https://www.seedcounselling.co.uk/journal daily 0.75 2023-09-17 https://www.seedcounselling.co.uk/journal/we-repeat-what-we-dont-repair monthly 0.5 2022-05-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5edd3b300cd4933b1b530841/f0ba3558-5f98-405b-84d7-952f2bc38cf5/Werepeatwhatwedon%27trepair.jpg Journal - We repeat what we do not repair. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5edd3b300cd4933b1b530841/1651951048334-BNA978RVJZYFQI5N3UAF/unsplash-image-JD0D-lReHFE.jpg Journal - We repeat what we do not repair. - Because it means we keep getting chances to change and mend. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5edd3b300cd4933b1b530841/42eac352-78a1-41aa-a5cf-0ad3a39c7907/zoe-schaeffer-KPoyPO6iarg-unsplash.jpg Journal - We repeat what we do not repair. - How to challenge and change these patterns? It can be scary to challenge the patterns and it takes a bit of time, commitment and conscious effort. But it can be done. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5edd3b300cd4933b1b530841/26e126da-1fca-40fb-b379-14f726d77d0d/brett-jordan-TMj1c5wlO3k-unsplash.jpg Journal - We repeat what we do not repair. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5edd3b300cd4933b1b530841/1618500275061-7AN7WRJTOQNNIP9YV797/IMG_7848.jpg Journal - We repeat what we do not repair. - I can offer you a safe, non-judgemental, warm space to help you to explore, understand and give voice to your thoughts, feelings, emotions and experiences and to help you understand your patterns and ways of being, and to help you challenge and change ones that no longer serve you. I invite you to get in touch to see how you can empower yourself to create positive change. https://www.seedcounselling.co.uk/journal/winter-wellbeing-mental-health-tips monthly 0.5 2021-12-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5edd3b300cd4933b1b530841/7268bad2-f396-4bff-8178-656aa91a0b59/mara-ket-17yojkc2so4-unsplash.jpg Journal - Winter Wellbeing Mental Health Tips https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5edd3b300cd4933b1b530841/b9d0ab71-a739-4eee-ac1f-7b94f8131e43/timothy-eberly-LHm2nLdtC9g-unsplash.jpg Journal - Winter Wellbeing Mental Health Tips - Symptoms of SAD include: Irritability Feeling depressed and low for most of the day Lack of interest in activities you normally enjoy Problems sleeping Feeling sluggish, tired or like you’ve got no energy Difficulty concentrating Anxiety Changes in weight https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5edd3b300cd4933b1b530841/4c4b56a7-8f21-4a13-abae-353f7ff6c674/fabrice-villard-7__6lSyuYeA-unsplash.jpg Journal - Winter Wellbeing Mental Health Tips - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5edd3b300cd4933b1b530841/742fe09b-3a71-4e14-a0e9-97fb7767083f/rodion-kutsaev-QN2BhLmoUJ0-unsplash.jpg Journal - Winter Wellbeing Mental Health Tips https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5edd3b300cd4933b1b530841/1618500275061-7AN7WRJTOQNNIP9YV797/IMG_7848.jpg Journal - Winter Wellbeing Mental Health Tips - If you feel you would benefit from counselling, I invite you to contact us to arrange a free twenty minute consultation to see how we can help. You don’t have to do it alone. https://www.seedcounselling.co.uk/journal/howdoyouknowifsomeonehasanxiety monthly 0.5 2021-11-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5edd3b300cd4933b1b530841/1634422355700-2RVO1SJW7BD1TE74D0ZO/image-asset.jpeg Journal - How do you know if someone has anxiety? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5edd3b300cd4933b1b530841/1637525607288-KD413KYQSBK93P2G918B/unsplash-image-Ianw4RdVuoo.jpg Journal - How do you know if someone has anxiety? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5edd3b300cd4933b1b530841/1618500275061-7AN7WRJTOQNNIP9YV797/IMG_7848.jpg Journal - How do you know if someone has anxiety? - Anxiety is an area of expertise for me, and something I am passionate about helping people with. If you feel you would benefit from some professional, help I can offer you a safe, non-judgemental, warm space to help you to explore, understand and give voice to your thoughts, feelings, emotions and experiences. You don’t have to do it alone. https://www.seedcounselling.co.uk/journal/whatisanxiety monthly 0.5 2021-12-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5edd3b300cd4933b1b530841/1634417405728-IT5PX9RQ6GR85QFMUD40/anxiety+1 Journal - What is anxiety? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5edd3b300cd4933b1b530841/1634417984068-R1UQZLPQ9IR6OO7G94U1/Anxiety+2 Journal - What is anxiety? - Anxiety becomes a problem when it is ongoing, intense, hard to control or out of proportion to your situation. This is when it can be classified as a disorder. