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Breaking the Silence: Why We Struggle to Talk About Grief and How Counselling Can Help You Navigate Loss
British culture's emotional restraint makes grief conversations difficult, leaving bereaved people isolated. This post explores why we struggle with loss discussions and how grief counselling provides safe space for all emotions. Learn about complicated grief, inner child work with loss, practical coping strategies, and therapeutic approaches. Grief isn't about recovery but integration - carrying love forward while learning to live with absence.
Vicki Miller
Jul 319 min read


Healing and Building Secure Attachments in Adoptive Families: A Journey of Hope and Restoration
This concluding post explores how adoptive families can heal attachment wounds and build secure relationships through therapeutic approaches, practical strategies, and patient understanding. It emphasises that healing is possible at any age and provides hope for families struggling with attachment challenges, highlighting the transformative power of love and professional support.
Vicki Miller
Jul 297 min read


The Long-Term Effects of Childhood Neglect on Adult Life: When the Past Lives in the Present
This post examines how childhood neglect creates lasting effects in adult life, affecting relationships, emotional wellbeing, career choices, and physical health. It explores patterns like trust issues, people-pleasing, and emotional dysregulation while emphasising that healing is possible through therapeutic intervention and inner child work at any age.
Vicki Miller
Jul 247 min read


Is My Teenager Making Excuses or Do They Really Have Mental Health Problems?
Many parents struggle to distinguish between genuine mental health problems and excuse-making in teenagers. This comprehensive guide explains why avoidance itself is a mental health warning sign and provides practical strategies for supporting teens while maintaining appropriate boundaries and expectations.
Vicki Miller
Jul 219 min read


Attachment Issues in Adopted Children: Understanding the Roots and Long-Term Impact
his post examines attachment issues in adopted children, exploring how disrupted early relationships create lasting patterns affecting trust, emotional regulation, and future relationships. It explains different attachment styles, their manifestations, and the long-term implications while emphasising hope for healing through understanding and therapeutic support.
Vicki Miller
Jul 176 min read


Post-COVID Mental Health: Why Young People Are Still Struggling and What Parents Can Do
Four years after COVID-19, young people's mental health problems have nearly doubled, with lasting impacts on anxiety, depression, and emotional wellbeing. This comprehensive guide helps parents understand why their children are still struggling and provides practical strategies for supporting their recovery and emotional healing.
Vicki Miller
Jul 148 min read


Understanding Developmental Challenges in Adopted Children: Recognising the Hidden Impact of Early Experiences
This post explores how early neglect and trauma create developmental challenges in adopted children, affecting their behaviour, emotions, and wellbeing. It examines the hidden roots of these difficulties, how they manifest in daily life, and emphasises the importance of trauma-informed understanding for healing and growth in adoptive families.
Vicki Miller
Jul 125 min read


Finding Calm in the Storm: How to Navigate Anxiety with Practical Tips and Therapeutic Support
Anxiety can feel overwhelming, but you're not alone. This post explores practical daily techniques like breathing exercises and grounding methods, alongside therapeutic approaches including inner child work and thought pattern recognition. Learn when to seek professional anxiety counselling support and how therapy can address root causes. Remember, healing takes time and compassion - every small step towards managing anxiety matters on your journey to emotional wellbeing.
Vicki Miller
Jul 124 min read


What Really Happens in Therapy (Hint: It's Nothing Like What You See on TV)
Professional counsellor reveals what really happens in therapy sessions, contrasting authentic therapeutic practice with misleading TV and movie portrayals. Real therapy involves collaboration, time, professional boundaries, and gradual progress - not dramatic breakthroughs or inappropriate relationships seen on screen.
Vicki Miller
Jun 266 min read


Why Your Inner Child Holds the Key to Healing Adult Anxiety | Inner Child Therapy
Explore how unresolved childhood experiences create adult anxiety and learn practical inner child healing techniques. Discover why connecting with your inner child through therapeutic approaches like letter writing and self-compassion can provide lasting relief from anxiety symptoms and emotional overwhelm.
Vicki Miller
Jun 235 min read


The Hidden Signs of Childhood Trauma in Adult Relationships | Emotional Healing
Have you ever found yourself repeating the same patterns in relationships, wondering why you always seem to attract the wrong people or...
Vicki Miller
Jun 234 min read


Understanding Emotional Therapeutic Counselling: A Gentle Path to Healing
Life has a way of throwing curveballs at us, doesn't it? Whether you're struggling with anxiety that seems to come from nowhere, feeling...
Vicki Miller
Jun 224 min read
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