Counselling News
Here is our section where you can find out what’s happening in the world of professional counselling.
For news updates, counselling & coaching resources and more – keep checking back to find our latest blogs.
Climate Anxiety
Climate or Eco-anxiety is described by the American Psychological Association as ‘a chronic fear of environmental doom’ and it’s something that seems to be on the rise.
Uncertain times for children and young people
There are many reasons for children and young people to be feeling uncertain and anxious at the moment. The routine of school has been disrupted…
Rainbow Couples Counselling Service
Possibly one of our most requested services, certainly an area of growing demand, is couples counselling. Contact Rainbow Counselling Services, Sheffield
Counselling Supervision at Rainbow
A service which Rainbow is now pleased to offer other counsellors is counselling supervision. This service is provided at Rainbow for other counsellors or counselling students by Evelyn and Helen.
Specialist Counselling for Children and Young People
We are often asked at Rainbow if we can help children or young people and so this week we wanted to highlight this service in particular.
Having counselling remotely via phone or video call
This week we are looking at remote counselling, which might take place over the phone or via a platform such as Zoom or Skype…
Campaigning for mental health support following Coronavirus
The British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) in conjunction with 25 professional partners and supported by a host of professionals in the mental health field, has spearheaded a campaign for urgent mental health care…
Proud to be supporting our frontline workers
One of our counsellors, Helen, has been involved in this great initiative to support frontline NHS workers during the Covid-19 pandemic by offering free counselling online.
Being there for a loved one with anxiety
Whether you have been loving or loathing lockdown one thing’s for certain – for many people it has raised anxiety about many things: money, job security and health to name a few.
Feeling suicidal during these anxious times?
There are many added reasons why these times we have been living in are so difficult – increased isolation, ill health, money worries and uncertainty over when it is all going to end to name a few. Whilst for some these may be minor issues, for others they might be catastrophic, life-altering and/or contribute to increased thoughts of suicide.
Domestic Abuse disturbingly on the rise amidst the lockdown
Disturbing figures show that whilst other crimes, such as knife crime and burglary, have gone down over the last weeks of lockdown domestic violence has increased.
The importance of fried eggs in our lives at this time
The fried egg is a wonderful picture of how we can begin to regain some control in our lives, when so much of our sense of personal agency and autonomy has currently been taken from us.