​Learn how overthinking fuels stress and anxiety and explore strategies to manage these feelings with counselling support.

It starts as a single thought but quickly grows and before you know it, you’ve created an entire narrative around what could go wrong. Overthinking can sometimes lead to false beliefs about what might happen, which makes the urge to find a solution even more stressful. Many of my clients share that this kind of thinking is exhausting and overwhelming, often making it difficult to focus or make decisions.
When thoughts become tangled, negative patterns creep in, accompanied by irrational thinking and unrealistic fears. In some cases, the stress of facing these fears can lead to behaviours like avoiding the truth or telling small lies, which can create even more anxiety and stress from the fear of being caught.
Counselling offers a safe and supportive environment where clients can explore how these defence mechanisms are often attempts to protect themselves from false beliefs or fears shaped by external pressures or societal norms. In this blog, we'll explore how stress and overthinking work together and how understanding their roots can help you find a way forward and improve your mental-health.

If you've seen my social media posts about trauma and are curious about what trauma-informed care involves, this blog post is for you. As a counsellor specialising in trauma-informed care, I assist clients in comprehending and resolving their past experiences, acknowledging how these experiences affect their current lives.

What is Trauma-Informed Care?
Trauma-informed care is a therapeutic approach that recognises the influence of trauma on an individual’s life and aims to establish a safe environment for healing. This approach involves not only understanding trauma but also validating and addressing the underlying causes of the issues my clients are currently experiencing.

How Trauma-Informed Care Works in My Counselling Practice
In my sessions, trauma-informed care involves several key techniques and principles designed to support and empower clients: