The Garden Rooms Therapy

21/11/2025

This message popped up today on my feed, and I appreciated it. Hopefully it’ll mean something to someone else today too.

Wishing you a gentle Friday 💚

10/11/2025

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07/11/2025

‘There is a crack, a crack in everything. That’s how the light gets in’

Leonard Cohen

Perfection is an illusion. It is through our imperfection that light, hope and understanding can come in. Flaws and cracks are not to be hidden, but rather the very places where grace, wisdom and beauty can be revealed and enter.

I hope you can be gentle with any imperfections today 💚

03/11/2025

Be a first class plum…💚

27/10/2025

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24/10/2025

I scanned the national news this morning, and couldn’t find one piece of uplifting or hopeful reporting. When information we receive is out of balance, it can feel really harmful, on a day to day basis.

I then opened up this week’s Positive News edition, and read about the revolutionary eye ‘implant’ trial, which has enabled people with untreatable age-related macular degeneration to see. (Shiela is beyond excited to be able to start to read again, which is a joy to read).

I also saw people out helping the shop owners in Hassocks High street on Monday, during the torrential downpours, and the messages of thought and concern for the businesses affected once again.

Knowing things like this are going on in the world really helps me feel more optimistic about life on a big scale. I hope you get an opportunity to see some of the good stuff this weekend. 💚

20/10/2025

Another reminder that our bodies often know what to do, if we can trust them 💚

18/10/2025

I am a warm and empathic qualified Integrative Psychotherapist (BACP registered), offering clients a welcoming space to explore difficult feelings without judgement, and with the aim to bring about positive change, through counselling.
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Our therapeutic relationship will be honest, and most importantly, equal. I will not be an expert on you, telling you what you should do, and neither will I be a passive counsellor who remains distanced. Instead, I will walk alongside you, offering empathy, insight and unconditional positive regard.

Making the initial decision to seek out counselling can be a challenge, and thereafter, finding the right person for you even more so. I am happy to answer any questions you may have, with no obligation, and if it feels right, you are welcome to make contact to arrange an initial meeting, with no charge.

17/10/2025

The simple reminders are sometimes so helpful, I think. Hopefully you can squeeze a walk in this weekend 💚 💚

13/10/2025

My cat demonstrating that ‘It’s difficult to be brave in the world, without at least one small safe space to work through our fears and falls’

💚 Wishing you a gentle Monday 💚

10/10/2025

It’s World 💚 Mental Health Day 💚 today - and this year’s focus is on overwhelm, particularly recognising the impact that repeated and intense coverage of global crisies and conflict can have on us.

We are very rarely offered much of the ‘other’, to balance this out and allow us to feel hopeful. I have been subscribing to Positive News for a while now, a weekly email that shares what has ‘gone right’ in the week. It covers anything from medical advances, environmental progress, and generally good people doing good things. I’m unable to add a link to the website, but just look up ‘Positive News’ if you’d like this hopefulness delivered to your inbox weekly too - and it’s free.

10/10/2025

It’s World 💚 Mental Health Day 💚 today - and this year’s focus is on overwhelm, particularly recognising the impact that repeated and intense coverage of global crisies and conflict can have on us.

We are very rarely offered much of the ‘other’, to balance this out and allow us to feel hopeful. I have been subscribing to Positive News for a while now, a weekly email that shares what has ‘gone right’ in the week. It covers anything from medical advances, environmental progress, and generally good people doing good things. I’m adding the link below, in case you’d like this hopefulness delivered to your inbox weekly too - and it’s free.

Positive News is the first media organisation in the world dedicated to quality, independent reporting about what’s going right