Andrea M. Freira Counselling and Psychotherapy

30/07/2022

It’s important not to ignore red flags in dating and new relationships, but do you now what the green flags are? Here are 16 listed by mindbodygreen, and shared by the Gottman Institute- check them out!

No. 1: They listen well.

14/03/2022

Of all the great things that therapy can offer, one of them is the therapeutic relationship, but therapeutic relationships don’t have to be limited to the confines of the therapy room.

19/12/2021

A Christmas, and forever gift to the Inner Child 💝

27/11/2021

The past cannot be changed, but we can look ahead and start again, and again…as many times as it takes till we get it right for ourselves.

03/07/2021

Episode two of our six-part Summer Sister Series on "The Gifts of Imperfection," with my sisters, Ashley and Barrett, dropped today.

In this episode, we start with Guidepost #1: Cultivating Authenticity and Letting Go of What People Think and move into Guidepost #2: Cultivating Self-Compassion and Letting Go of Perfectionism. Practicing authenticity — and yes, it is a daily practice — is really connected to boundary work, so we admit the individual fears we each experience when setting boundaries.

We also talk about perfectionism as a process addiction, and how our imperfections are not inadequacies, but instead they’re reminders that we’re all in this together. spoti.fi/UnlockingUs

03/07/2021

STRESS. It's one of the biggest influences in our day to day lives.

Our new Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) course uses meditation & mindfulness training to help you gain clarity about the options & opportunities available to you & to manage your symptoms. Held online, our MBSR Tutor Lesley will guide you through the learning and practice.

You can find out more on our website and we have placed a sample meditation practice for you to try too.

https://www.nottinghamcounsellingcentre.org.uk/mindfulness

01/07/2021

Childline has launched the Report Remove tool to help young people remove n**e images of themselves from the internet.

The Report Remove tool can be used by any young person under 18 to report a n**e image or video of themselves that’s appeared online. The Internet Watch Foundation then review these reports, and work to have the content removed if it breaks the law.

https://www.childline.org.uk/info-advice/bullying-abuse-safety/online-mobile-safety/remove-n**e-image-shared-online/