Caroline Burnell, Counsellor, sitting on a sofa and looking at the camera, gently smiling.

How do you know I’m the right counsellor for you?


How do you know I’m the right counsellor for you? It’s a question that can actively prevent us from reaching out and getting the support we need. […]

How therapy can help with anxiety


Did you know that there are levels of anxiety, and these can change regularly? For example, there is clinical anxiety, and there is also very low level anxiety, and also everything in between... […]

Who would you rather be with – your best friend or your worst enemy?


  With Valentine’s Day on the horizon, the topic of relationships features more heavily in the media, but what if the best relationship is the one you have with yourself? Everything from old-school Disney to modern day rom-coms, classic novels, and even the celebrity gossip scene, shows us a version of relationships that we’re somehow […]

How comfortable are you with crying? – December 2025


  When was the last time you cried, and truly allowed yourself to cry?   For so many of us, we have be taught since childhood to stop crying, to be soothed, to self soothe, and ultimately, to stop the tears. When we cry in front of people, their reaction is either one of discomfort, […]

Beginners guide to therapy – November 2025


  Never been to counselling before? Anxious about what to expect from your first session? Worried that your expectations about therapy might not be met?   There’s a lot to think about if you have not had counselling before, and you may feel like you have a lot of unanswered questions before your first therapy […]

Face-to-face or remote counselling sessions – October 2025


In today’s busy world, it can be hard to think about what we need to do in the next hour, let alone plan for the next week, month, or year ahead.   It can also feel challenging to juggle a job, responsibilities, home life, and try to fit in time to look after yourself. But when it all feels too much, and you recognise that talking to a counsellor might be beneficial, how can you add that into an already full schedule?   I believe the answer is making use of ‘out of hours’, flexible counselling, which is why I […]