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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.

11/12/2025

You can find a private therapist through directories such as the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP), the UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) and the Counselling Directory.

Many therapists also have personal websites and offer initial consultations.

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

09/12/2025

In June of this year, NHS England published the results of their Mental Health and Wellbeing (England) Survey.

The full report can be found here. https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/adult-psychiatric-morbidity-survey/survey-of-mental-health-and-wellbeing-england-2023-24/suicidal-thoughts-su***de-attempts-and-self-harm

In summary, the prevalence of suicidal thoughts, su***de attempts and self-harm has increased significantly since 2000.

For self-harm, there has been a more than 4-fold increase in the prevalence in both men and women and across age groups.

Most people who self-harmed did so to relieve unpleasant feelings. 83% of those who had self-harmed reported doing so to relieve unpleasant feelings of anger, tension, anxiety or depression.

Self-harm is not a solution for dealing with such feelings and emotions.
Working through the causes of such emotions with a trained therapist can be the long-term solution for a happier and more fulfilling life.

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

04/12/2025

Taking care of your mental health is essential! Remember to schedule regular self-care activities into your routine.
Whether it's a bubble bath, a walk in nature, or just some quiet time with a good book, make time for yourself every day.

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

02/12/2025

EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing) helps you process trauma, which can allow you to start to heal.

In EMDR, you will pay attention to a back-and-forth movement or sound while you call to mind the upsetting memory until shifts occur in the way that you experience that memory and more information from the past is processed.

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

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27/11/2025

If left unaddressed, exposure to traumatic events in childhood and adolescence can result in extensive and enduring symptoms throughout the person’s life. 😞

Younger children can find it difficult to fully engage with some types of talking therapies, and adolescents may not have mastered how to manage and express their feelings and emotions.
However, an EMDR therapist who has been specially trained to work with children can build an effective therapeutic relationship with you and your child.

A robust study - referenced by PTSD UK in September - found that almost all participants aged 8 to 18 who had developed PTSD after a single traumatic event no longer exhibited symptoms following only four EMDR therapy sessions. 😊

We treasure our children above all else, and it is a relief to know their obtrusive thoughts, emotions and feelings can be alleviated effectively and rapidly. 🫶

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

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

25/11/2025

It's important to set boundaries and learn to say no when needed. 🖐️

Reducing stress by taking care of your own needs is essential for your wellbeing. 🥰

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

20/11/2025

Did you engage in any random acts of kindness last week in celebration of World Kindness Week? 🤔

Now that the awareness day has passed it would be good to reflect on these words from the Dalai Lama:
🤝 "Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible." 🤝

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

18/11/2025

Tomorrow is International Men's Day, which is celebrated annually on November 19th.

The three key themes are
1 - making a positive difference to the wellbeing and lives of men and boys; 🤝
2 - raising awareness and/or funds for charities supporting men’s and boys’ wellbeing; 🏳️
3 - promoting a positive conversation about men, manhood and masculinity. 💬 🗨️

Please join Evolve Therapy in celebrating and supporting all the boys and men in our lives and appreciating the contributions they bring. 🙏

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

13/11/2025

World Kindness Week starts on World Kindness Day, November 13th, and ends on November 18th. 🤗

It was initiated by the World Kindness Movement at a 1998 Tokyo conference and has been celebrated around the world ever since.

Participants believe that kindness has the power to change the world. 💪

The Random Acts of Kindness Foundation suggest the following actions in which you might engage this week, one for each day.
1 – Send a surprise voice note to one of your contacts;
2 – compliment three strangers;
3 – be a life-lifter by taking something off someone’s ‘plate’;
4 – let another road user merge ahead of you;
5 – share gratitude shout-outs on social media;
6 – leave inspirational sticky notes in public places;
7 – do something to intentionally make you smile. 😁

These kind acts will not be entirely altruistic; acts of kindness can boost feelings of confidence, being in control, happiness and optimism. 🫶
🏅Everyone will be a winner! 🏅

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

11/11/2025

Like our body, the mind can often heal naturally, with much of this natural coping mechanism occurring whilst we are asleep and linked to Rapid Eye Movement (REM) sleep.

During everyday life, our body routinely manages new experiences and information without us being aware. However, when a traumatic event occurs such as an assault or a car crash or when we are repeatedly subjected to distress as with child neglect or domestic abuse, our natural coping mechanism can become overloaded. 😣

When overloaded, such disturbing experiences remain unprocessed and frozen in the brain. Traumatic memories are maintained in an isolated brain network associated with emotions and physical sensations, which is disconnected from the region where we use language to store memories.

Often the initial traumatic memory itself is long forgotten or buried, yet feelings of anxiety, panic, anger and despair are triggered in the present seemingly without reason.

Through EMDR it is possible to unlock the traumatic memories, reprocess them and free the body from the unwelcome emotions and sensations.

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

06/11/2025

Unlock a Better Quality of Life with EMDR When the brain’s survival instinct overpowers rational thought, anxiety takes control.

EMDR therapy desensitizes these responses, helping you face life with a clearer mind.
Experience less grief, depression, and anxiety, and improve your overall quality of life.
Stay present, stay engaged, and discover the transformative power 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

04/11/2025

The first Wednesday in November is National Stress Awareness Day.
This is an opportunity to think about the effects of stress, physically and mentally, as well as how we can manage feelings of stress.

Feeling stressed and being under pressure is a normal part of life.
Sometimes stress can be useful because it can motivate us to sort things out or get something done. However, there are times when stresses can pile up or continue for a prolonged period.
This can leave us feeling unable to cope and we become overwhelmed leading to mental health problems. 😞

Symptoms of unhealthy levels of stress include racing or foggy thoughts; feelings of anxiety, irritability or confusion; headaches or migraines; and significant changes to behaviour or responses to situations.

That's why on National Stress Awareness Day mental health charities like Mental Health UK, Rethink Mental Illness, Mental Health Foundation and Mind highlight the ways that stress can affect people and what you can do to manage your stress before it becomes a problem. 😊

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

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