Updates
June 2023 update
VACANT SLOTS
An opportunity to have therapy outside the room. This will be in a beautiful private woodland west of Ashford. .
The mental health benefits of being in a natural environment are countless and this opportunity will be ideal for those who find sitting in a closed space facing the therapist difficult. We will be doing the therapy side by side as we walk. If this is you, keep checking in for the start date to register your interest. Call 07982899554/sarah@talkroom.uk or sarahdavies@counsellor.com for more details.
THE NEUROSCIENCE ACADEMY
In Autumn of 2022, Sarah took part in a 3 month introduction to neuroscience for practitioners course, it was fascinating and introduced new ways of seeing how our brain works, and how simply talking things over is only a part of recovery, the growing understanding of the workings of the brain will enhance the counselling experience.
EXAMPLES:-
Did you know that your brain has plasticity? This means that it can learn new habits and thought processes throughout your life, it gets less good at doing this as we age but it is still possible.
Who knew that within our brains is a tiny 'clock' that works away without our awareness and lets us know when to be awake or asleep?
A good night's sleep is as essential as breathing for our physical and mental health.
The Romans didn't smile to express pleasure, smiling became a thing in the 11th century.
Anxiety is caused when a tiny, almond shaped structure in our brain close to your spinal cord, becomes activated by an external trigger, a sound, smell, a word anything really which leads us to think we're under threat, while this is happening our pre-frontal lobes, the problem solving, rational, logical part of our brain stops working, so we find it difficult to soothe ourselves. There are many simple ways to prevent severe anxiety attacks.
