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Counselling in Northumberland

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    Author: Karen Pollock

    I am a therapist offering in person and online counselling based in Northumberland with experience of, and post graduate training in, working with gender, sexuality and relationship diverse communities. Passionate about empowering people, and promoting better mental health for all I offer online, in person and walking therapy.

    Stay Home – Stay Safe – Week 4

    week 4 of my lockdown blog posts/journal

    April 18, 2020April 18, 2020 by Karen Pollock

    Stay Home Stay Safe – week 3

    I decided to keep the weekly journals for a couple of reasons. Firstly I am quite happy to admit I do not have the brain space for…… Read more “Stay Home Stay Safe – week 3”

    April 11, 2020April 11, 2020 by Karen Pollock

    Stay Home Stay Safe – Week 2

    So, here we are, in the second week of the strange, sometimes frightening, new world. I dislike the idea of calling it the new normal. For one…… Read more “Stay Home Stay Safe – Week 2”

    April 3, 2020 by Karen Pollock

    Stay Safe Stay Home – Week 1

    So, here we are, in a world which seemed unimaginable just a few months ago. I am still working, seeing clients online, and so thankful that I…… Read more “Stay Safe Stay Home – Week 1”

    March 27, 2020 by Karen Pollock

    They needed counselling; An Academic Archers paper

    Is there a word for achieving achieving a bucket list ambition twice? (Not that I am a great believer in bucket lists). If so, then that’s the…… Read more “They needed counselling; An Academic Archers paper”

    March 8, 2020 by Karen Pollock

    We need to talk about poly

    Ethical non-monogamy is the umbrella term for relationship styles which do not fit conventional monogamy. It includes swinging, open relationships and perhaps the best known polyamory. It…… Read more “We need to talk about poly”

    February 20, 2020February 22, 2020 by Karen Pollock

    The Messiness of Grief

    Do we expect bereavement counselling to “tidy up” our grief?

    February 3, 2020February 2, 2020 by Karen Pollock

    The complexity of surviving

    How do you support someone when they disclose childhood sexual abuse? Here I give some suggestions for friends and family

    January 9, 2020January 9, 2020 by Karen Pollock

    So that was 2019!

    Every year, in the spirit of practicing what I preach, I write something looking back over the past 12 months. It is so easy to get caught…… Read more “So that was 2019!”

    January 1, 2020 by Karen Pollock

    Brexit, Elections and Self Care

    Brexit, elections and a wet grey November is taking its toll on many peoples mental health and well being

    November 11, 2019November 10, 2019 by Karen Pollock

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