Hope Therapy and Counselling Services
Remote and UK clinic couples and individual Counselling, including work-based Counselling
Anxiety is a term used to describe nervousness, worry, and fear. It is a normal emotion that everyone experiences at times. However, when anxiety becomes excessive or is accompanied by other symptoms, it can be classified as an anxiety disorder. There are several different anxiety disorders, including generalised anxiety disorder (GAD), social anxiety disorder (SAD), and panic disorder.
Anxiety levels are rising among the UK public, largely caused by the cost of living crisis, specifically energy bills, according to the Office of National Statistics. A quarter (24 percent) … Read more
Counselling is a process that involves working with a trained professional to help you address and resolve personal issues or concerns. It can provide you with support and guidance and help you develop new skills and strategies for dealing with difficult situations. Counselling can be an important tool for self-care and can be helpful for people of all ages and backgrounds.
The weeks leading up to exams can be really tough for students. Not only do they have to worry about the material they’re learning, but they also have to contend with the added stress of worrying about how well they will do on the exams. This can lead to a lot of anxiety and even depression in some students. In this blog post, we will explore how exam stress can affect mental health and what students can do to manage it. Exam stress has almost doubled for GCSE’s and A Levels according to a recent insight from Childline. More than 200 sessions about exam worries took place in March 2022, nearly double the number of sessions in September 2021.
We all go through periods of loneliness in our lives, from changing social situations to relationship changes and work situations which is all part of everyday life. As we get … Read more
Counselling for narcissism is a form of therapy that helps people explore and make sense of their problems. It can be used to help people with mental health issues, relationship … Read more
Stress Stress is described as a reaction to an emotional or mental pressure and can often be related to the feeling of being out of control over something. It is … Read more
World Sleep Society and aims to lessen the burden of sleep problems on society through better prevention and management of sleep disorders. We could all benefit from improving the quality … Read more
Wrongly viewed by many as just ‘shyness’, social anxiety disorder is a long-term and overwhelming fear of social situations.
Low self-esteem is when someone lacks confidence about who they are and what they can do. When we think about individuals who suffer from low self-esteem, we tend to think … Read more