How Counselling Can Support Anticipatory Grief
📅 Published: June 2026 📄 Written by Simon and Steve In our previous article, we explored what anticipatory grief is and some of the emotional, psychological, and physical experiences that … Read more
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Your Gender Identity Is Not the Problem
By Mya, MBACPIntegrative Counsellor & Clinical Hypnotherapist If you are trans or non-binary and you have considered counselling, you may already be carrying a particular set of questions alongside the … Read more
You Shouldn’t Have to Educate Your Therapist: What Genuinely Affirming Counselling Looks Like
By Mya, MBACPIntegrative Counsellor & Clinical Hypnotherapist There is a particular kind of exhaustion that comes from sitting in a therapy room and realising, within the first few minutes, that … Read more
How Do You Know If a Therapist Is Actually LGBTQIA+ Affirming? The Questions Worth Asking
By Mya, MBACPIntegrative Counsellor & Clinical HypnotherapistJune 2026 · 7 min read Most therapists will tell you they are affirming. It is on their website, often in the first paragraph, … Read more
What Is Anticipatory Grief?
Anticipatory grief is a grief we experience when a loved one is going to die in the foreseeable future. It is what we feel before an impending loss. This may … Read more
Why Walking, Slowing Down and Talking Can Support Emotional Wellbeing
Understanding the Link Between Movement, Anxiety and Emotional Exhaustion By Ian Stockbridge — Hope Therapy & Counselling ServicesReviewed June 2026 · Supporting clients online across the UK and through in-person … Read more
Thinking About Counselling But Unsure Where to Start?
What Happens During a Counselling Consultation at Hope Therapy & Counselling Services? By Ian Stockbridge — Director & Safeguarding Lead, Hope Therapy & Counselling Services There are times in life … Read more
Emotional Regulation in ADHD and Autism: Why Feelings Can Feel So Big
Written by Simon Hughes: Registered Member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (MBACP) In the previous article, we explored Working Memory and how executive functioning difficulties can affect … Read more
The Difference Between Coping and Building Capacity
Why functioning is not always the same as feeling okay By Ian Stockbridge — Director & Safeguarding Lead, Hope Therapy & Counselling Services One of the most common things I … Read more
What Emotional Fitness Actually Means (And Why It Isn’t Just Self-Care)
By Ian Stockbridge — Director & Safeguarding Lead, Hope Therapy & Counselling Services There is a phrase that has started showing up everywhere this year: emotional fitness. It appears in … Read more