Time to Talk day on 7th February aims to bring about conversations to end the stigma attached to mental health and to encourage conversations around mental health.
1 in 4 of us suffer with mental health issues and it can be very isolating to feel the need to pretend all is ok- so let’s start the conversation today.
Perhaps you could check in with a work colleague to see if they are well, or confide in a friend or group of friends, or perhaps you need more support and may like to use our counselling service, or other wellbeing services here at the Woodbridge Complementary Health Centre.
Let’s try and move away from social niceties and double check that ‘I’m ok’ does mean exactly that, rather than an inability to express ‘I’m struggling today’. Sometimes using the language openly, such as ‘my anxiety is really troubling me at the moment’ or ‘I really suffer with my depression at this time of year’ can be affirming to say, and for others to hear, and could lead to recovery with the right support. We don’t need to shy away from talking about mental health- help is available. Please don’t suffer alone!
https://www.time-to-change.org.uk/time-talk-day
Article provided by our Counsellor, Louise Collins
We’d like to welcome Georgia Butler to the Centre. Georgia is an experienced, professional and registered Integrative Psychotherapeutic Counsellor with professional governing bodies UKCP and BACP. She is also a qualified Supervisor, Life Coach and Bupa accredited therapist.
Georgia started her career in 2004 as a trainee counsellor at Norcas, a drugs and alcohol agency in Suffolk where she received specialist training in addictions, solution focused therapy, and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT).
In 2007 she began counselling at The Kernos Centre offering long-term therapy to both adults and children. The Kernos Centre provided her with specialised training and experience in adolescent counselling, couple counselling, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse.
In 2010 she started her own private practice and received regular referrals for individuals and couples from Surestart Children’s Centres across Suffolk.
She now works full-time in private practice offering counselling, supervision, life coaching, group work and workshops and her continuing professional development is currently supported amongst others, by Deep Release counselling and training who offer premium quality training north of London. Over the last 12 years she has acquired over 2500 counselling hours.
A complimentary initial consultation is available to discuss your needs and requirements from the counselling process.
Call 01394 388234 for more details and to book an appointment or visit Georgia’s therapist page on our website here.