Cara Counselling Training

29/12/2025

29/12/2025

✨ Thinking About the New Year ✨

As the year begins to wind down, many of us start thinking about the New Year — not with pressure or resolutions, but with gentle curiosity.

What do we want more of?
What do we want less of?
Where have we grown?
And where are we being invited to grow next?

This time of year offers a rare quiet to listen inward…
to notice what matters, what feels aligned, and what needs a little care or courage as we step forward.

At Cara Counselling Training, we often talk about how meaningful change starts with awareness -
a moment of reflection,
a spark of insight,
a willingness to understand yourself more deeply.

As you think about the year ahead, perhaps consider:
✨ What would support your wellbeing?
✨ What learning or growth excites you?
✨ What relationships need nurturing — including the one with yourself?
✨ What small step might make a big difference?

Whatever your hopes for the year to come, we’re wishing you clarity, calm, and a sense of possibility.

And if 2026 feels like the year to explore counselling training, personal development, or deeper self-awareness, we’d love to walk that journey with you. 💛

28/12/2025

The days between Christmas and New Year have a unique stillness, and today we wanted to honour that with a little poem from us at Cara Counselling Training:

The twenty-eighth arrives softly,
a day wrapped in quiet light.
The world still hums with Christmas,
yet the year hasn’t taken flight.

It’s the pause we rarely notice,
the breath we often miss —
a moment to sit with ourselves
in something close to bliss.

No rush, no noise, no hurry,
just space to gently feel.
The thoughts we tucked away last week,
the ones we’re ready to heal.

At Cara Counselling Training,
we learn that growth begins
in moments just like this one —
soft edges, tender truths, small wins.

So today, take what you’re needing,
be it rest or time or air.
A whisper of self-kindness
can take you anywhere.

Whether you’re reflecting, resting, or simply enjoying the quiet corners of the season, we hope this poem brings a moment of calm to your day. 💛

27/12/2025

✨ The Day After Boxing Day — A Gentle Reset ✨

The day after Boxing Day has its own kind of quiet.

The festivities are slowing, the house is calmer, and there’s finally a little space to notice how we’re feeling after the whirlwind of Christmas.

Some of us are still celebrating.
Some are resting.

Some are processing a season that may have felt heavier than expected.

Wherever you are in that mix — it’s absolutely okay. 💛

At Cara Counselling Training, we talk a lot about checking in with yourself:

How’s your energy?
What do you need today?
What would feel nourishing, grounding, or simply gentle?

Maybe it’s…
✨ a slow morning
✨ a walk in the cold air
✨ a moment to reflect
✨ a break from the noise
✨ or just giving yourself permission to do nothing at all

The day after Boxing Day is a perfect reminder that self-awareness and self-kindness matter — not just in counselling, but in everyday life.

We hope today brings you calm moments, soft edges, and space to breathe.

And if growing your understanding of yourself and others is something you want to explore in the new year, we’d love to welcome you onto one of our courses. 💛

26/12/2025

❄️ A Boxing Day Pause from Cara Counselling Training ❄️

Boxing Day often has a very different rhythm — the rush has softened, the wrapping paper has settled, and there’s finally a moment to breathe.

For some, it’s a cosy day of leftovers, films, and family time.
For others, it’s a quieter moment after an emotional Christmas.

And for many, it’s a day that brings space for reflection.

At Cara Counselling Training, we talk a lot about these pauses —
the small pockets of stillness where we notice how we’re really feeling, what we need, and what we’re carrying.

Boxing Day is a perfect reminder that:
✨ It’s okay to rest.
✨ It’s okay to take a day for yourself.
✨ It’s okay if this season feels complicated.
✨ Slowing down is not a weakness — it’s wisdom.

Whether today looks joyful, quiet, calm, or a bit messy, we hope you find kindness for yourself in the middle of it.

And if reflection is something you want to understand more deeply, we’re always here with courses that explore self-awareness, compassion, and connection.

Wishing you a gentle, restorative Boxing Day from all of us at Cara. 💛❄️

25/12/2025

🎄 A Very Merry Christmas from All of Us at Cara Counselling Training! 🎁

As the year draws to a close, we want to take a moment to wish all our students, future students, family, and friends a truly Merry Christmas filled with peace, joy, and connection. 💛

It’s been a wonderful year of growth, learning, and shared experiences — and we couldn’t be prouder of the incredible journeys we’ve seen unfold across all our courses. 🌿

Thank you for being part of the Cara family — whether you’ve just started your counselling journey or you’ve been with us for years, you’re an important part of what makes Cara so special. 💬

So, from our team to yours —
🎅 Have a magical Christmas,
🌟 Take time to rest,
💚 And remember to be kind to yourself and others.

With love,
The Cara Counselling Training Team 🎁

24/12/2025

🎅 It’s Christmas Eve! 🎄

The lights are twinkling, the wrapping paper’s ready, and for many of us — it’s time to slow down, reflect, and soak up those special moments. ✨

At Cara Counselling Training, we believe this season is all about connection — with loved ones, with ourselves, and with the people who make life meaningful. 💬

Whether you’re spending the evening with family, enjoying a quiet night in, or simply taking a moment to breathe… remember that you’ve done amazing things this year. 🌿

From everyone here at Cara Counselling Training, we’d like to wish you a peaceful, joyful, and heart-warming Christmas Eve. 💜

23/12/2025

🎄 Baxter & Brie Are Feeling Festive! 🎄

Baxter & Brie — Deborah’s adorable duo — have officially gotten into the Christmas spirit… with very silly hats and even sillier expressions! 🎅🐾✨

They’re here to remind us that the festive season doesn’t have to be perfect — sometimes it’s the small, joyful, slightly ridiculous moments that make it magical.

Give them a little love in the comments… they’ve worked very hard on their modelling careers today. 😄

22/12/2025

22/12/2025

🎄 A Little Christmas Magic, One Frame at a Time 🎄

We’ve put together a fun timelapse of the Christmas tree going up — lights, laughter, and a little bit of organised chaos… just how family time should be! ✨🎥

Watching it back reminds us of something important we talk about often at Cara Counselling Training:

that connection is built in the small moments.

The gentle teamwork.
The shared smiles.
The “oops, those lights are tangled again” moments.

Whether in families, friendships, or the counselling room, it’s these little interactions that deepen trust and create warmth.

As we head into the festive season, we’re holding onto the reminder that:

✨ Togetherness doesn’t need to be perfect.
✨ Growth happens in tiny steps.
✨ And the magic is usually found in the in-between bits.

From our Cara family to yours, we hope this timelapse brings a smile and a little Christmas sparkle. 💛🎄

21/12/2025

✨ A Festive Reflection from Cara Counselling Training ✨

"Seeing is believing, but sometimes the most real things in the world are the things we can't see."
— The Polar Express

This line feels especially meaningful for us at Cara Counselling Training, because so much of what we work with in counselling isn’t visible on the surface — yet it’s incredibly real.

We can’t see someone’s courage when they walk into their first session.

We can’t see the internal shifts our students make as they grow in confidence and self-awareness.

We can’t see the moment empathy lands, connection is created, or understanding deepens…
But we feel it.
We witness it.
And it’s powerful.

Counselling — and counselling training — is full of these unseen moments:
the breakthroughs, the bravery, the learning, the compassion, the change that happens quietly but meaningfully.

This festive season, here’s to the things we can’t see but deeply experience:
growth, kindness, healing, hope, and the magic of human connection. 💛

21/12/2025

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