One to one counselling service offering Humanistic Person Centered, Cognitive Behaviourial Therapy (CBT), Solution Focused Therapy.
I hold Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling.A Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT). I am a registered member of the BACP (British Association for Counselling and Psychotheraphy) and an Accredited Member of the National Counselling Society. I work with all issues and adults and young people with anxiety, depression, relationship issues, anger management issues. I am not here to offer advice but to help you work out the best way to deal with a problem. I offer Employees help with their Employee Assistance Programme.
06/11/2025
Doing Things Differently
Change doesn’t happen because someone tells you to “think positive.”
It happens when you finally feel safe enough to try something new.
That’s one of the quiet gifts of counselling — a space where you can explore different ways of responding, coping, and relating.
And over time, those small shifts start to ripple out:
You pause before reacting.
You speak up where you used to stay quiet.
You treat yourself with more care.
That’s real change. The kind that lasts.
05/11/2025
Seeing Yourself with Softer Eyes
Counselling doesn’t turn you into a new person.
It helps you remember who you already are — underneath all the stress, roles, and expectations.
Sometimes it’s like reintroducing yourself to a version of you that’s been waiting patiently in the background, ready to be seen again. 💛
04/11/2025
Feeling Things Differently
A lot of people come to therapy hoping not to feel so much.
And that’s completely understandable — who wants to feel pain, guilt, anxiety or grief?
But over time, counselling helps you feel things differently, not less.
You start to understand what your emotions are trying to tell you.
They stop being the enemy and become something you can listen to instead.
That shift can change everything.
03/11/2025
Seeing Things Differently
Sometimes we get so used to our own thoughts that we forget to question them.
Counselling can help you take a gentle step back — to look at your story from a different angle.
With a bit of space and support, patterns start to make more sense, and old beliefs can begin to loosen.
It’s not about being told what to do.
It’s about seeing yourself more kindly, and realising you have more choice than you thought.
31/10/2025
A Gentle Friday Question
What’s one thing you’re grateful to your past self for doing — even something small?
Maybe it’s a choice you made, a boundary you set, or something you kept going with.
I’d love to hear. 💬
30/10/2025
What Therapy Really Offers
Therapy isn’t about giving advice or quick fixes.
It’s about having space to slow down, hear yourself and understand what’s really going on.
Sometimes, that space is what makes change possible.
29/10/2025
Permission to Be Where You Are
You don’t need to have everything figured out to be doing well.
Being “in process” is still progress. 💛
28/10/2025
When You Feel You’ve Gone Backwards
Ever feel like you’ve undone all your progress?
You haven’t.
Sometimes, revisiting old patterns means you’re ready to face them differently.
Healing often looks like circling back — not because you’ve failed, but because you’ve grown. 🌿
27/10/2025
Monday – Curiosity Over Judgement
Curiosity opens doors that judgement keeps closed.
In therapy and in life, curiosity helps us look gently beneath the surface instead of criticising ourselves.
Ask “What’s happening here?” instead of “What’s wrong with me?” — it changes everything.
24/10/2025
Little Friday Poll!
When you’ve had a long week, what helps you reset?
🕯 A quiet night in
🌳 Time outdoors
💬 A chat with someone close
📚 Something else entirely?
Pop your answer in the comments 👇
23/10/2025
ou Don’t Have to Be “Fine”
If someone asks how you are, and “fine” isn’t true today — that’s okay.
Honesty can be brave.
You don’t have to pretend to be okay just to make others comfortable. 💛
22/10/2025
Self-Compassion Isn’t Self-Indulgence
Being kind to yourself doesn’t mean being soft or letting yourself off the hook.
It means facing things honestly, without tearing yourself down.
If harshness worked, most of us would already be thriving.
Kindness is what helps us grow. 🌿
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The chances are that while reading this, you are grabbing a few minutes to sit down and take a short break. The pace at which we live our lives is demanding: juggling work, family commitments and a busy diary of events can sometimes feel overwhelming. While we all feel anxious from time-to-time, anxiety can become excessive and persistent, with its psychological, emotional and physiological symptoms, such as ‘panic attacks’, impacting on our daily lives and those around us.
I can help you to deal with anxiety in a different way.
Anxiety can be triggered by life changing events, ie bereavement, losing a job, divorce. Everyday events can also cause anxiety, you might be suffering with low self-esteem bought about by worrying about what other people think. These events can start to make you feel depressed.
I am not here to offer advice or to tell you what to do. I will listen and offer non-judgemental support and let you explore different ways of dealing with the situation. Sometimes just having someone who listens to you, is enough to see a way to start to solve any problems.
I believe we should all take time to focus on ourselves and affirm that we are living our lives in a balanced way. Being self-aware gives us the opportunity to address issues before they manifest into something bigger.
If you feel you would like to work with me, feel free to call 07850 447585 or email hilary@lifebalancecounselling.net and ask questions, which I will endeavour to answer open and honestly, which would be the basis for our working relationship.
"Without Hilary's help, I would not still be here" Andrew aged 54
"You helped me to move through a very bad and horrible time. It's helped me to pick up my life again and move on" Robert aged 78
