Bernadette Dean Counselling

Bernadette Dean Counselling Welcome, Are you struggling with anxiety, low self esteem, relationships? Feel free to PM me

Ive recently dyed my hair pink đź’— For a moment, I had a familiar thoughtWhat are people going to think?It made me smile b...
22/06/2026

Ive recently dyed my hair pink đź’—

For a moment, I had a familiar thought
What are people going to think?

It made me smile because years ago that question could have stopped me from doing something that simply made me happyđź’—.

Do you ever find yourself worrying about what other people think of you?

Maybe it affects what you wear, what you say, the choices you make, or even whether you allow yourself to be your true self.

One valuable thing therapy has taught me over the years is this..

Other people are allowed their own opinions and I don't have to agree or disagree with them. I can simply let them have their thoughts and move on with my day.

That doesn't mean I never notice what people think. It means I no longer have to carry their opinions around as though they are facts about me.

Imagine what life could feel like if you weren't constantly second guessing yourself or living according to someone else's expectations.

If this resonates with you, perhaps it's time to explore where those fears came from and gently begin to let them go.

Would you like to start building your confidence, become more comfortable being unapologetically you?

If so how does September sound to you?
My contact details are
[email protected]
07587753795
Message via messenger

đź’—You deserve to live your life not the version you think other people expect of you.đź’—

Picture is
The top of my head,roots dyed pink with a kitchen in the background

Have you been thinking about starting therapy but not quite ready yet?I am now taking bookings for initial consultations...
14/06/2026

Have you been thinking about starting therapy but not quite ready yet?

I am now taking bookings for initial consultations, ready to begin your therapy journey in September.

An initial consultation will give us the opportunity to explore what brings you to counselling, discuss how I work, and see whether we're the right fit to work together, and any other questions you might want to ask.

Feel free to get in touch to book your consultation or ask any questions.
[email protected]
07587753759

One of the things I value in my counselling practice is the option to be flexibile.Not everyone needs the same amount of...
10/06/2026

One of the things I value in my counselling practice is the option to be flexibile.
Not everyone needs the same amount of time, and what feels right for one person may not feel right for another.
That's why I offer an initial consultation where together we can explore your needs and decide on a session length that feels most comfortable and beneficial for you.

I currently offer
30-minute sessions 60-minute sessions 90-minute sessions

Whether you're looking for focused support, regular therapeutic work, or a little extra space to explore things in more depth, we can create an approach that works for you and your circumstances.

Counselling definitely isn't one size fits all. Together we'll find what fits best.
Feel free to get in touch if you'd like to arrange an initial consultation.

[email protected]
07587753795

01/06/2026

Are you starting Another Diet on a Monday?
It's Monday morning. The weekend is over, is the guilt has creeping in, and once again you're promising yourself that this time will be different?

Are you tired of feeling like you've failed every diet you've ever tried?

Tired of starting over, chasing the next plan, cutting things out, and wondering why it never seems to last?
What if the problem isn't you?
What if you're simply exhausted from years of dieting messages telling you that your worth is linked to your weight, your food choices, and your ability to control your body?
I get it im someone who spent many years as a dedicated dieter myself, and now as a trained therapist experienced in disordered eating, I understand just how deeply these messages can become embedded in our lives.
Together, we can gently explore where these "Monday diet" rules came from, how diet culture shaped your beliefs about food and your body, and the impact these messages have had on your self-esteem, confidence, and relationship with yourself.

The goal isn't another diet.
The goal is finding a calmer, more comfortable relationship with food, your body, and yourself.
Because life is too short to spend every Monday starting over , feeling like a failure each time!

This version is warm, reflective, and positions your experience as both personal and professional.
If this sounds like your experience and you are fed up with yourself give me a message as I have 2 spaces available to work together on a 121 basis.

[email protected]
07587753795

Picture of me sat on a rock looking out into a clear calm space ahead of me.
This is how i feel knowing i will never diet again 🥰

This year i've had a significant birthday where I’ve found myself deeply reflecting on change, not just around me, but ...
21/05/2026

This year i've had a significant birthday where I’ve found myself deeply reflecting on change, not just around me, but within me too.
Who am I now?
What parts of me have grown, softened, healed, or been left behind?

Age can bring so many questions about our identity, our body, our appearance, our purpose, and our meaning in life.
It can leave us feeling lost between who we were and who we are becoming.

Have you found yourself struggling with age?
Has your confidence packed its bags and left you behind?
Do you find yourself criticising your looks, your body?
Are you feeling lost about your sense of self?
Are you questioning who you are now and what you want from life moving forward?
You do not have to carry those questions alone!

Counselling can give you the space to untangle your thoughts, reconnect with yourself, and help to begin understanding who you truly beneath the pressures, expectations, and changes life brings.

