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2nd June 2020 Lindsay Cox-Prior

Returning to work

In a time where you could sell your house if you wanted to but not see your family in your own home, does it also feel at odds for you to be returning your children to school or even returning to work right now? It’s a bizarre time currently and...

26th May 2020 Lindsay Cox-Prior

Connections- Who is listening to you?

I attended some training last week about the relationship between client and therapist and it got me thinking about general relationships and connections. Connections and relationships are a crucial part of being human. We are social animals and...

19th May 2020 Lindsay Cox-Prior

Mental Health Awareness Week: Kindness

Pleasingly, mental health is taking more of a centre stage in recent months and I for one, hope that this interest and curiosity in it continues well into the future. The focus this week is on kindness. For some, this may feel like a balancing...

12th May 2020 Lindsay Cox-Prior

Bringing it back to you

Half-asleep this morning I clicked into Pinterest to look for inspiration. The first thing that came up was: ‘You are the greatest expert on you, so why do you crumble when someone comments on you, when they haven’t lived your life?’ This...

6th May 2020 Lindsay Cox-Prior

Can I help you?

So, what’s been happening to Via Vitae under lock-down? I’ve been training, training and training! I’ve also been thinking about how to better connect with you and how to provide you with help. I’ve gone back to basics and really explored what...

29th April 2020 Lindsay Cox-Prior

Failure

It’s not a word we like to engage with. There’s been a tendency to raise children and young adults achieve, to win, to be competitive, to get the best grades, reach our ambitions at a young age, and I say all this under the caveat that upbringing...

22nd April 2020 Lindsay Cox-Prior

Can counselling help me?

When you think about the words Counselling or Counsellor, what does that bring up for you? The old-fashioned view of Freud with his couch? A professional with spectacles resting precariously on the tip of their nose? A lot of personal questions...

14th April 2020 Lindsay Cox-Prior

When home isn’t a safe place

Imposed social distancing like most aspects of life has pros and cons; it’s a time for reflection for a sizeable portion of the population. Work may be a stressor for you so being away from it may be helping you unwind if you have been...

7th April 2020 Lindsay Cox-Prior

Am I doing enough?

I’ve found the last few days in particular a bit challenging; perhaps it’s the work that I do or the head-space I find myself in at this particular time but it seems the uncertainty and the realities are hitting me now: now I have more reflection...

3rd April 2020 Lindsay Cox-Prior

Self-care during lock-down

I am really conscious of people struggling with their mental health right now; I’m told repeatedly that Counsellors will be much needed AFTER the event; for me I openly feel we as a profession are needed RIGHT NOW. In a bid to be proactive...

31st March 2020 Lindsay Cox-Prior

Take a moment for your new normal

It might feel like there’s a lot wrong right now; restrictions on freedom, having to make more decisions than usual, more demands on your time if you are having to clean more, to cook more, to keep children entertained, or conversely; more time...

24th March 2020 Lindsay Cox-Prior

An update on accessing Counselling

In light of the restrictions we are experiencing with the precautions of self-isolation and social distancing regarding Covid-19 this means that Via Vitae Counselling Services is having to adapt, alongside many other businesses. More remote...