The Fountain Therapy Trust
LOW COST COUNSELLING IN SOUTHWEST LONDON, SURREY & ONLINE
Using boundaries to create better relationships
Having recently been on holiday and re-discovered there’s more to Monday mornings than team meetings, I returned refreshed and swore blind I wouldn’t settle back into bad habits. Instead, I’d find ways to complete my duties without dutifully going without. Before my break I was showing up to work in body, but my mind was […]
Christmas is for children – are you one of them?
It’s a cold winter’s evening, the streets are filled with sparkling lights and the shops are stacked with gifts. The season of giving is here and something’s stirring within me – but it’s not a good feeling. In fact, my finger tips are trembling, my lips are quivering and I feel tense. A silent ‘Hulk’ […]
Considering the Assisted Dying Bill with compassion
It’s clear that the assisted dying bill is a deeply sensitive and complex topic that deserves our utmost compassion and understanding. Our role as therapists is to offer a safe and supportive space for individuals to explore their feelings and concerns without judgement or bias. When approaching the assisted dying bill from a therapeutic perspective, […]
Why improving your self-esteem matters
I was confident on my understanding of self-confidence, until a friend asked how it differs from self-belief and self-esteem. Are they interchangeable, or are there distinct things we can learn from their meanings to help us grow? As with all good mental health concepts there are overlaps, as demonstrated in the Cambridge Dictionary’s definitions: Self-belief […]
Why counselling can help, whatever challenge you face
The mental health conversation may be more prevalent than ever before but, despite our Instagram feeds regularly promoting self-care tips, attachment style checklists and emotion wheels, many continue to believe they don’t qualify for talking therapy – assuming you must be in crisis to pursue it. We convince ourselves we’re overreacting, someone else needs the […]