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Parents and carers all go through stages in life when they feel rejected, overwhelmed, out of their depth or totally burnt out. While some of us will need expert support through psychology or psychiatry, many simply need someone neutral to talk to. Counselling offers a listening ear to enable us to feel heard and understood without judgement or diagnosis.

Being a parent and/or carer is hard and can be all consuming as we go through feelings of self-doubt, resentment, regret and even complete dismay at the situations we sometimes find ourselves in. However, we don’t have to do this alone, we can reach out for support by talking to someone in confidence.

Through counselling support you will be able to reflect on what is hard, how you feel about your situation and have the space to say it how it really is – let’s face it, sometimes it just sucks! While venting and feeling heard is validating, we may need to do more than this. If you want to work through these challenges and make lasting change, we need to reflect on your own process and look within.

Every parent/carer will have their own history and experience of being cared for and this will impact how we feel about ourselves and those we care for – especially when we are challenged in ways that can feel hopeless at times.

Those we care for need to feel seen and heard to thrive – and so do their parents and careers. Reaching out for support is not a sign of weakness or failure but rather an opportunity to spend time with someone outside of your personal network reflecting on your role as parents and/or career. An opportunity to step back and give yourself some space to really see what is happening and how you can either come to terms with your situation or make changes to improve things.

This is hard – we don’t have to do it alone. Contact me to get your FREE initial consultation and to see how we can work together.