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5edd3b300cd4933b1b530841/1634418699182-6G8TPHMI5F32KIFHF88R/road-trip-with-raj-_cbKur5I60A-unsplash.jpg Journal - What is anxiety? - Make it stand out Physical symptoms: restlessness feeling dizzy or light-headed wobbly legs or pins and needles in your hands and feet muscle tension shortness of breath or hyperventilating heart palpitations (a noticeably strong, fast hammering heartbeat) nausea needing the toilet more or less often sweating headache dry mouth sleep problems panic attacks https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5edd3b300cd4933b1b530841/1634419714617-A4M9QG7C2B7Q5KGUF3AU/Anxiety+3 Journal - What is anxiety? Here is a quick guide of what to look for: Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD)- a pattern of excessive worrying about different issues, feeling anxious or worried for most of the time. This is usually for at least six months. Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD) –where someone feels considerable anxiety in social situations or when performing in front of others, such as in public speaking. Phobias –an overwhelming fear of a specific object, place, situation or feeling. Panic Disorders –sudden panic attacks, intense episodes of heart-banging fear, breathlessness, and dread are experienced. This happens regularly and often for no obvious reason. Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) – anxiety problems after experiencing a very stressful or frightening event. It can include flashbacks and nightmares Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) –recurring unpleasant thoughts (obsessions) and performing certain routines repetitively to relieve anxiety (compulsions) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5edd3b300cd4933b1b530841/1618500275061-7AN7WRJTOQNNIP9YV797/IMG_7848.jpg Journal - What is anxiety? - Anxiety is an area of expertise for me, and something I am passionate about helping people with. If you feel you would benefit from some professional, help I can offer you a safe, non-judgemental, warm space to help you to explore, understand and give voice to your thoughts, feelings, emotions and experiences. You don’t have to do it alone. https://www.seedcounselling.co.uk/journal/masks-in-counselling monthly 0.5 2021-10-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5edd3b300cd4933b1b530841/1627849054521-JZWRG7RGJQR9LNOPZZU8/Masks+and+Covid Journal - Masks in Counselling https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5edd3b300cd4933b1b530841/1627850479717-02I7S6S8H3RLRYDUOZ01/The++different+masks+we+wear Journal - Masks in Counselling - What mask helps you feel okay? Could it be a mask of confidence, of competence, of being good or something else? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5edd3b300cd4933b1b530841/1627853029259-Y83ZVX6QQUYZYLHD6OR7/masks+in+counselling Journal - Masks in Counselling - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5edd3b300cd4933b1b530841/1627849572309-WZHFXOZ23Q5ZW97W9GCJ/masks+in+counselling Journal - Masks in Counselling - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5edd3b300cd4933b1b530841/1618500275061-7AN7WRJTOQNNIP9YV797/IMG_7848.jpg Journal - Masks in Counselling - If removing your mask feels too difficult to do alone, then Seed Counselling can help create a safe environment, where you will be able to lower and eventually take off your mask, to help you breathe freely and deeply as your true self. It may feel scary, but you don’t have to do it alone. https://www.seedcounselling.co.uk/journal/4-breath-techniques-for-stress-relief-58yny monthly 0.5 2021-08-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5edd3b300cd4933b1b530841/1620940282585-OKFFGGEC587USGAAXFBD/Breath+techniques+for+stress Journal - 4 Breath techniques for stress relief https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5edd3b300cd4933b1b530841/1623837201106-R789TTJUR3T89Z3T3WKP/Box+Breath Journal - 4 Breath techniques for stress relief - Make it stand out One of my clients favourite breathing techniques is ‘box breath’ breathing because it is simple and so easy to remember. This is handy, especially when you are in the moment of feeling overwhelmed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5edd3b300cd4933b1b530841/1620941454993-FR82F3O7ILJ03R78Q6ZR/Deep+Breath+technique+for++Stress Journal - 4 Breath techniques for stress relief - Make it stand out For further inspiration on bringing breath work into your life you can look at information from the NHS here https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5edd3b300cd4933b1b530841/1618500275061-7AN7WRJTOQNNIP9YV797/IMG_7848.jpg Journal - 4 Breath techniques for stress relief - I can offer you a safe, non-judgemental, warm space to help