Crescent Counselling Therapy

01/20/2026

How we speak to ourselves matters! What switch can you try today?

Rephrasing is important

01/20/2026

We grow and heal when we choose to respond differently - which one of these will you choose today?

12/25/2025

Wishing love and kindness for all this holiday season. ✨

Try sending love and compassion to yourself this holiday season. Whether you are enjoying yourself or navigating this seasons challenges.

No matter what you're feeling, take a moment to pause and offer yourself the same kindness you'd give to a dear friend. When things are difficult it may express itself as compassion, and when things are going well it may be expressed as gratitude.

12/22/2025

Thinking of everyone who is managing grief this holiday season. ✨
(thanks to .clinical.psychologist for the illustration)

Growing Around Grief is a model created by grief counselor Dr. Lois Tonkin. Tonkin came up with the model after speaking to a client about the death of their child. The woman told Tonkin that at first grief filled every part of her life. She drew a picture with a circle to represent her life and shading to indicate her grief. It was all-consuming.⁠
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She had thought that as time went by the grief would shrink and become a much smaller part of her life. But what happened was different. The grief stayed just as big, but her life grew around it. There were times where she felt the grief as intensely as when her child first died. But there were other times where she felt she lived her life in the space outside the circle.⁠
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This view of grief does not tell someone that their grief will go away in time. You will never be "over it." It acknowledges that there will be some days where you feel grief as strongly as you did when the person first died. But there will also be days when you are able to move on with other parts of your life.⁠
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The "growing around grief" model shows how we can still grieve the loss of our loved one while carrying on with our own lives. It shows that we can grow a new life which includes the loss.⁠

🎨 Art by creative.clinical.psychologist on Instagram
✍️ Words by Cruse Bereavement Support

11/06/2025

How does resentment show up in your life? Is it time to take responsibility and reclaim your power?

10/06/2025

Some sources of grief you may not have considered…💙

Feeling heavy lately? Aside from the seasons change, world headlines and stressors, these may be some overlooked experiences…

08/27/2025

We’re halfway through the week and if the best news you’ve gotten has been Taylor Swift’s engagement, take a moment to breathe and review these distress tolerance skills! 🫂

07/09/2025

Healing ❤️‍🩹

07/06/2025

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06/12/2025

Finding closure within yourself = healing ❤️‍🩹

06/07/2025

05/16/2025

Does your inner critic jump in when you are stressed? Notice this and take a moment to show yourself some kindness - your nervous system will thank you!

May is Mental Health Awareness Month, a reminder to take a moment for ourselves when stress strikes. Our natural threat response can often lead to fight (self-criticism), flight (isolation), and freeze (rumination). But self-compassion offers a powerful antidote, helping us downregulate these responses and cultivate peace within.

By practicing kindness, mindfulness, and connecting with our shared humanity, we activate our care system (the tend and befriend response), reducing stress and fostering resilience.

Research shows that this shift into self-compassion can lower cortisol levels and increase heart rate variability, making us less defensive and more balanced.

This month, let’s prioritize mental well-being and show ourselves the kindness we need. Take a pause, place your hand on your heart, and remind yourself that you are worthy of care and compassion.