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Evolve Therapy

Counselling and psychotherapy, specialising in addiction and trauma counselling. Preston, Lancashire

I offer counselling and psychotherapy in the Preston area, including alcohol and drug addiction counselling and trauma counselling for PTSD, specialising in EMDR therapy. I can meet you face to face at my Preston premises or online, serving Leyland, Chorley, Lancashire and the wider North West, including Garstang, Blackburn, Ormskirk, Southport, Lancaster and more.

03/03/2026

The increasing prevalence of depression poses a huge challenge to our healthcare system.

EMDR therapy represents a very effective treatment option for depression, and studies show promising effects with probably a higher remission rate when compared to more established therapies such as cognitive behavioural therapy.

Stressful traumatic life events and stressful experiences play a crucial role in depression; they increase the risk to development, the severity of symptoms and the course of depression.

In clinical practice, therapists use EMDR to work with depressed patients to reprocess their memories of these stressful and traumatic events.

Many robust studies show a higher rate of remission at the end of EMDR therapy compared to other therapies (including CBT), and, usually, patients who gain full remission of their depression have a significantly lower risk of future relapse.

Evolve Therapy.
Experienced, trained EMDR adult and child & adolescent therapist offering face-to-face and online therapy.

For more information, go to our website: https://buff.ly/3WhwRUR

26/02/2026

Again this year, the mental health charity Mind is inviting us all to raise money for and awareness of their work by taking on the '100 miles in March Challenge'.

🚶‍➡️ Whether you walk, cycle, jog, roller skate or run, we know that physical activity is essential to both physical and mental health. 🚴‍♂️

Why not boost your motivation to move more and sign up for the challenge on their page or the Mind website? 👍
https://www.mind.org.uk/get-involved/donate-or-fundraise/take-on-an-active-challenge/100-miles-in-march-2026/

Support your own health and that of others! 🫶

Evolve Therapy.
Experienced, trained EMDR adult and child & adolescent therapist offering face-to-face and online therapy.

For more information, go to our website: https://buff.ly/3WhwRUR

24/02/2026

Long-Term Benefits:

UK research indicates that 80% of patients report sustained improvements in their mental health and well-being 6 months after completing EMDR therapy.
Find out more about the lasting impact of EMDR.

Evolve Therapy.
Experienced therapist and EMDR practitioner, offering face-to-face and online therapy for children and adults.

For more information, go to our website: https://buff.ly/3WhwRUR

19/02/2026

Stress is a normal and essential emotion for human beings.
Without out it, we would not get out of bed in the morning.
However, sometimes stress can be overwhelming.

Prevent the build up of unhealthy stress by regularly engaging in the following five techniques:

☺️ Focus on your breathing: Inhale for 4 seconds, hold for 7 seconds, and exhale forcefully through your mouth for 8 seconds.

☺️ Tense and relax your muscles; start at your toes and move up to your face, tense each muscle group as hard as you can for 5 seconds, then release instantly.

☺️ Make brain dumping a routine. Spend 5–10 minutes writing down every single thing bothering you, no matter how small.

☺️ Take regular exercise ‘snacks’ through each and every day. Do something really convenient: a brisk walk around the block, a few jumping jacks, walking up and down the stairs of your home or workplace or even a vigorous "shake out" of your arms and legs.

☺️ Sensory grounding. Acknowledge 5 things you can see, 4 things you can touch, 3 things you can hear, 2 things you can smell and 1 thing you can taste.

Make these good habits and life will feel brighter. 🤩

Evolve Therapy.
Experienced, trained EMDR adult and child & adolescent therapist offering face-to-face and online therapy.

For more information, go to our website: https://buff.ly/3WhwRUR

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17/02/2026

🫶 Random Acts of Kindness Day is a day dedicated to promoting kindness and goodwill. 🫶

It encourages individuals to perform simple, unexpected acts of kindness to brighten someone’s day and create a ripple effect of positivity.
It’s a day to celebrate the power of kindness and compassion. 🤗

👍 Offer sincere compliments to friends, family, and even strangers to brighten their day.

☕️ When you’re at a coffee shop or drive-thru, pay for the order of the person behind you.

💌 Send uplifting messages or notes to friends, reminding them of your appreciation and support.

🐕‍🦺 Help a neighbour with tasks like grocery shopping or walking their dog.

🪙 Donate to a charity or cause that you’re passionate about.

🫂 Spend time with the elderly in nursing homes, assisted living spaces or in their own home.

🕔️ Volunteer your time by looking after a friend’s children or pets so they can have some time to themselves.

Evolve Therapy.
Experienced, trained EMDR adult and child & adolescent therapist offering face-to-face and online therapy.

