Stephen McFarland Inspired Counselling

Stephen McFarland Inspired Counselling Through counselling with me I will walk your journey with you to find inner peace, confidence and courage, to face the dark places in your life. Stephen.

Integrative Counselling with psychodynamic at its core, incorporating mindfulness, if you wish, for my clients wellbeing. Make peace with the past in your mind, to live in peace in this moment, and look forward with confidence. I will walk beside you and give you 100% in each session, it is the way I am. Mindfulness is incorporated if you wish, to enable you to sit with your feelings, and in time, watch the feelings you do not want drift away. Counselling with me allows you to take time out from this crazy and fast paced world, to sit and think, cry, shout, whatever you need to do, in a discreet, safe, confidential, warm and friendly environment. Everything we do will be at your pace, and your style, for you. Thank you for taking the time to read about my counselling style, and I hope to hear from you soon.

09/11/2025

I am rough round the edges, personally, physically, spiritually and mentally. You will notice this when you come to work on your inner world with me. But this actually helps us go to the deeper parts of you, to heal, delete, regain, remold, remake, whatever we need to do.

Therefore starting next year I am delving deeper into your inner world, even though I already see amazing results in my clients. Some clients are still here, alive, some clients are living successfully in life and business/work.

A lot of clients have had babies with their partners because they became a better version of themselves, more caring, loving, which initiated change in their partners and they fell in love again, abd well, I'll not explain here, babies arrived. ๐Ÿค™๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ˜‚

With my experience of baby and child loss, the other side of life appeared, deep, dark, lonely, stuck grief, but coming to therapy has helped notice the loss, and find a way to move forward, always carrying this child with them, as we never want to forget our lost little lives. ๐ŸŒน๐Ÿ’–๐Ÿ’™

But, as with a universe in the sky, we have inside us, a hugh amount of neurons, endocrines, nerves, and much more that holds memories, not just our brain in the head, but throughout our body.

So coming in the new year I'll be on here helping explain a little bit more, and as we can understand and put into practice more through metaphors, i'll be using all sorts to help y'all.

So, because I'm rough round the edges, we don't need to be perfect, we just need to heal, grow, improve, bit by bit, however we choose to do that.

See you soon, Stephen



www.inspiredcounsellingservices.co.uk

04/11/2025

Part 2 of 2 part quest from the beautiful Gortin Glen.

Following on from yesterdays video, ( watch it first) it is important to then CHOOSE what you fill that hole, void, space, with. If you do not choose, it will be filled for you with probably more negative things.

So in this video, it was a very warm summer day in high 20ยฐ,

So you could imagine yourself standing or sitting in this waterfall, feeling the refreshing, cool, clear, water, just washing over you, cleansing you.

With the space from whatever you let go of yesterday, what are you choosing to replace it, them, there, with?

It doesn't need to be replaced instantly, you could enjoy the day in this cool water feeling lighter from yesterday.

What might a new goal be?

What might be one step closer to this goal?

Isn't it a blessing the neurons in our brain are able to be rewired!!

Find out more in therapy with me.

Stephen

www.inspiredcounsellingservices.co.uk

03/11/2025

Part 1 of a 2 part quest from Gortin Glen, Tyrone.

This is a 2 parter, with the 2nd part tomorrow. It takes both parts to make this therapy work.

For today, when you watch this beautiful Tyrone stream flowing past.
Imagine throwing into the stream something or someone that you no longer want, need, feel trapped by whatever.
An emotion, feeling, negative pattern, addiction, or even a person, a place, a job, a school, whatever comes to mind.
Just imagine it bobbling down the stream and away....
You could even close your eyes and just listen to it being washed away....

For today just focus on whatever cand to mind being washed away in this summer stream.

Feel and notice what that would be like to be rid of 'it'.

Tomorrow comes part 2 of your quest....

Y'all come back now, ya hear?

To be continued....

02/11/2025

For this video...
Just notice what you feel,
What do you notice,
Does it bring back any memories,
Can you smell anything watching it.

Our unconscious is always adding in thoughts, feelings, things that others may not see, feel, hear, smell, etc.

Counselling is a great little place to be able to bring them things into your conscious awareness, and understand them, and let them go if needed.

www.inspiredcounsellingservices.co.uk

๐Ÿ”‘Have you been thinking about counselling with me? ๐Ÿ”‘Online booking now available, and I have recently opened up a few mo...
31/10/2025

๐Ÿ”‘Have you been thinking about counselling with me?

๐Ÿ”‘Online booking now available, and I have recently opened up a few more spaces, so now is the time.

๐Ÿ”‘Get it sorted and we will get started working towards your new future ASAP.

๐Ÿ”‘See you soon ๐Ÿ˜€

30/10/2025

Hey good people, and the rest of us lol
I have been told many times, bring the videos back, so here is the 1st of many coming your way. ๐Ÿ˜

White rocks beach, Portrush.

Just take a moment to slow down your breathing, let your shoulders drop, unclench your jaw or fists, allow your body to relax.
Then watch it again in that relaxed way.

Now remember how your body feels relaxed, then throughout your day, check in with yourself, and try to slowly move back to that relaxed body again.

www.inspiredcounsellingservices.co.uk

This guy is so modest, but i guess that is why his book has sold over 10 million copies!! A reminder in this world that ...
18/10/2025

This guy is so modest, but i guess that is why his book has sold over 10 million copies!!

A reminder in this world that we can be our messy selves, like he is, like I am, and help others by being honest, in a cruel, false, selfish world.

This is along the entrance to the carpark behind my counselling office. Very bright and welcoming.
10/10/2025

This is along the entrance to the carpark behind my counselling office. Very bright and welcoming.

Just imagine a world were we managed to do this for each other.
29/09/2025

Just imagine a world were we managed to do this for each other.

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Counselling with me allows you to take time out from this crazy and fast paced world, to sit and think, cry, shout, whatever you need to do, in a discreet, safe, confidential, warm and friendly environment. Everything we do will be at your pace, and your style, for you.

Counselling with me is integrative counselling with psychodynamic techniques at its core. Make peace with the past in your mind, to live in peace in this moment, and look forward with confidence. I will walk beside you and give you 100% in each session, it is the way I am. Mindfulness is incorporated if you wish, to enable you to sit with your feelings, and in time, watch the feelings you do not want drift away. I have many clients in my private practice, from 11 years old to elderly, with different issues, different religions, different cultural backgrounds, from different countries, and we have either worked long term (over 1 year), or short term (6 weeks), depending on their reason for coming to counselling. Two clients are never the same so therapy is tailored to your individual need.

I have experience as a counsellor in a school setting for over 3 years with 11yr olds up to 18 yr olds. I have also worked in an adults homeless hostel for 3 years. Both of theses settings have included clients with mental health issues, alcohol addictions, drug addictions, both illegal and prescription related, su***de, self harm, bullying, gambling addictions, depression, anxiety, panic attacks, grief, trauma and much more.

At my counselling room in Cullybackey, there is regular bus routes, and the train station is only 5-7 minutes walking distance away, which makes it extremely accessible from Derry/Londonderry, Belfast or wherever you wish to come from. Thank you for taking the time to read about my counselling style, and I hope to hear from you soon. Stephen.