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Can You Have Courage Without Being Vulnerable? | Vanessa Halliwell Counselling
Can you have courage without being vulnerable? This reflective blog explores how courage and vulnerability are deeply connected and why real emotional strength comes from allowing ourselves to be seen, even when it feels uncomfortable. Discover how counselling can help you find confidence, resilience, and authenticity through gentle self-awareness and emotional honesty.🌿 Find Support Through Counselling
If you’re finding it difficult to be open or to feel brave in your own life, counselling can help you explore these feelings safely and at your own pace.📍 Sessions available in Haslemere and Farnham, Surrey or online
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What Is a Panic Attack? What About an Anxiety Attack — Do They Really Exist?
Understand the difference between anxiety and panic attacks — and how counselling can help you feel calmer, safer, and back in control.
Doom-scrolling: How Losing Ourselves Online Affects Our Wellbeing and Relationships
Do You Lose Hours Online? Have you ever sat down to check your phone for “just a moment” and suddenly realised an hour has disappeared? Many of my clients describe this exact experience. What starts as a quick check turns into endless scrolling, leaving them feeling drained, anxious, and disconnected. This pattern is known as doom-scrolling. It affects: self-esteem anxiety and low mood motivation and energy relationships In this blog, I’ll explain why doom-scrolling happens, how it works like a dopamine thief, and how counselling in Haslemere, Farnham or online can help you break the cycle. What Is Doom-scrolling? Doom-scrolling […]
Why Social Media Makes You Feel Incomplete | Counselling Insights
Why Does Everyone Online Think You’re Missing Something? It’s hard not to notice a familiar, almost predictable message circulating through much of what we see online. Whether it’s wellness advice, motivational quotes, or self-help reels, the implication is always the same: You’re doing life wrong—but don’t worry, I can fix that for you. This message […]
When Love becomes a Cage
Co-dependency in Relationships: What It Is, Why It’s Unhealthy, and How to Break Free ______________________________________________________________________________________________ Introduction: When Love Becomes a Cage Most people want to love and be loved. But sometimes, what looks like love is really a loop—an unhealthy cycle where one person’s needs eclipse everything else. That’s co-dependency. It doesn’t start with bad […]
Breaking the Silence: Supporting Men Through Family and Life Pressures
The Weight of Expectations: A Message to Men Struggling with Family Pressures Life can feel like a relentless balancing act, particularly for men who find themselves juggling multiple roles within their family dynamic. Whether you are the main earner, navigating a strained relationship, managing financial insecurity, or co-parenting children across blended families, the weight of […]
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