Hope Therapy and Counselling Services
Remote and UK clinic couples and individual Counselling, including work-based Counselling
Understanding executive functioning skills, everyday challenges, and how therapy and support can help Written by Simon Hughes Executive Functions are our brain’s higher order functioning in the prefrontal cortex, and necessary … Read more
There’s a version of anger most people recognise. It shows up quickly. Sometimes too quickly. A reaction that feels bigger than the moment, sharper than expected, harder to control than … Read more
There’s a moment most people recognise, even if they don’t always talk about it. It’s usually late. The day has quietened down. And suddenly, thoughts you managed to avoid earlier … Read more
By Ian Stockbridge | Hope Therapy & Counselling Services | hopefulminds.co.ukBased on the Talk Room Podcast series There are times when something shifts in the background of life. Not dramatically, … Read more
By Ian Stockbridge | Hope Therapy & Counselling Services | hopefulminds.co.ukBased on the Talk Room Podcast series — available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts If you’ve been feeling constantly drained, … Read more
Burnt out, exhausted, overwhelmed, self-blaming and feeling like no one gets you – this is often the experience of autistic females who come to us for therapy. Autism can present … Read more
Relationships feel strained in ways that are difficult to explain. There can be a sense of being slightly out of step with yourself, without fully understanding why. For many people … Read more
There’s a particular kind of exhaustion that comes from overthinking a relationship. It’s not always visible from the outside, but internally it can feel relentless. You replay conversations. You question … Read more
There’s a quiet kind of confusion that many women carry for months, sometimes years, before they begin to question what’s actually happening to them. Mood swings that feel sharper than … Read more
April marks Stress Awareness Month, but for many people, the word “stress” no longer feels accurate enough. It sounds too temporary. Too manageable. Too easy to dismiss, because what many … Read more