Glister Counselling Provider

Glister Counselling Provider Hello! I'm Kerry Quigley, an accredited counsellor with 20+ years' experience. Available weekdays, evenings, and weekends.

I work with a wide range of issues and offer both face-to-face and remote sessions. You can book sessions through my website 🌐 At Glister we promote self-actualization, empower self-growth, improve relationships, and reduce emotional stress. We will work with you collaboratively on whatever is most beneficial and important to you. Together, we will decide upon the best way forward and we will aid you with achieving your goals.

Often, the answer lies beneath the surface.In my latest blog, I explore:why we can find ourselves drawn to certain peopl...
30/07/2026

Often, the answer lies beneath the surface.

In my latest blog, I explore:

why we can find ourselves drawn to certain people,

why some relationships awaken old hopes, old hurts, and unmet emotional needs,

how the same emotional experiences can repeat across different relationships.

If you have ever wondered why the same feelings seem to keep resurfacing, I hope this offers a different perspective.

You can read the full blog via the link in my bio.

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28/07/2026

My peace doesn’t have to depend on other people’s opinions.

At some point, something quietly shifted.

I began to realise that most people are simply getting on with their own lives. They’re carrying their own worries and making sense of their own experiences. Chances are, they’re simply trying to remember whether they took the chicken out of the freezer this morning!

And when someone does misunderstand me, I know that’s beyond my control.

What I can do is ask myself a much simpler question:

Have I acted in a way that feels true to my values?

If the answer is yes, that has become enough.

The older I get, the more I appreciate just how freeing this is.

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We often tell ourselves to let go before we’ve taken the time to understand what we’re holding onto.When something feels...
23/07/2026

We often tell ourselves to let go before we’ve taken the time to understand what we’re holding onto.

When something feels painful, our first instinct is often to make it go away. We distract ourselves, push it down, or tell ourselves we should be over it by now.

But feelings don’t usually soften because we’ve argued with them or tried to force them away.

They often soften when we become curious enough to ask:

What is this feeling trying to tell me?
What might it need from me?

Perhaps it needs understanding.
Perhaps it needs compassion.
Perhaps it simply needs the space to be acknowledged.

When we stop fighting what we’re feeling, something begins to soften.

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21/07/2026

a moment where nothing is asked of you.

No fixing.
No achieving.
No rushing.

Just allowing yourself to pause.

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There are parts of your life that nobody else gets to see.The thoughts you wrestle with.The losses you carry.The courage...
14/07/2026

There are parts of your life that nobody else gets to see.

The thoughts you wrestle with.
The losses you carry.
The courage it takes to keep moving forward.

Not everything that matters can be seen.

Some of the most important work happens quietly.

And that’s where change often begins.

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09/07/2026

If your future self smiled and gestured, “come this way,” what would it be encouraging you to move towards?

The unknown can feel uncomfortable. Our minds naturally look for guarantees before we move forward. Yet many of the most meaningful changes in life ask us to take a few steps before we can see the whole path.

The future rarely arrives all at once. More often, it unfolds one small step at a time.

You don’t need to know exactly where the path leads.

You only need enough courage to take the next step.

What might your future self be encouraging you to move towards?

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08/07/2026

These statues reminded me of a philosophy that’s been guiding people for over 2,000 years.

The Stoic philosophers believed that while we can’t always control what happens around us, we can choose how we respond.

That doesn’t mean ignoring difficult emotions or pretending everything is okay.

It invites us to recognise the difference between what is within our control and what is not.

Our thoughts.
Our actions.
Our values.
Our next step.

So much of our stress comes from trying to change other people, predict the future, or hold on to things we were never meant to control.

Perhaps peace begins when we let go of that struggle and return our attention back to the one place where we always have influence.

Ourselves.

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What do you love most about summertime?A morning coffee in the garden.The warmth of the sun on your face.Flowers in bloo...
02/07/2026

What do you love most about summertime?

A morning coffee in the garden.
The warmth of the sun on your face.
Flowers in bloom.
Laughter shared with friends.
A walk on a bright evening.

These small moments can so easily pass unnoticed.

Yet they can help us feel more connected to ourselves, to others, and to the life we’re living right now.

Perhaps wellbeing isn’t always about making big changes.

Sometimes it’s about slowing down long enough to notice what is already here.

I’d love to hear about your favourite summer moments in the comments.

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Sometimes the most powerful thing we can do is pause.When stress levels rise, reflection, perspective, and clear decisio...
30/06/2026

Sometimes the most powerful thing we can do is pause.

When stress levels rise, reflection, perspective, and clear decision-making can become harder to access.

In this month’s blog, I explore the connection between breath and emotional regulation, why creating a pause matters, and three of my favourite breathing techniques that I regularly discuss with clients in sessions.

Inside the blog, I also share short guided demonstrations of:
• Humming Breath
• Straw Breathing
• Alternate Nostril Breathing

Sometimes meaningful change begins with creating a little more space.

You can read the full blog via the link in my bio.

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