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# Julia Scott

Counselling, Coaching and EMDR in Weston super Mare

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## Posts

- [Blog](https://www.counsellingwestonsupermare.co.uk/blog/) - Blog posts intended to help you understand your mental health or relationship problems.
- [Person-Centred Counselling: What It Is and How It Can Help You](https://www.counsellingwestonsupermare.co.uk/person-centred-counselling/) - Learn about person-centred counselling, a non-directive therapy built on empathy, unconditional positive regard, and congruence. Discover how it empowers you to find your own path.
- [Are you using AI for therapy?](https://www.counsellingwestonsupermare.co.uk/are-you-using-chatgpt-for-therapy/) - Well, why wouldn't you? AI tools appear to offer quick solutions in the moment, they're available 24/7, they can even appear to offer empathy. It's easier, more immediate and a lot cheaper than therapy, and we all like quick fixes, don't we? So why go to a therapist at all? AI, by its own admission
- [Perfectionism: thriving or surviving?](https://www.counsellingwestonsupermare.co.uk/perfectionism-a-double-edged-sword/) - What is perfectionism? Perfectionism involves the pursuit of flawlessness and the setting of high standards, and is often accompanied by critical self-evaluation and an aversion to imperfection (Flett & Hewitt, 2002). While a healthy dose of perfectionism can serve as a positive motivator, excessive perfectionism may lead to stress and anxiety, and can hinder, rather
- [Abusive relationships: Trauma bonding](https://www.counsellingwestonsupermare.co.uk/trauma-bonding/) - Ever wondered why you've stayed in a relationship you know is bad for you? Or why it's hard to shake off an abusive ex-partner months or even years after you've broken up? Bonding is a biological and emotional process that makes people more important to each other over time. Bonding is cumulative and grows with
- [Are you living in a chronic state of stress?](https://www.counsellingwestonsupermare.co.uk/are-you-living-in-a-chronic-state-of-stress/) - In our busy and uncertain world, stress and anxiety can seem to be constant companions, and finding a sense of safety and calm can seem elusive. As a consequence of demanding work environments, financial pressures, relationship difficulties, and other ongoing life challenges, many of us are living in a chronic state of stress, which in
- [Gratitude and Wellbeing](https://www.counsellingwestonsupermare.co.uk/gratitude-and-wellbeing/) - The Practice of Gratitude In the field of Positive Psychology, gratitude has been defined as “a positive emotional response that we perceive on giving or receiving a benefit from someone” (Emmons & McCullough, 2004). Research into the impact of intentional gratitude practices suggest that these can have a significant positive impact on wellbeing (eg Bohlmeier
- [Rest and Restore: The benefits of quality sleep](https://www.counsellingwestonsupermare.co.uk/rest-and-restore-the-benefits-of-quality-sleep/) - Why is good quality sleep important? Sleep is essential for our overall well-being, and good quality sleep is critical for maintaining good physical and mental health. Getting enough restful sleep helps to rejuvenate the body, reduce stress, and improve cognitive function and emotion regulation, helping us to function better in our daily activities. However, many
- [Reduce Stress and Anxiety through Mindfulness Practice](https://www.counsellingwestonsupermare.co.uk/the-power-of-mindfulness/) - What is Mindfulness? Mindfulness practices have been well researched and demonstrated to have significant benefits, including reduced stress and anxiety, increased focus and attention, better emotional regulation and improved relationships. Mindfulness involves intentionally focusing your attention on the present moment, without judgment or criticism; this means being fully present with your thoughts, emotions or sensations
- [The importance of self-care](https://www.counsellingwestonsupermare.co.uk/the-importance-of-self-care/) - Self-care is a term that has become increasingly popular in recent years, and for good reason. The demands of everyday life can be overwhelming, leaving little time for rest. However, self-care is an essential part of our well-being, and neglecting it can lead to physical and mental health issues. This blog post describes what self-care
- [Attachment vs Authenticity](https://www.counsellingwestonsupermare.co.uk/attachment-vs-authenticity/) - Attachment refers to our natural human need to form emotional bonds and connections with others, while authenticity is the desire to be true to oneself and genuine in one's actions and relationships. In human relationships, it is not uncommon for these natural human needs to be in conflict at times. Attachment Attachment is a fundamental
- [Managing anxiety during challenging times](https://www.counsellingwestonsupermare.co.uk/managing-anxiety-during-challenging-times/) - Anxiety is a natural response to stress, but when it becomes overwhelming, it can have a significant impact on our mental and physical health. With the world constantly changing and throwing new challenges our way, it's understandable that we feel anxious from time to time. In this blog post, we'll explore some practical strategies for
- [The Power of Positive Psychology](https://www.counsellingwestonsupermare.co.uk/positive-psychology/) - What is Positive Psychology? Positive psychology is a relatively new field that has gained increasing popularity in recent years. It is a branch of psychology that focuses on the promotion of wellbeing and on identifying factors which contribute to good mental health. Rather than focusing on diagnosing and treating mental illness, positive psychology focuses on
- [Positive Self-talk](https://www.counsellingwestonsupermare.co.uk/positive-self-talk/) - What is Positive Self-Talk - and what is it not? Positive self-talk is a powerful tool that can help us overcome challenges, build resilience, and improve our mental health. It involves using encouraging, supportive, and empowering language to communicate with ourselves. The idea behind positive self-talk is that by changing the way we think and
