June 05, 2019
Trauma..Shockwaves Through the generations..
Trauma can be passed down This is a favourite subject of mine at the moment, not in a voyeuristic way obviously but the fact that there is healing to be done for someone who has experienced trauma…that is what I find fascinating. I specialise in Adoption, Attachment & Trauma and all 3 are linked. […]
May 12, 2019
Migraine…’widow’
Migraines have been a part of my life for over 20 years, by this I mean that I have had episodes of these types of headaches, sometimes in clusters over a few days but my main reason for them being such as part of my life is that my husband is the one who suffers. […]
April 01, 2019
Surviving..Teens!
Children arrive in different ways; birth, adoption, surrogacy, fostering, step children…Each child is unique, even if the birth parents are the same. We are all born to be …us. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ No child comes with a set of rules for parenting, most of us make it up as we go along. One size definitely does not […]
March 11, 2019
Parents feel exam stress too!
LAURA MORRISSEY COUNSELLING 11 MARCH 20191 This time of year for parents can be as stressful, if not more so than for the people who are actually sitting the exams. This is for many reasons: 1.We want our children to thrive 2.We want them to reach their full potential 3.We did not do as well […]
March 06, 2019
The Eyes of a Dyslexic
I have permission & really wanted to share this piece of writing that my daughter did recently. I hope people read & share to help us all understand how the world looks through the eyes of someone who has quite severe Dyslexia. The Eyes of a Dyslexic By Zoe Morrissey Do you know what […]
February 06, 2019
Sleep!!
This is a video about the my Anxiety Workbook & some feedback that I received. The feedback was that it is empowering & helps people problem solve fro themselves. This is very much the aim of my book & my therapeutic approach. I am giving away 6 copies of th ebook to people who are […]
December 10, 2018
Exercise & Anxiety
Exercise can be a cure for your Anxiety Exercise is vital to keep our minds and bodies healthy. We as human beings, were not designed to sit behind a desk and then go home and sit on the couch. Our bodies are amazing, they self heal, they create new cells, without them we do […]
December 03, 2018
How Education or Work effects Anxiety
Anxiety is becoming more prevalent. In my counselling practice the majority of my clients suffer from anxiety. The effect of anxiety on our systems is cumulative, a bit like repeatedly filling our coffee cup without first rinsing it out from the last time we used it. Anxiety takes hold of us and restricts our lives. […]
November 26, 2018
Home Life & the Anxiety Compass
I designed the Anxiety Compass so that you can evaluate your life, your balance. I have come to realise that our lives need balance in order to make us feel connected with ourselves and with others. This connectivity reduces feelings of isolation and allows us to see our lives as a whole rather than in […]
November 21, 2018
The Anxiety Compass
I am going to share how I developed this model of working. I would sit in the counselling session, some clients talk a lot, some not so much! I have worked in schools and a college for 5 years and you can imagine that some teenagers can be even more extreme at times. I found […]
