by Gwilym Roberts | 21st Apr 2020 | top tips
Self awareness is vital. I think most of us want to know ourselves a bit better. There are many selves to know! There’s the me that I’m aware of, the me that I am not aware of, the me I present to the world; this me changes for my audience. There’s me that is...
by Gwilym Roberts | 16th Apr 2020 | top tips
Being cooped up with our nearest and dearest for so long leads inevitably to tensions and differences in the ways we usually communicate. It’s not just our partners, some of us are sharing lock-down with lots of folk and some of us are alone, communicating...
by Gwilym Roberts | 7th Apr 2020 | top tips
Back in early March, when the world was not mad, I was lucky enough to work with children and young people. What I love about counselling children is often the immediacy of change and willingness to try new things. They are amazingly adaptive to new information. It...
by Gwilym Roberts | 2nd Apr 2020 | top tips
We’re entering a prolonged period of lock-down weirdness. It’s affecting everyone. Currently being unapologetically can-do, I feel lucky that I’m able to notice and articulate these things for me and I thought I’d try to write it down for me and you. My initial...
by Gwilym Roberts | 30th Mar 2020 | top tips
Yes I’m a counsellor and help others with their emotions but I too am human and I know that one of my mental health defences is to ‘cope’. I’m always the one with the plan, the one who can be depended on to be ultimately responsible. It’s my comfort blanket,...
by Gwilym Roberts | 25th Mar 2020 | top tips
Are you feeling weird? I am! Wise words here in this counselling video from Gonzo. https://youtu.be/UTiTPVaHveE Remember there’s lots of on-line support around if you make time to notice it.
