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Deborah Mitchell Counselling

Self Care Checklist

A practical tool to help you manage your wellbeing. It’s personal to you, so what works for one person might not work for another. The best approach is to create a checklist that resonates with your needs and preferences.

MHA support

The Focus: Led by the Samaritans their helpline is available 24/7).

Anxiety

Anxiety is a feeling or state that affects our whole mind/body system. It is a feeling of fear, either real, or imagined. Often our imagination can go into overdrive, and we can ‘think’ our way into a state of fear.

Pride, PTSD Awareness, & Neurodiversity Pride

June brings up a lot of important conversations around identity, survival, and celebration. As a person-centred counsellor, I don’t look at these dates as mere calendar events or clinical categories. To me, they represent the deeply human, lived experiences of the clients I work with.

Neurodiversity Celebration Week

A time to recognise the many strengths and unique perspectives of neurodivergent minds.
In my practice, celebrating neurodiversity isn’t just for one week—it is a core part of how I work every day.

Mental Health Awareness in February

If you or someone you care about is navigating a difficult relationship with food, body image, or disordered eating, please know that you do not have to carry this alone. Healing often begins with a single connection.

Suicide Awareness and Support

In 2026, the global theme for suicide prevention remains “Changing the Narrative on Suicide” with the call to action: “Start the Conversation.”

Christmas Stress Toolkit

The Christmas holidays can be a time of immense pressure – financial, social, and emotional.

Here are some practical mental health tools and strategies you can use to manage Christmas stress:

Bereavement, Grief & Loss

This is one of the most significant and challenging life transitions a client will experience. It is a normal human process, though often made complex by the circumstances of the loss and the relationship to the departed.

Movember

Movember Men’s Mental Health Month is observed in November to raise awareness about the mental and physical health challenges men face. The month aims to encourage men to have open conversations about their mental health, seek support, and challenge stigmas that prevent them from getting help for issues like anxiety, depression, and suicide.   Awareness and stigma reduction:  The […]