Garden Shed Counselling

17/02/2026

Another epic marble run built today. It was almost as tall as me, and I'm nearly 6ft 🫣😁❤️

14/02/2026

First blue sky in weeks, and what better way to celebrate that than making suncatchers. This beautiful unicorn was painted by my young client this morning. I can't wait to see what it looks like when it has dried. ❤️🦄

04/02/2026

Exploring anxiety with a young client today, who finds it difficult to talk about his emotions. Instead of talking, and without prompts, he drew these on the whiteboard to show me how he often feels in school - wants to hide, may not listen and may rest his head on the desk when overwhelmed and/or shutdown. Amazing 😀

29/01/2026

New book.
This is a lovely book by Sarah Dillon Author and Therapeutic Parenting Consultant.
Beautifully written and illustrated for children who have experienced trauma.
It has already been used in the Garden Shed, and not just with children. ❤️

28/01/2026

Did you know a group of flamingos is called a flamboyance?
I'm going to be more flamingo 🦩🦩🦩

20/01/2026

Crafts aren't just for the young clients. Anyone can have a good.
I love these cute elephants made by a young adult today.

17/01/2026

I love the creativity of my youngest clients when it comes to making worry monsters. Meet Hatty, the first worry monster to be created in the Garden Shed to have a pouch and a baby called Pompom.
🤖 ❤️ 😍

14/01/2026

I am looking forward to adding this book to my collection. ❤️

A book for parents and therapists to use with children who have experienced early life trauma and fragmentation of self.

14/01/2026

I got these beautiful lego flowers from one of my young clients at Christmas. I have saved them to build with him, which we did today. Lego is important to him, so saving it to build with him was important to me. It helped us to reconnect after a long break, helped him regulate after a difficult few days. We shared an interest together, I was able to compliment him on such a beautiful gift, which release the chemicals in our bodies that help us feel good. Counselling isn't always about talking about the difficult things, it can be doing something clients enjoy, complete a project and remind us that small goals can feel just as good as reaching a big goal.

09/01/2026

It's a snow day 🌨 ❄️. It's warm and cosy in the Garden Shed, and there is plenty of hot chocolate. I'm here for those that can make it, but then my commute is a few steps out of my back door. 😉😁

07/01/2026

Today my client decided to build a marble run. I love marble runs. There is so much involved in constructing one. Problem solving, disappointment when they don't work, excitement when they do, frustration when things don't go the way you plan, the sound the marbles make as they make the way down. So many different emotions, and lots of fun. 😁

06/01/2026

Devasted. Having been number 2 buyer of these Haribo packs in the East Midlands for two years in a row, I have dropped to number 5 😕.
Come on kids (and adults), we need to do better 😉 🤣