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And why you don’t need them to live a meaningful year If you don’t like New Year’s resolutions, or you feel overwhelmed by the “finish strong, st…

Article by Catherine Noel 03/01/26

“Compassion for others begins with kindness to ourselves.” – Pema Chödrön Dr. Kristin Neff, author of The Power of Self-Compassion and Professor…

Article by Catherine Noel 13/04/25

“I just feel completely overwhelmed.” “I wake up in the morning with that feeling of dread in the pit of my stomach.” “I find myself mindlessly d…

Article by Catherine Noel 22/01/25

Offering Supervision Services I have successfully completed the taught component of my Clinical Supervision course and I am now excited to offer…

Contribution by Catherine Noel 05/12/23

“We don’t have to do it all alone. We were never meant to.” Brene Brown Maybe you’ve considered seeing a counsellor or therapist but wondered wh…

Article by Catherine Noel 11/08/23

Contribution by Catherine Noel 13/04/23

As a tutor of counselling skills and a qualified counsellor/psychotherapist, students and potential clients often ask me – what’s the difference…

Article by Catherine Noel 15/03/23

As both a qualified counsellor/psychotherapist and a coach, working in both capacities, my thoughts on this are as follows: Firstly it’s party ab…

Article by Catherine Noel 17/06/20