Marica Binns -Calderdale Counselling

14/11/2025

A personal message from me to you..
The time has come to close my psychotherapy practice and carousel gently into retirement with gratitude.
I hit a ‘significant’ age this week and after a therapeutic career of 25yrs, I’ve made the decision to become a lady of leisure.
May I take this opportunity to thank every one of you who has followed my page for the last seven years. Your comments and messages have been a delight.
For those of you who have undergone therapy with me, I especially thank you for the trust you placed in me to guide you at your most vulnerable time.
I’ll be closing this page down shortly.
So friends… Please do strive to live a fulfilling life and find goodness in all your experiences if you can. Listen to your body, heed warnings about your health and especially pay attention to your brain when it becomes tired and overworked.
Follow your heart, live with purpose and allow warmth to guide your soul - always.
Peace is always beautiful so don’t let yours be determined by other people’s behaviour. Even on your darkest days, do try to imagine a time, in the future where you’ll feel brighter. Always have rebellious hope.
There’s a wonderful old saying “Stay close to the radiators (that’s the people that warm you) and stay away from the drains (that’s the people that drain you and drag you down.) It took me many decades to practice this!
As for me…. I may be retiring from work but not from life. I’ll now have more time to listen to music, watch great movies and spend precious time with Adrian, my family and friends.
So here’s me- signing off.
Loads of love.
Ma**ca ### 🥰😘

11/11/2025

There are those people (we all know them) who struggle to communicate effectively. These are the folk that think every serious expression is an argument!
You’ll also know those folk who can’t take accountability so think every convo is an attack!
Eventually you’ll shut down because it takes too much effort to explain yourself because, after all, it will always be your problem and your fault.
A right ole’ pisser….. 🤦‍♀️

09/11/2025

Oh how I agree!

07/11/2025

04/11/2025

When you see intimacy with your partner as a type of connection… when they don’t give you that intimacy it can be devastating.
You need to make sure your s e x u a l compatabity is on the same level as your emotional connection.
A good relationship will struggle to survive one without the other.

29/10/2025

When you’ve lived within toxicity for long enough, it’s easy to ‘normalise’ the madness.
It’s begins to feel acceptable because it’s becoming your norm.
That’s a dangerous place to be.
Take heed, and try step away if you can.

23/10/2025

TIME is your most expensive currency. Spending years with the wrong person or in the wrong job is your biggest loss. Learn to value your time more than money.
If they don't appreciate you, they don't deserve you. Always stand up for being valued!

22/10/2025

It’s my belief that taking your own life is preventable, but not selfish. Su***de is normally brought on by clinical depression but can be caused by other mental conditions. The final symptom for most is to collapse under the unbearable weight of their troubles, pain or circumstances. It sure is a tragedy but sadly, the only way out for some.
If you've never been close to that edge try not to judge what you can’t understand.

21/10/2025

So many of us are struggling daily with anxiety. The world is a difficult and hard place to reside at times. There are more anxious people milling around in your world than you’d ever imagine. You think it’s just you…. You’re weak, scared and too full of emotion? Believe me, that’s not the case.
You’ll pass 100 people on the street this week who feel like you do. We just have to figure it out how best to suppress it and find a way of living that’s not dictated by our anxieties.
Don’t overdo it. Set small, realistic goals rather than facing huge tasks all at once if you can. Talk through your feelings with someone you trust.
Be kind to yourself. ❤️

18/10/2025

Self respect comes before love.
If you don’t value yourself, others won’t either. Lowering your standards in order to keep hold of someone will invariably lead to low self-esteem, anxiety and regret.