For more information, go to our website: https://buff.ly/3WhwRUR

14/02/2026

🫶 We hope you will all give and receive love today, Valentine's Day, and EVERY day. 🤝

Remember to start with yourself; those who are compassionate to themselves are more able to extend love and kindness others. 🥰

💝 Wishing you all a very happy Valentine's Day. 💖

Evolve Therapy.
Experienced, trained EMDR adult and child & adolescent therapist offering face-to-face and online therapy.

For more information, go to our website: https://buff.ly/3WhwRUR

10/02/2026

Do you know that EMDR is appropriate in reducing anxiety symptoms in only a few hours of intervention?

There are several studies which show that EMDR can decrease the emotional intensity of anxiety by reprocessing the memories of specific anxiety-related stressors.

The treatment is especially effective where these stressors stem from a difficult life event such as bullying, abuse, social humiliation, car accidents, bereavement, etc.

Evolve Therapy.
Experienced, trained EMDR adult and child & adolescent therapist offering face-to-face and online therapy.

For more information, go to our website: https://buff.ly/3WhwRUR

05/02/2026

If your new year’s resolutions are already waning, then why not try these motivation hacking ideas?

Let’s take physical activity. If the idea of exercise seems more attractive to you than the reality you are definitely not alone. Behavioural changes are a part of achieving a difficult goal.

1) A good place to start is with nudges: remove any inconvenience that might give you an excuse to opt out. Put your trainers at the front door so they are your first choice of footwear – you’re more likely to walk to the local shop instead of jumping in the car.

2) Be mindful of the pleasure the activity can bring and its ability to clear your mind and combat stress. Look at previous Evolve Therapy posts about the benefits of physical activity.

3) Many of us tend to interpret any failure as a sign that we don’t have it in us to succeed. See disappointments as an opportunity for learning. Everyone’s brains have the capacity to change and adapt to new behaviours.

4) For success, remember to break any plan into sets of smaller objectives and focus on each of these in turn. Take the stairs not the escalator; walk quickly to raise your pulse; go to the gym before work, you might not have the energy afterwards.

5) Try building accountability into your plan. External support - using a tracking app or exercising with friends - will help you achieve your activity goals.

6) Those who are self-compassionate have better mental health, because treating ourselves kindly when we face disappointment means we are more able to cope constructively with stress and setbacks. 🫶

Get back on track with your new year's resolutions! 👍

Evolve Therapy.
Experienced, trained EMDR adult and child & adolescent therapist offering face-to-face and online therapy.

For more information, go to our website: https://buff.ly/3WhwRUR

03/02/2026

Tomorrow, 4th February, is World Cancer Day. 🎗️

This global day is a key opportunity to raise public awareness about cancer.

In the UK, 1 in 2 of us will receive a cancer diagnosis in our lifetime. 🫶

Macmillan Cancer Support is raising awareness of the impact a cancer diagnosis can have on people's lives and highlighting the urgent need to provide better care for more people. 🤗

Resources and ideas on how you can make a difference are available on their website. https://www.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-awareness/world-cancer-day

Evolve Therapy.
Experienced, trained EMDR adult and child & adolescent therapist offering face-to-face and online therapy.
For more information, go to our website: https://buff.ly/3WhwRUR

29/01/2026

Living day-to-day with the effects of PTSD, trauma and anxiety without relief can be crippling.
The use of EMDR therapy may awaken the brain where it updates old negative perceptions with positive resolutions, meaning the brain can heal and change.

Evolve Therapy.
Experienced therapist and EMDR practitioner, offering face-to-face and online therapy for adults and children.

For more information, go to our website: https://buff.ly/3WhwRUR

27/01/2026

The new year is a great opportunity for many of us to reflect on the previous 12 months and look positively to the future. 🤔

You may be smashing your new year's resolutions; you may have given up on the second day of January - it's not a disaster. 🤗
However, for some of us, 2025 may have been a less than positive time.

This quote has been attributed to C S Lewis. Whether he wrote it or not, these words are relevant to all of us.
"There are far, far better things ahead than any we leave behind."

None of us can change our past, but we can all take action to influence our future. 💪

As we approach the end of January, remember you have the gift to make February better than what has gone before. 🫶

Evolve Therapy.
Experienced, trained EMDR adult and child & adolescent therapist offering face-to-face and online therapy.

For more information, go to our website: https://buff.ly/3WhwRUR

22/01/2026

Last week, we considered the importance of eating sufficient fibre to feed the essential microbes that live in everyone's digestive system.

These bacteria, viruses and fungi produce substances - often called postbiotics - that can profoundly influence our physical and mental health.

The compounds they produce include serotonin and dopamine; these and others promote communication from the gut, lungs and heart to the brain via the vagus nerve.
In this way, our microbes – using postbiotcs - can play a role in moderating depression & anxiety and boosting our well-being.

Just a small change can make a big difference. 🫘 🥬

Evolve Therapy.
Experienced, trained EMDR adult and child & adolescent therapist offering face-to-face and online therapy.

For more information, go to our website: https://buff.ly/3WhwRUR

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