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Glister Counselling Provider

Hello! I'm Kerry Quigley, an accredited counsellor with 20+ years' experience. Available weekdays, evenings, and weekends.

I work with a wide range of issues and offer both face-to-face and remote sessions. You can book sessions through my website 🌐 At Glister we promote self-actualization, empower self-growth, improve relationships, and reduce emotional stress. We will work with you collaboratively on whatever is most beneficial and important to you. Together, we will decide upon the best way forward and we will aid you with achieving your goals.

17/04/2026

Life doesn’t move in a straight line.
It rises and falls.

We’re drawn to the highs…
but it’s often the lower moments
that shape us more deeply.

What feels painful
may not be something to push past,
but something to move with,

where something begins to take shape,
understanding deepens,
and something within you strengthens.

And in time,
you begin to see the role it played.

🌿

14/04/2026

Most people don’t realise how quickly this happens.

A moment appears…
and almost instantly, a story follows.

Nothing was explained,
and yet something was understood.

Our experiences, emotions, and the place we’re in at the time
quietly shape what we see…
and what we believe is happening.

Two people can witness the same moment,
and walk away with something entirely different.

Not because the moment changed…
but because each person saw it through their own lens.

And once you begin to notice this,
you don’t just see the moment differently…
you begin to understand yourself more clearly.

🌿

09/04/2026

Every influence attempt, subtle or not, has a moment where you feel it.

• a slight pressure
• a sense of obligation
• a pull to respond in a certain way

That’s your moment.

Where you can pause and choose your response:

• “I can see the pull…”
• “I don’t have to follow it…”
• “I’ll choose how I respond.”

That small pause becomes your anchor.

When you can see it clearly,
you can begin to respond differently.

To learn more about me and my service, visit my website. The link is in my bio! 🌐

07/04/2026

Sometimes it’s not the break itself that matters…
but what we notice within it.

A change in pace can quietly highlight what feels good,
what feels draining,
and what we may have been overlooking.

There’s often information there.
Not something to act on immediately,
but something to gently notice.

What did the long weekend show you?

02/04/2026

In my therapeutic practice, I often work with patterns that can feel repetitive or hard to step out of.

At times, it can feel like you’re moving in circles, revisiting the same thoughts, feelings, or relationship dynamics.

Counselling creates space to slow things down.
To notice, reflect, and begin to make sense of things.

And over time, a sense of self begins to emerge…
something that becomes more steady, more known, and quietly held within you.

To learn more about me and my service, visit my website. The link is in my bio! 🌐

31/03/2026

Struggling with confidence isn’t always about self-esteem.

We’re often told to build confidence.
To feel better about ourselves.
To be more secure.
To believe in who we are.

What if confidence isn’t the starting point?

In my work, I often see something quieter underneath.
A sense of disconnection from self.

It can show up as second-guessing, adapting to others, or needing reassurance.
Or finding it uncomfortable to sit alone without distraction.

Not because something is wrong…
But because connection to self has been lost.

Self-esteem is how we feel about ourselves.
A sense of self is knowing who we are.

And when that becomes clearer, something shifts.

🌿 Decisions feel easier
🌿 Boundaries become clearer
🌿 Relationships feel more balanced

Confidence often grows naturally from there.

If this resonates, I explore this more deeply in my latest blog.
The link is in my bio 🌐

26/03/2026

The clocks move forward.
The days begin to stretch.

And something in us wants to move with it.
To reset.
To change.
To begin again.

But growth doesn’t always look like a big shift.
Sometimes it’s simply noticing where you are…
and choosing your next step with a little more awareness and just a little more care. 🌿

24/03/2026

The Drama Triangle isn’t just a concept.
It’s something you feel.

A pull to fix.
A pull to defend.
A pull to explain yourself.

And before you realise,
you’re caught in their emotional world.

That’s how the pattern works.
Each role pulls for another.
And it can be hard not to get pulled in.

Often, what’s underneath this is an attempt to have emotional needs met in ways that feel familiar,
shaped by past experiences and early conditioning.

Understanding the pattern helps you step outside the dynamic, rather than reacting from within it.

If you’d like to explore these patterns more deeply,
you can book an appointment via the link in my bio 🌿

19/03/2026

I often observe this emotional disconnect between couples in my work as a counsellor.

Men and women can respond very differently to emotional pain.

Women often seek to feel seen and understood.
Men are often conditioned to solve problems and make things better.

When men cannot fix the situation, helplessness can turn into frustration.
And that frustration can easily be misread as not caring.

For many men, the frustration comes from feeling powerless in the face of someone they love being in pain.

In reality, it is often a misfired expression of concern.

If you would like to understand more about these relationship patterns and build stronger emotional connections, you can learn more about my work and book a session via the link in my bio 🌿

17/03/2026

I’ll be honest… I really don’t like the cold.

I admire people who plunge into ice baths, but it’s never been something I’ve been drawn to.

So stepping into –85°C cryotherapy felt like a real challenge.

What surprised me most was that dry cold felt very different to what I expected.
I coped far better than I imagined.

It was a reminder that sometimes stepping beyond our comfort zone can teach us something about ourselves.

Growth often sits just outside what feels familiar. ❄️

12/03/2026

What’s the difference between gaslighting and a healthy disagreement?

In my work as a counsellor, this distinction often becomes very clear over time.

Gaslighting looks like:
• denying something that clearly happened
• dismissing your experience or memory
• telling you that you’re “too sensitive” or imagining things
• repeatedly making you question your own judgement

Healthy disagreement looks like:
• different perspectives being shared
• someone explaining how they saw the situation
• accountability when something has gone wrong
• a conversation that may be uncomfortable but still respectful

One leaves you doubting your own mind.

The other allows space for difference without rewriting your reality.

To learn more about me and my services, visit my website. The link is in my bio! 🌐

05/03/2026

✨ Quick Tip: The Diving Reflex ✨

A client recently shared something surprising.
She finds that holding an ice cube in her hands helps her body settle before sleep.

There’s a physiological reason for this:

❄️ Cold on the hands or face can activate a natural calming response that slows the heart rate and eases stress arousal.
❄️ This can gently help the nervous system move out of ‘high alert’ and towards calm.
❄️ For some people, this gentle reset even supports sleep.

Sometimes the smallest signals create the biggest sense of safety.

For more gentle ways to calm the nervous system, you’ll find me via the link in my bio 🌐

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The Racquets Court, 3 College Street
Newcastle Upon Tyne
NE18JG

Website

http://glister.uk.com/

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