As a counsellor, my aim is to aid you in finding yourself. To do this, I offer a Person-Centred approach at the core of my practice, providing a safe and non-judgmental space where empathy and unconditional positive regard are key to fostering personal growth. My integrative style allows me to draw from a range of therapeutic models, including Jungian therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Transactional Analysis, Creative and Art therapy, and Solution-Focused therapy. This blend ensures that the support you receive is tailored to your unique needs, promoting self-awareness, healing, and empowerment on your journey. By integrating these approaches, the therapy process becomes personalised, addressing immediate concerns while also fostering long-term and in-depth personal growth.
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✨ Reclaiming Friday the 13th ✨
Today isn’t unlucky. It’s misunderstood.
Before patriarchy turned Friday the 13th into something to fear, it was a day deeply rooted in the feminine: Friday, named after the goddess Freya, a symbol of love, beauty, and fertility. The number 13, tied to the lunar cycle, echoes the rhythm of our bodies and our ancient wisdom.
Somewhere along the way, this power was reframed as something dangerous.
But what if we remembered?
What if today, we honoured the parts of ourselves once called “too much”? Too emotional. Too powerful. Too intuitive.
Today, I invite you to slow down. Light a candle. Honour your own inner knowing.
This isn’t a day for fear. It’s a day for reclaiming your magic.
You were never meant to be small. 🔥
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3 days ago
Today, do you need a mirror or a window?
A mirror reflects our inner world; thoughts, feelings, self-awareness. A window connects us to what’s beyond; fresh perspective, nature, the world moving on.
Some days we’re too caught up in inner noise and need a window to step outside our mind.
Other days, we’ve been ignoring what’s happening inside and the mirror invites us to finally look.
🌿 Gentle prompt:
Mirror: What am I feeling that I haven’t noticed yet?
Window: What’s outside me that can soothe or reframe my view?
👇 Which one are you needing today, a mirror or a window?
#selfreflection #mentalhealthmetaphor #therapythoughts #somaticawareness #counsellingpsychology #leighwrightcounselling #counselling #mentalhealth #refocus
1 week ago
✨ “Perfectionism tells us there’s only one right way. Free will reminds us we’re allowed to try, explore, and grow, even if it’s messy.” ✨
Perfectionism often demands certainty and flawless outcomes. It tells us we’re only safe if everything goes to plan. But the truth is, life isn’t meant to be perfectly controlled.
đź’ˇ Choosing imperfect free will means taking risks, making space for surprises, and allowing room to discover new parts of ourselves.
Hatching ducklings wasn’t a “perfect” decision, it wasn’t wholly logical or extensively planned out in detail. It was a gentle act of curiosity, hope, and trust. And in choosing it, I opened space for joy, unpredictability, and connection.
🌿 This is what healing often looks like: doing something not because it’s perfect or productive, but because it’s real and alive.
You don’t have to have all the answers. You’re allowed to choose what feels nourishing, even if it’s messy, even if it’s uncertain.
#TherapyJourney #ImperfectFreeWill #HealingNotPerfection #MentalHealthAwareness #SelfCompassion #LetGoOfControl #EmbraceTheMess #DucklingDiaries
2 weeks ago
“When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves.” – Viktor Frankl
Grief. Trauma. Heartbreak.
There are times in life when nothing can be “fixed.” The loss has happened. The relationship has ended. The world has changed, and we can't go back.
Frankl, a Holocaust survivor and founder of logotherapy, offers a quiet yet powerful truth; in the face of unchangeable pain, we still have agency.
đź’¬ What does this mean in counselling?
✨ It means we support clients not by denying the pain, but by helping them explore how they can live through it, with it, and beyond it.
✨ It means helping someone discover who they are now, in a world that may look very different.
✨ It means asking:
➡️ What kind of person do I want to be in the face of this loss?
➡️ What values can guide me through the chaos?
This isn't about “moving on”, it's about reclaiming meaning, even in brokenness.
🤍 Grief and trauma may take from us, but they don’t get to define us.
#GriefSupport #TraumaHealing #Logotherapy #ViktorFrankl #MeaningMaking #CounsellingJourney #MentalHealthSupport #PhilosophyInTherapy #ExistentialCounselling
3 weeks ago
"KNOW THYSELF", Ancient words, still speaking.
The inscription at the Temple of Apollo at Delphi wasn’t just spiritual advice, it was the beginning of self awareness. In counselling, this idea remains central.
To know ourselves is to understand our patterns, wounds, joys, and contradictions. It’s not about achieving perfection, it’s about seeing ourselves clearly enough to live with greater honesty, freedom, and compassion.
This is the quiet work of person centred counselling; holding space for self knowing to gently unfold.
đź’«What does knowing yourself mean for you today?đź’«
#knowthyself #personcentred #selfawareness #counselling #philosophyandtherapy #mentalhealthmatters #philosophy
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