If these are relatable to you and you would like to to explore and lean into yourself and grow a sense of understanding and compassion I have 2 spaces available
Pm via messenger
Watts app or call 07587753795
Email [email protected] 🤍

Pic of me celebrating my 50th birthday 🎂

A little insight into my world 24 years ago today, my partner and the dad to my children, Darren died.At the time, I tur...
24/04/2026

A little insight into my world
24 years ago today, my partner and the dad to my children, Darren died.
At the time, I turned to Cruse Bereavement Support, and it made such a difference to us . I felt heard, supported, and not so alone in our grief.

Now, I’m a Cruse Bereavement Support Worker myself.

It’s my way of giving back, helping my own healing, and keeping Darren’s memory alive through supporting others.
It also supports me in my counselling work, deepening my understanding of grief and how I hold space for others through it.
If you’ve experienced a bereavement, I’d love to know
What’s helped you in your grief?
How do you honour your loved one’s memory? 🤍

For years, I was told “you’ve got no rhythm” “you can’t dance.”Somewhere along the way, I stopped questioning it. I bel...
01/04/2026

For years, I was told “you’ve got no rhythm” “you can’t dance.”
Somewhere along the way, I stopped questioning it. I believed it.
It wasn’t a belief I chose, it was one that was given to me, and I absorbed it as truth.

However recently, I started dance classes & something is shifting.
The rhythm isn’t quite there yet but something more important is happening the belief that I can’t is fading.

I’m beginning to see that I was never incapable. I had simply lost confidence after carrying someone else’s words for too long.

Now as my confidence builds on the dance floor, I trust that the rhythm will come.

It’s made me reflect
Have you ever been told you can’t do something and taken it as truth?
Where did that belief come from?
And more importantly is it still true now?

In counselling, together we can gently explore the origins of these beliefs, question them, and begin to loosen their hold. Because so often, what we think is “who we are” is actually something we’ve been taught to believe. Beliefs can change!

Just like I’m learning in dance.I’m not incapable.
I’m learning. I’m growing. I’m finding my rhythm again.
And you can too!

There’s something powerful about emotional memory.Today, without planning it, I felt a strong pull to introduce myself a...
24/02/2026

There’s something powerful about emotional memory.
Today, without planning it, I felt a strong pull to introduce myself again, as I looked through my page I realised it’s exactly one year since I last did this.

We know from neuroscience that the body stores emotional experiences not just as thoughts, but as felt sensations, patterns, impulses. Dates, seasons, even light and temperature can act as implicit triggers. Sometimes we don’t consciously remember but our nervous system does.
Was it coincidence?

Was it because I’ve been quiet for a while?

Or did something in me register, “It’s time again”?

I’m curious, do you ever find yourself doing things unconsciously on the same dates each year? Reaching out, pulling back, feeling reflective, restless, tender?
Emotional memory is subtle. Sometimes it just nudges.
I’d love to know if you’ve noticed this in yourself emotionally or physically.

If you would like to explore this more I have availability to do this with you, I can be contacted via messenger, watts app or email
[email protected]
07587753795

As we move into the New Year, I’ve noticed something that feels hard to ignore.In just the last week, I’ve heard the wor...
31/12/2025

As we move into the New Year, I’ve noticed something that feels hard to ignore.
In just the last week, I’ve heard the word diet at least 10 times this is only in conversations with friends never mind adverts, social media. It’s everywhere.

For many people, this time of year brings a quiet (or not so-quiet) pressure
to shrink, to control, to “be good”, to conform to ideas about bodies, food, and worth.

Are you’re feeling worn down by diet culture?
Do you feel obliged to constantly justify what you eat, how you look, or why you don’t want to diet?

If part of you longs for a gentler relationship with your body
I wonder what it might be like to make friends with your body instead?

As an experienced therapist working with disordered eating, I support people to explore and untangle the messages they’ve inherited about food, body shape, and weight,often messages that were never chosen, yet deeply absorbed.

You don’t have to do this alone.
I have availability to be alongside you, at your pace, as you make sense of your relationship with food and your body, and move towards something more compassionate and sustainable that fits your believes .
If this resonates, you’re very welcome to get in touch.
There is no pressure to change, only space to understand yourself.

Call, text or watts app
07587753795
Email
[email protected]
Messenger via Facebook

As i was thinking about Grief week and the theme of Growing with Grief I thought it would be an opportunity to share To...
04/12/2025

As i was thinking about Grief week and the theme of Growing with Grief I thought it would be an opportunity to share

Tonkin’s Model of Grief which is one of the ways to explain how we can grow with loss.
It shows that grief doesn’t disappear, shrink, or fade away completely.
In fact the grief stays the same size.

What changes is us.

Over time, our life can slowly grow around the grief.
We build new experiences, new coping skills, new layers of understanding and meaning.
The grief is still there ,because the love is still there , but it becomes part of a bigger, fuller life rather than taking up all the space.

Some days it feels as big as ever.
Other days, we notice we have more room to breathe around it.
There’s no right timing. No straight line. No expectations.

It’s simply the gentle truth that
We don’t get over grief we grow around it.

If you’re finding it hard to make space around your own grief, I can help you explore that growth at your own pace.

You can message me through messenger or
Email [email protected]
Watts app,text or call 07587753795

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