Mark Hales Counselling and Psychotherapy in Manly, New South Wales | Counsellor

Mark Hales Counselling and Psychotherapy

Locality: Manly, New South Wales

Phone: +61 403 696 075

Address: Suite 7, Building 3, North Head Sanctuary 2095 Manly, NSW, Australia

Website: http://www.counsellinginmanly.com.au

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24.01.2022 I'm your Piglet - reach out if you need to. I do online sessions as part of my regular practice if you're uncomfortable coming to the Studio right now. Worried about the costs but need help, contact me via DM or email and we'll work it out together: www.counsellinginmanly.com.au

17.01.2022 Whether you are living in close quarters with your family or flatmates, or whether you're living alone, these times are certainly teaching us more about Gentleness and Kindness. Two qualities that have been diminished previously. You may think about your home as your physical residence or you may think of your "home" as the phsyical Self in which your Spiritual Essence resides. Either way, these times offer an opportunity to reflect on the qualities of Kindness and Gentlenes...s. What do they mean to you? Are you able to offer them to others but not so easily to yourself? Do you offer kindness as a way of getting something to yourself - what is it you want that you can't give to yourself? How does being kind and gentle help you with Tolerance? Where in your life is there an absence of kindness - what would help bring more kindness into your life? What about gentleness - are you gentle with yourself and others, or are you quick to become impatient and judgemental? Staying at home more is giving us the space to observe and self-reflect - and if self-reflection isn't something you're comfortable with or "good" at, then these few questions are good starters. Reach out if you need help. www.counsellinginmanly.com.au #selfreflection leads to #personalgrowth and #improvedlife

16.01.2022 In this current situation, be kind and gentle with yourself. Take things slowly, one day at a time, one task at a time, one problem at a time. Even if you can't go outside for a walk, maybe you can step outside just for a breath of air or perhaps turn everything off for a moment or two and just feel yourself breathing and noticing whatever you notice about your breath - being kind of curious gives your system a short-break. Maybe you can't go to the Gym, but you could get in...to some creative stretching every hour - set your alarm to remind you; or try Progressive Muscle Relaxation to work out instead - clench and release all the way to the earlobes and back down again - as well as being centring & relaxing, it's got a mental challenge to it. And, if things are really getting on top of you - let's get together for a short online session...if you're worried about finances, call first, we'll work it out. www.counsellinginmanly.com.au > contact > Mark

06.01.2022 One of the things physical distancing gives you is a little extra time. Of course, that time could be swallowed up with home schooling and additional people at home all at once. BUT, even in the midst of all that, you might find time to gently reflect on who you are, really, at your core. Sometimes life has a way of taking us in directions that make us into who we aren't rather than who we are. And in that process, we can get a little lost - we lose sight of who we are, who w...e wanted to be or perhaps we never really knew to start with. Here's the thing. Life is movable. In any direction you want. Nothing has to stay the same, not really. It starts with getting to know the real you, maybe it's a you nobody else knows, maybe you don't know but you have a sense that it would be kind of good to learn more about yourself without any labels or tags life (or other people) have given you. Maybe now is a good time to give that sort of deep thought into who you are, what you like, what you want, where you'd like to go, what sort of work you'd like to do, where you'd like to live, what's important to you and more - and what's stopping you, blocking you, preventing you. We all have stories, we all have pasts, we all do things we're not proud of, but we don't have to continue living them. We get to decide WHO we are and HOW we want to be in the world. If it FEELS like a good time to self-reflect, get to know yourself as an adult person, change direction, or just be confident "outing' yourself for the person you really are but something's stopping you - then book some time with me. I'm doing online sessions and if finances are your issue, still contact me, we'll work it out. Find me: www.counsellinginmanly.com.au

02.01.2022 WOW! Such simple words. Watch. Reflect. Act. Take this Elder's advice - you don't have to continue living childhood trauma, pain and memories. When you heal them, you give yourself another chance to become the person you aspire to be. Don't let anything get in the way of that. Find me Online and in the Counselling Room: www.counsellinginmanly.com.au - if finances are an issue in this current situation, still call me and we will work it out.