Quiet Mind Counselling

05/11/2025

How to Practice the EMDR Blue Smoke Technique to calm the nervous system🌪

1. Close eyes, breathe normally

2. Inhale slowly and deeply, imagining that you are breathing in a calm, clean, clear blue colour

3. Exhale slowly and completely, imagining that you are breathing out any stress, tension, or pain as a dark blue smoke. As you exhale, focus on letting go of these negative feelings.

4. Repeat: Continue this cycle for several minutes, with each breath in bringing in more calm blue, and each breath out expelling more dark smoke, until your entire body feels filled with the calm blue colour and the dark smoke is gone.

30/10/2025

Simply put EMDR is a psychological technique that can help the mind/ body process and heal from distressing events. It allows us to address past difficulties in a safe manner and change the feeling and thinking around these events, so they are no longer as intense and ultimately lose their impact.

One of the major benefits from EMDR techniques is learning body-based tools. These help to rebalance the nervous system and achieve behavioural goals which are challenging to meet.

If this approach could be helpful for you, please get in contact with Quiet Mind Counselling.

22/10/2025

Open to interpretation ❤️

13/10/2025

23/09/2025

Self Care, it can seem like an easy idea, but often difficult to practice! Tip...What advice would you give to a loved one? try to apply this to yourself 🥰

19/09/2025

Happy friday! if you have the chance to relax this weekend, let the nervous system take a break from running around ❤️

10/09/2025

Today is World Su***de Prevention Day. It’s a reminder that every life matters, and that reaching out—even in the smallest way—can make a difference. Many people carry silent struggles, and sometimes just being heard, seen, and understood can start the healing journey. If you are finding things difficult, please know you are not alone ❤

Some signs of depression and despair can be:
Persistent sadness, emptiness, or hopelessness
Loss of interest or pleasure and motivation
Feeling worthless, guilty, or ashamed
Increased irritability, frustration, or anger
Difficulty concentrating, making decisions, or remembering things
Feeling trapped or that things will never get better

Please reach out ❤❤
Call Lifeline Number 24/7 free confidential line on 0808 808 8000 or Samaritans on 116 123.
Talk to a family member, a friend, a trusted individual in your community, GP.

05/09/2025

September often brings a gentle reminder that change is part of life. As the seasons shift, the days grow cooler, and routines settle after summer, many people notice a mix of emotions — a sense of renewal, but sometimes also uncertainty or heaviness. These transitions can feel both exciting and overwhelming. It can help to pause, acknowledge how you’re feeling, and give yourself permission to adjust at your own pace. Just as nature shifts gradually, we too can ease into change with kindness and self-compassion.