Solas Counselling

28/11/2025

✨ Last Weekend Before December ✨

If you’re feeling tired, emotional, overwhelmed, or just a bit “off”… you’re not alone.
This weekend always lands differently.

When the year starts to wind down, your nervous system stops running on adrenaline and finally tells the truth:
• the tension you’ve held
• the emotions you pushed through
• the loneliness that crept in
• the stress you carried quietly
• the masks you wore to cope

It all shows up now — not because you’re breaking, but because your body finally feels safe enough to speak.

This is the part of the year where people think they’re “failing”… when actually, they’re unravelling in the best possible way.
A soft exhale.
A tiny wobble.
A reminder that you’re human.

If things feel heavy, you don’t have to wait until January.

On Thursday 12th December, at The Hive in Airdrie, I’m offering:

✨ Free 20-minute face-to-face sessions
✨ A space to ask questions about counselling
✨ A small wellness gift
✨ Two half-price sessions if taken before 31st January

If you’ve been thinking about support, clarity, or just a safe space to breathe… this might be the moment.
Gentle steps. Not big leaps.
Your nervous system will thank you.

27/11/2025

✨ Your Nervous System Isn’t Dramatic, It’s Communicating ✨

Some days you feel steady. Other days your heart races, your stomach tightens, or your throat pulls in.

Nothing’s wrong with you.
Your body is simply delivering information.

When you stop fighting the signals and start listening to them, everything shifts.
That’s where self-trust grows, not from silence, but from understanding your own inner language.

Be gentle with yourself today. You’re not “too much.” You’re finally hearing the truth beneath the noise.

26/11/2025

🧁✨ The Sponge Muffin of Self-Worth ✨🧁

I often describe self-worth like a little sponge muffin — simple, sweet, and surprisingly wise.

The sponge is the life you craft from the inside out.
It rises because you tend to it with love, steadiness, and devotion.
Your resilience, your routines, your gentle showing-up — that’s what helps it lift.

Not someone else’s approval.
Not someone else’s attention.
Not someone else’s behaviour.

Just you.

The icing is the magic you add to your own world —
the gym sessions that clear your mind,
the yoga that brings you home,
the friendships that nourish you,
the moments you choose yourself on purpose.

These are the things that make life sweeter because you give them to you — not because anyone else decides you deserve them.

And then there’s the cherry on top.
Love. Appreciation. Compliments.
Beautiful when they arrive, but never the source of the sweetness.
Your muffin is already whole, already complete, already enough.

Because your worth isn’t something to be handed to you.
It’s something you bake, rise into, and embody.

A cherry is lovely.
But you — as you are — are already delicious.

🧁✨

25/11/2025

Being a woman in private practice means trusting your gut.

This week reminded me how important it is to honour the subtle “off” feelings we get, even when nothing dramatic is happening on the surface.

Sometimes a client enquiry comes through that feels unsettling.

Sometimes a message lands wrong in the body.

Sometimes our intuition whispers “this isn’t safe for me.”

And that is enough.

As therapists, we have a right and a responsibility to decline work that doesn’t feel ethically or energetically safe.

We don’t have to justify it.
We don’t have to override ourselves.
We don’t have to explain our boundaries.

Women learn early to scan for risk.
Our bodies are wise.
Our instincts are information.

This week, I honoured mine.
And I’m proud of that.

If you’ve ever doubted your own internal “no,” consider this your reminder:
You’re allowed to trust it.
Your safety matters.
Your intuition matters.
Your boundaries matter

24/11/2025

I have availability in Ayr for clients. My working hours are 12.30-9pm Mondays and Tuesdays.

21/11/2025

As we move into the darker weeks of the year, many people feel the weight of it — emotionally, mentally, and energetically.
And often we tell ourselves, I’ll deal with it in January… I’ll start fresh in the new year…

But the truth is: you don’t need to wait.
Support is allowed now. Rest is allowed now. You are allowed to take up space now.

On Friday 12th December, I’ll be at The Hive in Airdrie offering:
✨ A free 20-minute face-to-face session
✨ A chance to ask anything you’d like to know about counselling
✨ Space to explore how you’re really doing
✨ A free wellness gift
✨ And a voucher for two half-price sessions if taken before 31st January

If you’ve been thinking about counselling, feeling the strain of the season, or simply wanting to understand yourself a little better — this is a gentle, no-pressure way to begin.

You’re so welcome to pop in.
And if no one has told you today: you matter, and support is here for you. 🤍✨

20/11/2025

18/11/2025

18/11/2025

I’m delighted to say I’ll be at The Hive’s Magical Christmas Celebration on Friday 12th December, 11am–1pm, offering a little moment of calm in the middle of the festive madness.

At my Solas Counselling Wellness Stall, you’ll be able to:
🌟 Enjoy a free 20-minute counselling taster session, a chance to pause, breathe and speak to someone who’s fully there for you.
🌟 Take home a free wellness gift, created to support grounding + emotional ease.
🌟 Pick up a voucher for two half-price sessions, valid until 31st January 2026.
Perfect if you want to start the new year with support already in place.

This is a lovely chance to:
✨ Meet the Hive community
✨ Explore local services
✨ Treat yourself to something nurturing and meaningful

No need to book — just come along, say hello, and let yourself be supported. 💛
See you on Friday 12th at The Hive, Airdrie.

18/11/2025

National Princess Day 👑
And here’s Marly… absolutely certain she deserves royal treatment at all times.
Honestly? She’s not wrong.
A little comfort, a little softness, a little “I deserve nice things” energy never hurt anyone.

👑 How are you giving yourself princess treatment today?

17/11/2025

It’s officially Xmas in Ayr as my good friends and I went to the Christmas light switch on last night!

Today it’s an easy one at work so I decided to give myself the afternoon off for some Xmas shopping.

14/11/2025

Lately I’ve been reminded how powerful it is simply to have someone sit with you, really listen, and help you make sense of what’s going on inside.

For so many people, taking that first step into counselling can feel scary, overwhelming, or like “I’ll do it when things get worse.”

But you don’t have to wait until you’re at breaking point.

I now have availability in Ayr, Airdrie, and online, and if you’ve been wondering whether therapy might help, you’re welcome to start with a free consultation call.

It’s a gentle, no-pressure space where you can:
• Get a feel for what it’s like to work with me
• Ask questions about counselling
• Talk about what’s been heavy or confusing
• See if we’re the right fit

Sometimes that first conversation is the moment something inside you finally exhales.

If you feel the nudge, message me to book your free call on 07719455114 🤍

You deserve support that meets you where you are, with compassion, clarity, and no judgement. 🤍