewis

24/03/2026

"We ruminate on regrets twice as much as we savour joy. The antidote: pause for 20 seconds to let the good sink in." ~ Julia Samuel