you to explore, understand and give voice to your thoughts, feelings, emotions and experiences. I invite you to get in touch to see how you can empower yourself to create positive change. https://www.seedcounselling.co.uk/journal/the-impact-of-coronavirus-and-mental-health-np3p4 monthly 0.5 2021-05-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5edd3b300cd4933b1b530841/1620905564829-OOQ5F6DM152X0GVFWWSX/Covid+and+mental+health Journal - The impact of Coronavirus on mental health https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5edd3b300cd4933b1b530841/1620905818919-2CV7EFNP075YKZ5AJKO5/coronavirus+and+counselling Journal - The impact of Coronavirus on mental health - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5edd3b300cd4933b1b530841/1618500275061-7AN7WRJTOQNNIP9YV797/IMG_7848.jpg Journal - The impact of Coronavirus on mental health - I can offer you a safe, non-judgemental, warm space to help you to explore, understand and give voice to your thoughts, feelings, emotions and experiences. I invite you to get in touch to see how you can empower yourself to create positive change. https://www.seedcounselling.co.uk/journal/ten-ways-to-get-the-most-out-of-counselling monthly 0.5 2021-05-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5edd3b300cd4933b1b530841/1618499852433-LOG8W9B2E5YW5ONV2VVA/how-counselling-can-help-me.jpg Journal - 10 ways to get the most out of counselling and therapy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5edd3b300cd4933b1b530841/1620902131953-WFYJFVY770SH24PY36HB/counselling-services-in-macclesfield.png Journal - 10 ways to get the most out of counselling and therapy. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5edd3b300cd4933b1b530841/1618500275061-7AN7WRJTOQNNIP9YV797/IMG_7848.jpg Journal - 10 ways to get the most out of counselling and therapy. - I can offer you a safe, non-judgemental, warm space to help you to explore, understand and give voice to your thoughts, feelings, emotions and experiences. I invite you to get in touch to see how you can empower yourself to create positive change. https://www.seedcounselling.co.uk/journal/what-is-transactional-analysis-np3p4-bhjdz monthly 0.5 2021-05-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5edd3b300cd4933b1b530841/1620910285437-HP9UGDEJ2TJKSJ88XZ04/What+is+Transactional+Analysis+-+seed+counselling Journal - Counselling spotlight- Transactional Analysis https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5edd3b300cd4933b1b530841/1620910454650-2BMGGIBN2HLQQ7UZ5BJZ/Transactional+Analysis+script Journal - Counselling spotlight- Transactional Analysis - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5edd3b300cd4933b1b530841/1618500275061-7AN7WRJTOQNNIP9YV797/IMG_7848.jpg Journal - Counselling spotlight- Transactional Analysis - If you feel you would benefit from counselling, I invite you to contact us to arrange a free twenty minute consultation to see how we can help. Seed Counselling would also love to hear your questions, comments or feedback on Transactional Analysis. https://www.seedcounselling.co.uk/journal/seeds-and-counselling-g6za8 monthly 0.5 2021-10-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5edd3b300cd4933b1b530841/1620908697398-K0WC6MZ5O6SDRIGO45K7/Welcome+to+Seed+Counselling Journal - Seeds and Counselling https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5edd3b300cd4933b1b530841/1620909090506-AHRR51TGAAHO77UNQ2KC/Seed+Counselling+Growth Journal - Seeds and Counselling - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5edd3b300cd4933b1b530841/1620909532189-RWLNPWRFEWKHDXQB4CWY/Seed+Counselling Journal - Seeds and Counselling - If you would like to find out if Seed Counselling can help you, please contact us here to arrange a free 20 minute phone consultation. https://www.seedcounselling.co.uk/journal/category/counselling monthly 0.5 https://www.seedcounselling.co.uk/journal/category/stress monthly 0.5 https://www.seedcounselling.co.uk/journal/category/metaphor monthly 0.5 https://www.seedcounselling.co.uk/journal/category/mental+health monthly 0.5 https://www.seedcounselling.co.uk/journal/category/seeds monthly 0.5 https://www.seedcounselling.co.uk/journal/category/coronavirus monthly 0.5 https://www.seedcounselling.co.uk/journal/category/tips monthly 0.5 https://www.seedcounselling.co.uk/journal/tag/counselling monthly 0.5 https://www.seedcounselling.co.uk/journal/tag/anxiety monthly 0.5 https://www.seedcounselling.co.uk/journal/tag/metaphor monthly 0.5 https://www.seedcounselling.co.uk/journal/tag/mental+health monthly 0.5 https://www.seedcounselling.co.uk/journal/tag/seeds monthly 0.5 https://www.seedcounselling.co.uk/journal/tag/self-help monthly 0.5 https://www.seedcounselling.co.uk/about-me daily 0.75 