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Therapy isn't about having all the answers...Sometimes it's just about finding a place where it's okay to look a little ...
21/08/2026

Therapy isn't about having all the answers...

Sometimes it's just about finding a place where it's okay to look a little upside down. 🐱💚

Moonlight's Therapy TalesHad a client today who spent most of the session telling me how much better they were getting a...
19/08/2026

Moonlight's Therapy Tales

Had a client today who spent most of the session telling me how much better they were getting at setting boundaries.

I was very proud. At the end, I said: "So, what are you going to do differently this week?"

They looked me straight in the eye and said: "I'm going to stop explaining myself when I say no."

Excellent. Growth. Progress. Then I asked if they'd like to book another appointment. They said: "No."

I waited. They said nothing else. Excuse me. I appear to have counselled myself out of a client. THE SYSTEM WORKS. 😳

– Moonlight
Counsellor. Boundary advocate. Slightly regretting my own advice.

Moonlight's Therapy Tales Had a client today who told me they were exhausted.I asked, "When was the last time you actual...
19/08/2026

Moonlight's Therapy Tales

Had a client today who told me they were exhausted.
I asked, "When was the last time you actually rested?"

They said, "Well, I sat down on Sunday, but then I remembered the washing needed doing, so I put that on. Then I cleaned the kitchen, replied to some emails, did the food shop and—"

I said, "No. I mean RESTED."

They looked confused.

So I decided some psychoeducation was required. I climbed onto my chair, got comfortable and demonstrated. No washing. No emails. No guilt. No "just one more thing."

Unfortunately, the demonstration was so successful that I fell asleep halfway through the session. Apparently this is called a boundary violation. I call it modelling healthy behaviour.

We'll discuss it in supervision. After my nap.

– Moonlight
Associate Counsellor & Rest Specialist

Sometimes you need to look up…On our recent trip to France, we finally got to see the Eiffel Tower. It's one of those p...
15/08/2026

Sometimes you need to look up…

On our recent trip to France, we finally got to see the Eiffel Tower. It's one of those places you've seen hundreds of times in photographs, films and books — but standing there and seeing it in real life felt completely different.

And, naturally, my counsellor brain couldn't just admire the view without finding a metaphor in it. 😂

We spend so much of life looking at what's immediately in front of us — the next job, the next worry, the next thing that needs sorting. Sometimes we forget to look up. To notice where we are. To appreciate how far we've already travelled. And to have those little moments of “Wow… I'm actually here.”

Life doesn't have to be perfect for us to enjoy the view.
Although admittedly, some views make it easier.

Your counsellor is ready for your session.She's person-centred.She's non-judgemental.*She's an excellent listener.*She i...
14/08/2026

Your counsellor is ready for your session.

She's person-centred.

She's non-judgemental.*

She's an excellent listener.

*She is actually quite judgemental.

Remembering more than a moment in history.During our time in Normandy, we visited the Winston Churchill Centre and Gold ...
13/08/2026

Remembering more than a moment in history.

During our time in Normandy, we visited the Winston Churchill Centre and Gold Beach. Standing in places like this feels very different from reading about them in a history book.

You can look out towards the sea and try to imagine what it must have been like for the people who arrived on these shores — the fear, uncertainty, courage and sheer scale of what was happening around them.

But something I've found myself thinking about throughout our visits to Normandy is what happened afterwards.

For those who survived, life didn't simply return to normal when the fighting ended. People went home carrying memories, grief and experiences that many would rarely, if ever, speak about.

We understand so much more about trauma now, but generations before us were often expected to simply get on with life.

Places like Gold Beach don't just remind us of extraordinary courage. They remind us that behind history were ordinary human beings, experiencing extraordinary things.

And it's important that their stories continue to be remembered.

Snowy's Therapy TalesI had a client today who said:"I think I need to stop worrying so much about what other people thin...
12/08/2026

Snowy's Therapy Tales

I had a client today who said:

"I think I need to stop worrying so much about what other people think of me."

I said, "Absolutely. Look at me. I'm sitting on a shoe rack "

They said, " But people might judge me."

I said, "People judge me. Apparently I'm not meant to sit on the shoes. Yet here I am. Thriving. On the shoes."

We talked about confidence, authenticity and learning to trust yourself.

Then I knocked a trainer onto the floor and refused to discuss it further.

Excellent session.

- Snowy.
Associate Counsellor. Boundary enthusiast. Shoe specialist.

Some places make history feel very real. During our trip through France, we visited the Juno Beach Centre in Normandy,...
11/08/2026

Some places make history feel very real. During our trip through France, we visited the Juno Beach Centre in Normandy, and this was one of those places that stayed with me.

Seeing name after name — real people, with families, hopes and lives beyond the few words recorded beside them — is difficult to put into perspective.

We often learn about the Second World War through dates, battles and statistics. But standing somewhere like this reminds you that behind every number was a person.

Young men who were frightened. Families waiting at home. People experiencing things most of us can barely imagine.

And the effects of war didn't simply disappear when people returned home. Trauma, grief and loss travelled home too, often at a time when people were expected to simply carry on.

Visiting Normandy has made me think a lot about the human stories behind the history we know.

We remember what they did. It's important that we remember what they carried, too.

When everyone else has switched off… but your brain is still on duty 👀We spotted this little guy keeping watch while the...
10/08/2026

When everyone else has switched off… but your brain is still on duty 👀

We spotted this little guy keeping watch while the rest of his family had a nap.

Everyone else: safe, cosy, snoozing. Him: “Absolutely not. Someone needs to remain vigilant.” 👀

And I couldn't help thinking… there are humans who know this feeling rather well. When you've spent a long time needing to be alert — watching people's moods, anticipating what might happen next, noticing every change in tone — it can be surprisingly difficult to switch that part of you off.

Even when things are calm. Even when you're safe.
Even when everyone around you seems perfectly capable of having a nap.

Sometimes your nervous system is still sitting upright like this little meerkat thinking: “Don't worry everyone. I've got this shift.”

Hopefully someone relieved him of duty eventually. ❤️

On our recent trip to France, we visited Dunkirk.Standing here, surrounded by rows of crosses, was incredibly moving. It...
08/08/2026

On our recent trip to France, we visited Dunkirk.

Standing here, surrounded by rows of crosses, was incredibly moving. It's one thing to learn about war in books, films and history lessons. It's another to stand somewhere that holds the stories of real people who never got to go home.

It made me think about how much people can carry with them — grief, fear, loss, memories, experiences that change them forever.

And also about resilience. About people continuing through things they never imagined they'd have to face.

Sometimes we think being strong means being unaffected. Perhaps strength is being affected, being changed, carrying the scars — and continuing anyway.

A very humbling part of our trip to France.

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