Karen Ambelez Counselling

15/05/2023

Very best wishes to everyone sitting their GCSE’s. Whatever happens remember you are more than an just an exam result. Your value is not defined by this. ❤️

26/12/2022

Christmas time can be triggering for many reasons. If you feel you need support to work through what’s going on please get in touch. I offer a free of charge telephone consultation to discuss how I can support you.

05/07/2022

Changing our perspective is a really powerful way to change our emotional states. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) will help you identify and change your own unhelpful thinking patterns.

Message to book a fee free telephone consultation session to discuss how CBT can help you move past negative emotions and experience life more positively.

19/10/2021

It’s been a while since I posted here but that’s been due to positives of being busy with client work. Every client journey is unique and it’s my privilege to support each person I work with through some of the most difficult times in their lives. If you’d like to discuss how counselling could help you I offer a free of charge telephone consultation session. To make the next step in your recovery, please message or call to book in.

07/01/2021

❤️ Our NHS ❤️

Watching the dedication and sacrifice of our amazing doctors, nurses and support staff on the news tonight moves me so much. I feel a huge sense of gratitude for their work and I’d like to do something to support.

I’m offering pay what you can (and if that’s nothing that’s ok too) counselling to NHS staff. I’m working remotely by video call so geographical location isn’t an issue. There will be a limitation on places available as I work alone in private practice but if I’m full I’ll do what I can to link with colleagues.

Please feel free to give me a call to discuss.

Thank you NHS 🌈

29/12/2020

Feeling low after Christmas?

Burnout can affect our emotional health, causing feelings of inadequacy and resentment, which may also lead to detachment from family and work life. Left unaddressed, burnout may linger on after the holidays are over, triggering long lasting depression and anxiety.

Looking for support around this or other issues? Call or message for a confidential consultation on how counselling can help.

25/11/2020

24/09/2020

Choosing a counsellor who is a registered member of the BACP gives you the confidence that the practitioner you choose is trained and qualified, and maintains high standards of practice through continuing professional development.

09/09/2020

Video sessions or face to face counselling sessions are available.

Video sessions may be useful for clients who are
• shielding or anxious about covid
• for who travel is difficult or too far away
• have childcare issues - later evening appointments and sunrise appointments available

The counselling space is sanitised after each client and track and trace is in operation. You may, if you wish, wear a face covering and requested I do the same.

I trust this flexibly gives my clients options to receive counselling support in a way that feels right for them.

09/09/2020

Confidential counselling from a comfortable setting in South Shields

09/09/2020

Struggling to cope with negative emotions can feel very isolating and, by the nature of some problems, guilt and shame can make us feel stigmatised and prevent us reaching out for support even when its not our fault. People come to counselling for all kinds of reasons from childhood trauma to life events as adults such as divorce, bereavement and stress and what they all have in common is a desire to feel better and begin to enjoy life. Some people find they use alcohol or drugs in an attempt to cope with their feelings but inventively this creates more problems.
It can be hard to work out how to improve your situation on your own as, negative thinking patterns and behaviour patterns, can keep us locked in the same cycles of feeling overwhelmed and struggling to be optimistic about life. CBT helps clients identify these negative patterns and provides effective ways to make positive changes and reach your goals.
Many people feel nervous about contacting a counsellor and its important to feel comfortable, safe and not judged. To help clients understand how counselling can help, what to expect and how it works I offer initial phone and face to face consultations free of charge so you can feel assured you are taking the right steps to make positive change in your life.