2024-01-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5edd3b300cd4933b1b530841/1618502075747-RI7M5GDA7WTCJ79V4ACK/Briony+Seed+Counseller About Me - About me Welcome to Seed Counselling. I am a professionally qualified MBACP counsellor with extensive experience in both the private and charity sectors. Alongside one-to-one counselling, I facilitate wellbeing workshops and have a background as a Counselling Lecturer. I believe in a collaborative approach, working alongside you as a partner in your healing journey. Clients describe me as an excellent listener, warm, unconditionally caring, understanding, and non-judgmental. They also appreciate my empathy, genuineness, patience, perspective and neuro-affirming approach. Friends often highlight my good sense of humour, which I find can be a valuable tool in counselling when appropriate. Just as a seed requires the right conditions to flourish, so do we. I provide a warm, safe space where you can be ablet to trust the work and yourself, and explore and give voice to the thoughts, feelings, and experiences that may be causing distress or impacting your wellbeing. As an integrative counsellor trained in multiple therapeutic approaches, I tailor sessions intuitively to your unique needs and life circumstances. Together, we work to understand your thoughts, feelings, and behaviours, finding pathways through challenges toward your goals and a healthier, happier you. My training includes Person-Centred Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Transactional Analysis, and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). I consider counselling a privileged profession, and I am deeply grateful to support others on their journeys. I am committed to ongoing professional development and supervision to ensure ethical, effective practice. I welcome clients from diverse backgrounds and strive to be approachable and open, creating a space where everyone feels respected and valued. My role is to offer you time and space to feel empowered, fostering acceptance and supporting positive, lasting change. Together, we can work towards your wellbeing with compassion and respect, supporting your growth every step of the way. You don’t have to face your difficulties alone. -Briony Seed https://www.seedcounselling.co.uk/contact daily 0.75 2021-05-29 https://www.seedcounselling.co.uk/home daily 1.0 2024-02-04 https://www.seedcounselling.co.uk/fees daily 0.75 2024-01-29 https://www.seedcounselling.co.uk/how-i-can-help daily 0.75 2024-01-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5edd3b300cd4933b1b530841/bbbe4292-329e-42c6-9884-0aa4994de205/imgg-h9b-jlcv1h1d.png How I Can Help- counselling - Initial consultation. Finding a counsellor you can trust to help you make sense of your concerns is important. I offer an initial free telephone consultation. This is a chance for you to see if I am the right counsellor for you and if you would feel comfortable working with me. It also helps me to understand your issues and how we could work best together. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5edd3b300cd4933b1b530841/1615887241379-4T0TDB8ODMFD26X0M932/how-counselling-can-help-me.jpg How I Can Help- counselling - How Counselling can help Counselling is a talking therapy, where you can connect with and make sense of your feelings and problems in a dependable and confidential space. When facing difficulties in life that are hard to deal with alone, working with a counsellor can help you to overcome these challenges. Counselling has many ways of helping, including: providing perspective to help you see the bigger picture tools to empower yourself to become regulated and feel in control challenging and changing unhelpful and limiting beliefs processing trauma, grief and adversity increasing resilience & self-worth helping you connect back to your true self feel unstuck, and much more. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5edd3b300cd4933b1b530841/eb6cb2f2-c827-4732-8046-f9f84e4ed4e5/seedlings+sunlight.jpg How I Can Help- counselling - Nobody knows you better than you know yourself, even if you can’t connect to that currently. Feelings can be overwhelming to navigate alone, but working with a counsellor can help you regain and connect to who you are and what you want in life. Finding ways to make sense of and cope with the challenges you have faced or are facing can help you to get the best out of your life moving forwards. Are you: Experiencing feelings such as anxiety, depression, overwhelm, anger, shame, guilt, sadness, loneliness? Do you feel a sense of hopelessness? Struggling with low self-esteem? Struggling with negative thought? Feeling stuck or trapped? Withdrawing from things you usually enjoy? Using unhealthy coping mechanisms? Feeling