Things have been a little rocky in your world for a little while now. It started off with you feeling a bit tense and anxious. Perhaps you’ve had a bit of conflict in your relationship or maybe work has been getting you down. It’s been challenging, but you tell yourself, “It’s not that bad, I can handle this”.

And then things start getting a bit worse. You’re not sleeping well and you’re irritable. It’s getting harder to keep a lid on your emotions. You often find yourself caught up in a cycle of worried thoughts, thinking about all the worst case scenarios and then grabbing your phone to research different options or find advice.

A bit more time passes, and you find yourself zoning out and doom-scrolling, or sitting on the edge of your bed in a towel for ages before getting dressed. You’re starting to dread going into the office or seeing your partner and you feel consumed by a familiar swirl of anxious thoughts and hypothetical scenarios.

At several points during this process you might have thought to yourself “Maybe I should speak to someone about how I’m feeling? Perhaps I should make an appointment with a counsellor?” but soon after, your second thoughts whisper “Nope, it’s not really that bad. I don’t need any help.”

So you wait. You wait for things to get really bad. You wait until the problem is so huge you can’t see a way out. You wait until your mental health is being impacted. You wait until things are at breaking point before you make an appointment.

If you’re reading this, and you’re at the “it’s not so bad” stage, I want to reassure you that you’re worthy of support. You don’t have to wait until things are out of control before you make an appointment. You don’t have to struggle through on your own. Even if the problem seems quite small, even if you’re just a little bit anxious or uneasy, you’re allowed to ask for help.

Counselling works best when we start early. If you come to me when the problem is just starting to take root, it’s so much easier for us to address it and find changes that will avoid a huge blow-up. We can avoid the damage to your mental health, the heartache and the despair of clawing your way up from the bottom. But in order to do that, you have to seek help before you get there.

My counselling appointments are a judgement-free zone. I see clients with all kinds of problems, and I never think to myself “This issue is too insignificant for counselling”. If it’s bothering you, that’s all that matters to me. I’m here to help when you need support, no matter how big or small the issue.

If you’re reading this and it resonates with you, I’d encourage you to get in touch with me. I’m happy to answer any questions that you might have or to make an appointment for you if you feel as though we’re the right fit.