Willow Rise Counselling

🔆 Even beneath the blues summer skies, life can still feel difficult. The season around us doesn't always reflect the season within us.

If you're finding things hard right now, be gentle with yourself, take things one day at a time. 💙

5 Love Languages: You aren't locked into just one. 🧊

While we usually have a single language that makes us feel most secure, healthy relationships actually require a bit of all five.

We can see all 5 love languages as a tool for curiosity:
"What do I need right now?"
"How can I show up for my partner today?"

Growth doesn't happen when everything feels easy.

Real change begins the moment you step into discomfort, when you sit with emotions you'd rather avoid, when you challenge familiar patterns.

Learning to be comfortable in the uncomfortable is about gaining a greater awareness and understanding of ourselves, gently building resilience.

With greater awareness and resilience to discomfort, we are able to make significant steps towards positive changes.

In Counselling, a space is created where discomfort becomes safe to explore.

To make counselling more accessible, I offer a limited number of concessional rates.

Availability is currently limited, so please don’t hesitate to get in touch.

I also offer a free 15-minute initial chat—a relaxed, no-pressure way to see if we’re a good fit and to learn more.

📞 07455 711175
✉️ [email protected]

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These are honourable traits but often linked with being a "people pleaser".. Which can come at a cost.

Being a “people pleaser” can often look like kindness, care, and going the extra mile—but underneath, it can come at a real cost to your wellbeing.

✨ In relationships
Saying “yes” when you mean “no,” avoiding conflict or feeling responsible for other people’s emotions can leave you feeling drained, unheard, or even resentful.

💼 In your career
Taking on too much, struggling to set boundaries or fearing disappointing others can lead to burnout, overwhelm and your own needs being overlooked.

👨‍👩‍👧 In parenting
Wanting to keep the peace at all costs can make it harder to hold boundaries, leaving you feeling exhausted and often resentful.

💔 In your self-esteem
When your worth becomes tied to others’ approval, it can be difficult to feel confident, secure, or truly valued for who you are.

People pleasing isn’t a flaw—it’s often something we’ve learned as a way to feel safe, accepted, or loved. But you deserve relationships and a life where your needs matter too.

- It’s okay to take up space.
- It’s okay to have boundaries.
- It’s okay to choose yourself.

If this resonates with you, you’re not alone—and it is possible to find a healthier balance.

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✨ Self-Awareness is life changing ✨

It allows you to understand your behaviour, why you react the way you do and the patterns you seem to repeat.

It's only when we fully know ourselves we are capable of change.

✨ New Availability ✨

I understand how difficult it can be to find time for yourself when life feels busy and the weeks seem to pass in the blink of an eye.

For many people, committing to regular weekly or fortnightly sessions can feel overwhelming or simply hard to fit into an already full schedule. That's why I offer a flexible approach for my clients - working with you and your needs each week, with no pressure and no added stress.

To better support those with busy routines, I'm now able to offer additional availability to help with flexibility.

If you're considering counselling and would like to learn more about how I work, please feel free to get in touch.

1. Your Appearance - come in your pyjamas, after the gym, hood up or glammed up. There's no need to present anyone else but yourself here.

2. Swearing - express yourself as you like, you don't need to change your language to be taken seriously.

3. TMI - 'too much information' doesn't exist here, if it's important to you, it's welcome.

4. Big, Messy Emotions - Anger, Jealousy, Shame, Despair. It will never be too much in this space.

5. Disagreeing with me - Challenging me doesn't offend me. It helps us do better work.

🌿 You don’t have to filter yourself here. Therapy isn’t about being impressive, polite, or perfectly put together — it’s about being real.

If you want meaningful change, it starts with being honest about who you are right now. 🌿

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Real change doesn’t begin with criticism — it begins with acceptance.

When we meet ourselves with honesty and compassion, growth becomes possible.

Setting healthy boundaries isn’t about building walls — it’s about building respect. 🤍

You can love deeply and still say “no.”
You can care deeply and still choose yourself.
You can support others without sacrificing your own wellbeing.

Boundaries protect your energy, strengthen relationships, and create space for honest connection.

If this feels hard, you’re not alone — it’s a skill, and skills can be learned.