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Rachel Hawkins-Crockford

Counselling and Writing for Well Being Services based in Westbury On Trym, Bristol

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  • Are you struggling following a bereavement?

    Posted by keylifetherapy on February 1, 2021

    You might find it helpful to know that grieving is not just feeling sad. A lot can happen to you physically as well as mentally when someone dies, a relationship ends, you lose your job …

    bereavement, connection, Counselling, grief and loss, self-care, wellbeing
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  • Pause

    Posted by keylifetherapy on December 18, 2020

    Perhaps it is because its the end of the year, a really difficult year, that I find myself even more reflective than usual. And as I was reading an article about the menopause today, I …

    connection, Counselling, Creative Writing for Therapeutic Purposes, Focus, self-care
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  • Unlock your inner calm and creativity through writing

    Posted by keylifetherapy on August 14, 2020

    When we write expressively about events or experiences in our lives, the right side of the brain - the rational part - is engaged in finding the words to express what happened/ our experiences and how we feel about them. While we are focused on this, the left hemisphere - the creative part - is freed of the usual control and inner censor it is under, and from this arises unexpected ideas and images to arise out of our subconscious.

    Counselling, Creative Writing for Therapeutic Purposes, Uncategorized, Writing for Wellbeing
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  • How writing helps us to get unstuck

    Posted by keylifetherapy on June 28, 2020June 28, 2020

    Journaling and expressive writing, alongside counselling, can help us to begin to come unstuck. Finding the right words to express our feelings about what has happened to us … the more we write, the freer we feel.

    Counselling, Creative Writing for Therapeutic Purposes, Focus, self-care, wellbeing, Writing for Wellbeing
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  • I wonder how we’ll cope when this is all over

    Posted by keylifetherapy on April 9, 2020May 1, 2020

    A member of my extended family died this week. She had under-lying health issues. We’ve been told there might be an inquest because the coroner was unhappy with the care she received at the end …

    bereavement, Counselling, Creative Writing for Therapeutic Purposes, Focus, grief and loss, self-care, wellbeing, Writing for Wellbeing
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  • No more online pandemic diaries from me

    Posted by keylifetherapy on March 27, 2020March 26, 2020

    Overnight I thought about the overwhelm I feel at the vast number of emails I am receiving from every business, website, organisation, charity etc I’ve ever had even the slightest contact with in the past. …

    Counselling, self-care, wellbeing
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  • The pandemic diaries: day one

    Posted by keylifetherapy on March 23, 2020March 23, 2020

    Today we created a ‘Family Alliance’ because we’re stuck in the house together, for an unknown amount of time. It’s a technique I use in therapeutic writing groups, an agreement between all the participants as …

    Counselling, self-care, wellbeing, Writing for Wellbeing
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  • Online counselling

    Posted by keylifetherapy on March 23, 2020May 1, 2020

    As we are all now physically distancing ourselves from one another, I have made the decision to move my counselling clients online. This seems the most responsible thing to do at this time. I’m lowering …

    Counselling, Creative Writing for Therapeutic Purposes, self-care, wellbeing, Writing for Wellbeing
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  • Low cost counselling slot available

    Posted by keylifetherapy on December 3, 2019

    I currently have three counselling slots available and I can provide one of those at a low cost for those who are on benefits (or can provide proof of low income). The slots currently available …

    Counselling, self-care, Uncategorized
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  • We all have mornings when we wake up and don’t feel good about ourselves

    Posted by keylifetherapy on November 26, 2019November 27, 2019

    Woken up with that sense of dread in the pit of your stomach because of your thoughts about the day ahead? We all have times like that when we lack confidence or don’t feel good …

    Counselling, Focus, self-care, wellbeing, Writing for Wellbeing
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