Locus Counselling

05/03/2026

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When your child comes out as transgender, it can feel like the ground shifts beneath your feet.

You may feel love.
You may feel fear.
You may feel confusion.
You may feel protective.
You may feel all of it at once.

And that’s okay.

What matters most in that moment isn’t that you have all the answers.

What matters most is that your child knows they are safe with you.

We created “When Your Child Comes Out As Trans: A Guide for Parents” because so many families need a steady place to land — a place rooted in love, not panic… in learning, not shame.

This guide will help you:

• Understand basic terms and definitions
• Know what to say (and what not to say)
• Process your own emotions in healthy ways
• Learn practical ways to support your child
• Find trusted resources

You don’t have to know everything right away.

But your love and your willingness to learn can make all the difference in your child’s life — and sometimes, it can literally save it.

If you or someone you love is walking this road, we made this for you.

Together, we can change the world.

💙🩷🤍🩷💙

The link to download the guide is in the comments.

04/03/2026

Have you noticed the decline in youth services across the UK? ❓❔❓❔

If you live in Dorset, chances are you've had contact with a youth club or service either as a member or a parent/carer of a member. Many of our own staff attended youth clubs as young people and have seen the noticeable decline of these services for today's young people.

If you have a minute or two, please complete the linked survey (scan the QR code or click the link in the comments) to help shape vital youth clubs and services across Dorset. 💖💖💖

04/03/2026

Yes J. Mike Fields self abandonment is exactly what we had to do to survive. We have to prize attachment and belonging above being our authentic selves at so many points throughout our lives. Undoing that process is difficult.

Step 1 - notice when we have fawned or moved away from prioritising, expressing, or meeting our own needs unintentionally. Notice how that feels and lean into it.

Step 2 - observe what happened and how you feel, lean into it including any sensations you feel or felt upon noticing this.

3. Compassion - offer yourself compassion as this is a hard habit to break which requires conscious awareness and effort to change.

4. Set a boundary or a subsequent intention - you are allowed to change your mind. What might you do or say differently if it happens again. How can this need be met legitimately? What can you offer yourself instead?

02/03/2026

What matters to you most in Poole???

MP Neil Duncan-Jordan has asked for YOUR opinion on Poole's priorities, any response will help guide and shape the future of the town and its residents! Scan the QR code or use the link below to have your say!

🌐 www.neilforpoole.co.uk/positive-about-poole

01/03/2026

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Neurodivergent adults often feel like they’re just cosplaying as adults…

like we’re wearing the clothes, paying the bills, making the appointments… but never quite feeling like we’ve actually “become” adults. Just pretending convincingly enough that no one notices.

This should come as a surprise to no one: the feeling of “faking” being an adult can often be attributed to differences/deficits in executive functioning.

Executive functioning is the set of skills that help us:
▪️plan and prioritize
▪️start and finish tasks
▪️manage time and money
▪️regulate emotions
▪️remember what needs to be done and when
▪️shift between tasks

In other words, executive functioning is most of what society means when it talks about “adulting.”

ADHD, down syndrome, autism, dyslexia and other conditions that impact cognition typically involve differences in executive functioning.

The effort required of neurodivergent adults to be able to maintain employment, relationships, and functioning households can stay very visible and very manual - none of these processes become automatic.

That can create the constant feeling of:
“I should have this figured out by now.”
“Everyone else makes this look easier.”
“Any minute, someone is going to realize I don’t actually know what I’m doing.”

On top of that, many neurodivergent people retain interests that don’t match what society expects at a certain age…
cartoons, toys, fandoms, or niche hobbies.

Our interests don’t automatically fade in adulthood…and frankly, why should they?

But when adulthood is framed as being serious, efficient, and socially conventional, having visible joy or “childlike” interests can deepen the sense of being an overgrown kid who somehow got access to adult responsibilities.

So the result is this strange in-between space, often being functionally capable but internally feeling like you’re still faking it.

So my message to you as a 28 year old “real” adult is this:

You’re not doing adulthood “wrong.”

You’re doing adulthood with an operating system that requires more conscious effort, more support, and more permission to exist outside expectations.

And that still counts as being a grown-up. 🖤

01/03/2026

At Space Youth Project, our aim has always been to support young people who are or may be LGBT+, and empower them to have positive self-esteem, know they are supported, have a sense of community, and to overcome issues caused or intensified by prejudice.

Our aim is becoming increasingly harder to fulfil, because there simply isn’t enough funding. Therefore, we have decided to set up a GoFundMe to allow us to continue providing our services to young people all across Dorset!

Our current goal is to hit £1,000 and we're already 29% of the way there thanks to a few incredibly generous donators! Follow the QR code or the link in the comments below to read more and donate! 💖💖💖

01/03/2026

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A group of independent experts appointed by the United Nations has warned the UK it risks breaching international human rights obligations over the treatment of Trans people.

In a joint statement, the UN experts said the UK must ensure that Trans people’s rights are protected in workplaces and public life, adding that what they described as regressive forms of gender policing raise “serious concerns”.

A spokesperson for Trans+ Solidarity Alliance said: “International experts couldn’t be clearer: trans inclusion is a vital human rights standard that the UK must uphold.

“We hope this government will listen and ensure Trans people are protected and not excluded by our legal framework.”

The full statement from the UN experts can be read via the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights website.

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28/02/2026

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24/02/2026