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Discounted Clinical Supervision Available

Discounted Clinical Supervision Available

I am currently able to provide some discounted clinical supervision to any new supervisees who work with me. See poster below.

I currently supervise qualified and trainee CBT therapists, Integrative Therapists and Person-Centred/Humanistic Therapists.

Appointments are online at the moment due to COVID-19, however, I have 2 offices in Glasgow city centre and appointments can move to face-to-face if preferable.
I am a fully qualified and accredited Integrative Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist, fully qualified Clinical Supervisor and an accredited trainer in psychotherapy and counselling. I also have a background in psychology. I have memberships with COSCA, BABCP and BPS and can supervisee trainees, qualified practioners, trainers and supervisors.

See poster in the link below for more information and how to get in touch.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Best wishes, Alexandra

#FridayFun: Video and We All Stand Together

#FridayFun

As you might now, we're replacing #FridayFacts with #FridayFun posts at the moment.

Today's wee bit of fun is the song and video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNESF-vhXtc&fbclid=IwAR3fdZfatlazpwsuYsLH1KRW6p10j6kJ4PWKjvcFjB-sULcgLM-Ithy954M
I was 6 when this song came out and remember it as a child. It's very apt for the situation we all find ourselves in at the moment. Hope you enjoy it.

I will most definitely have this song in my head all day now though!

Have a good day, stay safe and take care,

Alexandra

If you're looking for support, therapy, counselling or CBT, see the following links:

* Talking EDs (Glasgow and West Eating Disorder Support Service):
www.eatingdisorderscotland.co.uk

* Glasgow Anxiety and Depression Counselling (GADS): www.glasgowanxietydepression.co.uk

* Citizen17 Therapy, CBT and Counselling Services: www.citizen17therapy.co.uk

* Scotland Online Therapy and Counselling Services: https://www.counselling-directory.org.uk/counsellors…

This week's #MondayMotivation is #MondayMoodles.

This week's #MondayMotivation is #MondayMoodles.

Moodles are little creative exercises you can do to become aware of feelings, reduce stress or anxiety, help you relax or feel better and much more.

Some people have a wee bit more time on their hands at the moment (I wish I did!), so engaging in some creative activites for mental health can really improve wellbeing and stress at the moment.

I've provided 4 Moodles to try below.

Give one or more of these a go and see how you get on... it might even help you feel a wee bit better.

Take care and have a good day, Alexandra

Moodle #1

'Write a break-up letter to your stress'

Moodle #2

'Oh no! Here comes your evil stress monster. Moodle it some wings and watch it fly away'.

Moodle #3

With everything that's going on with COVID-19 at the moment, it can be easy to slip into thinking about things we're not in control of at the moment, or the things that are not going right or perhaps focusing on feeling overwhe…

Monday Motivation

Here's this week's #MondayMotivation. Hope you like it!

Best wishes,

Alexandra

We are still open... offering online therapy and counselling (via Zoom or Email Therapy and Counselling)

We are still open and providing support, therapy, counselling and CBT for those looking for support, someone to talk to and a listening ear.

Due to the COVID-19 situation, we are currently only providing online therapy. We can provide therapy and counselling via a secure and GDPR-compliant video-conferening platoform called Zoom or we can provide Email Therapy and Counselling.

You can return to face-to-face sessions once the situation has settled or continue with online sessions. The choice is yours.

Online therapy means we can now reach more people and can therefore, provide appointments via Zoom or Email Therapy and Counselling to anyone in the UK.

We still have some appointment slots available with our various psychotherapists and counsellors, so please do feel free to get in touch for more information or to book an appointment.

Thanks and speak soon,

Alexandra

www.eatingdisorderscotland.co.uk
www.glasgowanxietydepression.co.uk
www.citizen17therapy.co.uk
https://www.counsell…

Some words on COVID-19 and feelings of uncertainty, unknowingness, anxiety, fear and being out-of-control at the moment. Because we know many of you are feeling these things.

Some words on COVID-19 and feelings of uncertainty, unknowingness, anxiety, fear and being out-of-control at the moment. Because we know many of you are feeling these things.
Amidst the panic and anxiety surrounding the current COVID-19 situation is the sense of feeling trapped, out-of-control or even helpless.
These are some of the feelings our clients and those getting in touch about accessing therapy are expressing. The urgency and panic created by the media doesn't help with these feelings either and it only really increases our sense of things feeling out of our control.
I think there are 2 things to consider that can help us surf through these waves of uncertainty, anxiety and sense of unknowingness.
1. ACCEPTANCE: The first is acceptance. While it is distressful to do so, accepting that life for the next few months will be different can be really helpful. That's just how it is. There's nothing we can do about the virus because it's already here, however, we can acce…