Bell Counselling Services - Where Counselling meets Creativity

03/05/2023

Meet Hagrid. I’m expecting to pick him up in two weeks. Hoping he’ll be a great therapy dog.

01/29/2023

Take a look at my Psychology Today Profile. Accepting new clients now. Music Therapy and/or Counselling Sessions Available.

Sarah Bell - Bell Counselling Services, Counsellor, Bridgetown, NS, B0S, (902) 518-5006, I help clients who are looking to feel more like themselves. I help people who are hoping to make a positive and lasting change in their lives. Using creative interventions and talk therapy I can help you to dev...

01/17/2023

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"Respect Mother Earth , And her healing ways, Don't trade away, Our Children's days." Heard this song for the first time today, absolutely beautiful and thoughtful.

Hi, this is Neil. Link to the NYA info-card for this song with press, documents, manuscripts, photos, videos. Look around NYA for fun and listening! ALL my m...

01/14/2023

It looks frozen but there’s a little stream flowing underneath. What in you feels stuck but when you pause realize things are actually flowing? Hope you notice the small victories, the moments of flow today.

01/04/2023

Wishing a beautiful and gentle start to the new year.

12/04/2022

Moss on the mountain. I love the light green color. Hiking outdoors and breathing in fresh air is such a blessing. Hope all of you have been able to get outside.

11/03/2022

Music Therapists, key to your health

09/30/2022

Part of the poem, I lost my talk by Rita Joe.
Two ways I talk. Both ways I say, your way is more powerful. So gently I offer my hand and ask, let me find my talk, so I can teach you about me. 🧡

09/26/2022

Reading the very excellent book, Set boundaries, Find Peace by Nedra Glover Tawaab. The thing that is striking me so far is that you can feel it in your body when you set boundaries. It feels good and there’s a sense of relief. Listen to your body, set boundaries. Love with more freedom.

09/20/2022

Reach out today for a complimentary 15 minute consultation. Looking forward to connecting with you. Contact me at [email protected]

09/15/2022

What are you needing? What’s feeling true? Love this song by Adele, I drink wine. In a one to one counselling session we can explore what are your needs? Are they being met? Can you meet your own needs? Contact me at [email protected] for a consult today.

08/31/2022

This simple question can evoke so many things, maybe it’s the nature around you, a song, a familiar phrase you repeat to yourself. This act of noticing can be a useful tool to connect with yourself, an internal check in.

08/12/2022

Lyrics from monster v 1 by Tom Odell.
I like the way Odell talks openly about his struggles with anxiety and encourages the use of breath to be with whatever is coming up for him. Going back to the breath is such a helpful tool in regulating our bodies, helping us to feel more grounded and present.

08/07/2022

My therapist says these words to me at the end of every session, I now say them to my clients. Self kindness is an important element of self compassion. When we are kind to ourselves it helps us to hear the voices inside that might be scared to speak. It helps us to be gentle and when we are gentle we can move into new ways of being and knowing.
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08/04/2022

Found this movie starring and directed by Streisand to be very powerful. Especially the words ´to see myself, to free myself, to be myself at last’ Within a music therapy session we could explore these lyrics a little deeper, for example, where do these words resonate? Would you change anything? What does it mean to see yourself? What lens are you viewing yourself through?

07/26/2022

New to me commute to work ebike! So happy to test out today for a beautiful ride to my sessions. Enjoy nature friends!

07/18/2022

Did you know that sunflowers track the sun? In what ways are you bringing light or tracking light in your own life? Reminds me of the Harry Styles song Lights Up. Shine. Step into the light.
Wishing everyone moments of light this week.

07/05/2022

My Liberation Notes was a beautiful thoughtful Korean drama I recently watched. Questions like what do I need to be liberated from? Even, who are the people in my life to support me in this journey? These questions are rich places to explore in counselling sessions. Maybe on a broader scale what does our society need to be liberated from? What do you think?

06/27/2022

I had the privilege of speaking with the Canadian Mental Health Association Halifax/Dartmouth chapter this past week about music therapy. We had rich discussions about using music as preventative medicine. I particularly enjoyed hearing how music is present in people’s everyday lives. Music is powerful. Music is healing.

06/21/2022

Welcome!
My name is Sarah Bell. I am a music therapist and registered counselling therapist candidate. My private practice is located in Bridgetown, NS. I am pleased to be offering individual counselling sessions in person and online. Feel free to get in touch to book a 15 minute consult today.

06/14/2022

No one knows me like the piano in my mother’s home. Sampha
This beautiful piece of music was shared with me by Mary of WTMS. I feel like the piano in my mother’s house holds a lot of things for me.

Makes me wonder what objects do you feel like know you best? Do they hold your hopes/dreams/fears/longings? Lastly how have these objects been your companion in your life?

06/07/2022

Can you see the naturally occurring boundaries? Where the red grasses begin and end. Where the flowers meet the trees. Reminding me where do I begin and end? What’s difficult for me to talk about? What’s safe for me to share? What are my own boundaries? I believe when we set good boundaries with ourselves and others we’re able to be more fully ourselves, more who we’re meant to be.

05/24/2022

Currently reading this book. Making me think about what makes the difference in therapy being life changing. What do you think makes the difference? For me in my own journey of therapy it’s kindness towards myself that has made the difference.

05/16/2022

May you use this for yourself, for your friends, and for the world.
What’s your go to mantra/affirmation?

05/11/2022

05/08/2022

Every time I play this music from "Startup" I am reminded to Slow down, Breathe and Be kind to myself.
What pieces of music help you to be kind to yourself?

04/26/2022

Take some time to notice the beauty of the spring. The beauty of others and the beauty within you.

04/23/2022

Allow the sunshine to nourish you as it nourishes the flowers in the spring. Nature has been supporting our mental health from the beginning of time.