you have lost control? Feeling relationships are strained? Simply needing to talk to someone? If so, counselling can help. We all have within us, the power and freedom to change our own behaviour and thoughts, and how we choose to respond to them. Seed Counselling can help you to achieve this. You don’t have to do this alone. https://www.seedcounselling.co.uk/privacy-policy daily 0.75 2026-06-16 https://www.seedcounselling.co.uk/faqs daily 0.75 2021-04-15 https://www.seedcounselling.co.uk/therapeutic-workshops daily 0.75 2025-01-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5edd3b300cd4933b1b530841/a049d5a7-e509-414f-a801-a7caa4e7e768/SB+logo.jpeg Wellbeing Workshops - Soulful Balance Our Soulful Balance workshops are seasonal and thoughtfully designed to support your journey through periods of change and growth. These workshops typically involve guided reflections, creative exercises, and group discussions to help you reconnect with your inner balance and resilience. While we don’t have current sessions running, we look forward to welcoming you back when the next series begins. These wellness workshops empower you to cultivate balance in your mind, body, and spirit. Our mission is to guide you on a transformative journey towards connecting with your inner strength, embracing your authentic self, and fostering physical and mental wellbeing. We aim to provide enriching experiences where you will learn how to bring balance to your mind, body, and soul. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5edd3b300cd4933b1b530841/1637539048434-1UKX5CRTCPIMBTLLFHGR/unsplash-image-mE5MBZX5sko.jpg Wellbeing Workshops - For further information Soulful Balance https://www.seedcounselling.co.uk/therapeutic-workshops-1 daily 0.75 2024-01-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5edd3b300cd4933b1b530841/95975f37-06cd-4161-b9b7-909e7ff72b10/photo-1597916829826-02e5bb4a54e0.jfif Counselling Workshops (Copy) Seed Counselling is pleased to announce that we will soon be working in collaboration with Sheena Rydings Psychological Therapies to offer Wellbeing Workshops. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5edd3b300cd4933b1b530841/1637539048434-1UKX5CRTCPIMBTLLFHGR/unsplash-image-mE5MBZX5sko.jpg Counselling Workshops (Copy) - For further information CBT | Mysite (sheenarydingstherapy.co.uk) Briony | Counsellor (@seed_counselling) • Instagram photos and videos Sheena Rydings | CBT (@sheenarydings.therapy) • Instagram photos and videos https://www.seedcounselling.co.uk/how-i-can-help-1 daily 0.75 2024-01-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5edd3b300cd4933b1b530841/1614528874181-40UPBFBCDWI54XONPR3Q/priscilla-du-preez-7ilpPBxTavU-unsplash.png How I Can Help (Copy) - Initial consultation. Finding a counsellor you can trust to help you make sense of your concerns is important. I offer an initial free telephone consultation. This is a chance for you to see if I am the right counsellor for you and if you would feel comfortable working with me. It also helps me to understand your issues and how we could work best together. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5edd3b300cd4933b1b530841/1615887241379-4T0TDB8ODMFD26X0M932/how-counselling-can-help-me.jpg How I Can Help (Copy) - How Counselling can help. Counselling is a talking therapy, where you can talk about your feelings and problems in a dependable and confidential space. When facing difficulties in life that are hard to deal with alone, working with a counsellor can help you to overcome these challenges. Depression, anxiety and stress can overwhelms us for example, making life difficult or painful. We can often feel unfulfilled, a sense of hopelessness or stuck. Nobody knows you better than you know yourself, even if you can’t connect to that currently. Feelings can be overwhelming to navigate alone, but working with a counsellor can help you regain and connect to who you are and what you want in life. Finding ways to make sense of and cope with the challenges you have faced or are facing can help you to get the best out of your life moving forwards. Are you: Experiencing feelings such as anxiety, depression, overwhelm, anger, shame, guilt, sadness, loneliness? Do you feel a sense of hopelessness? Struggling with low self-esteem? Struggling with negative thought? Feeling stuck or trapped? Withdrawing from things you usually enjoy? Using unhealthy coping mechanisms? Feeling you have lost control? Feeling relationships are strained? Simply needing to talk to someone? If so, counselling can help. We all have within us, the power and freedom to control our own behaviour and thoughts, and how we choose to respond to them. Seed Counselling can help you to achieve this. You don’t have to do this alone.