- [We're on the move!](https://www.counsellingwestonsupermare.co.uk/pastures-new/) - Pastures new Owing to circumstances beyond our control, on 1st February, we will be moving from Laurel House to pastures new. The company we sublet from is doing so well that they are expanding into new premises, and although they very kindly offered us a potential room to practise from, we have decided that it
- [Love Yourself First Webinar](https://www.counsellingwestonsupermare.co.uk/love-yourself-first/) - What if you could stop worrying about what others think? What if you no longer had to run yourself into the ground trying to be perfect or keeping others happy? What if you could learn to love yourself and feel an inner security that doesn’t depend on other people? Our relationships with significant others in
- [Coronavirus and online counselling](https://www.counsellingwestonsupermare.co.uk/coronavirus-and-online-counselling/) - For the time being, we are unable to provide face to face counselling. However, if you feel in need of counselling now, we are pleased to be able to offer online sessions via Zoom, an easy-to-use video conferencing app, which can be used on a smartphone, tablet or laptop. This way of working is not
- [Are you struggling to move on from a past event?](https://www.counsellingwestonsupermare.co.uk/struggling-move-event/) - Have you suffered a traumatic or distressing life event which is constantly on you mind, day and night? Do you find yourself re-experiencing the feelings and body sensations of the event as if it is happening now? Maybe you don’t remember a specific traumatic event, but you know that in response to certain triggers, you
- [Trauma: when the body feels unsafe](https://www.counsellingwestonsupermare.co.uk/feeling-safe/) - Do you berate yourself for feeling anxious in situations where other people seem to feel at ease? Have you felt judged for being particularly sensitive? The truth is that feeling unsafe is simply the body's response to the environment and is largely involuntary, as are the behaviours that result from it. In normal circumstances, our
- [Could inflammation be the cause of your depression?](https://www.counsellingwestonsupermare.co.uk/inflammation-depression/) - Is it possible that inflammation may be the cause of your depression?
- [Help for PTSD symptoms](https://www.counsellingwestonsupermare.co.uk/legacy-trauma/) - Do you suffer from trauma symptoms? EMDR may offer the help you need to resolve them.
- [How can I overcome my anxiety?](https://www.counsellingwestonsupermare.co.uk/anxious/) - Changing your thinking to overcome anxiety.
- [Emotional pain: why do we have it?](https://www.counsellingwestonsupermare.co.uk/emotions/) - Given the option, most of us would generally prefer not to feel pain. That is the way it is meant to be. When we are functioning well, we experience a flow of emotion within a tolerable range and we feel balanced, well, socially engaged, and able to cope. We have systems in place to maintain
- [Therapy vs the Quick Fix](https://www.counsellingwestonsupermare.co.uk/therapy-quick-fix/) - Depression and anxiety are the most common forms of mental distress in the UK. Because these conditions impact so much on the lives of sufferers and their families, it is understandable that many people seek a quick fix that will get them back to normal as quickly as possible. Antidepressants seem to offer this possibility;
- [Relationship difficulties? Watch out for these dynamics](https://www.counsellingwestonsupermare.co.uk/relationship-difficulties/) - If you're having difficulties in your relationship and find yourself going round in circles and resolving nothing, the Karpman Drama Triangle may help you to get a handle on the dynamics and help you to make healthy changes. The Drama Triangle, originally described by the psychiatrist Stephen Karpman in 1968, is a game which
- [Do you have a fixed mindset or a growth mindset?](https://www.counsellingwestonsupermare.co.uk/a-growth-mindset/) - Have you ever thought of yourself as lazy, unintelligent, less capable than others? Have you ever wondered why you've underachieved in life, despite having been praised in your early years for being clever and good at certain things? I certainly have. During my counselling training, I had the opportunity to seek an understanding of why
- [Could EMDR help you to get your life back on track?](https://www.counsellingwestonsupermare.co.uk/emdr-life-track/) - Video describing the benefits of EMDR, a powerful therapy for the treatment of PTSD.
- [Attachment styles: how they develop and how they affect your life and relationships](https://www.counsellingwestonsupermare.co.uk/attachment/) - Have you ever wondered why the same problems keep cropping up in your relationships? Or why it is that some people get into healthy relationships but it never seems to happen for you? It may be to do with the attachment style you learnt as a child. In order to ensure they are safe and
- [Relationships: feeling emotionally abandoned](https://www.counsellingwestonsupermare.co.uk/abandonment/) - In the natural way of things, a child learns to regulate his emotions through his attachment to his primary carer, usually his mother. When he experiences distress or pain, he runs to his mother, and in finding comfort, his distress will subside. Through this natural cycle, repeated over a period of time, a child learns
- [Are you affected by trauma?](https://www.counsellingwestonsupermare.co.uk/affected-trauma/) - What is trauma? Trauma is a word that is frequently used, but what does it actually mean? Trauma is commonly understood as the experiencing or witnessing of an event that is life-threatening or dangerous or otherwise overwhelming. It usually involves a feeling of helplessness. Many people serving in the military experience trauma, as do individuals
- [Difficulties expressing or managing anger?](https://www.counsellingwestonsupermare.co.uk/anger-management/) - Anger is an emotion common to all of us as human beings, whether we recognise it in ourselves or not. The way we express anger (or don't), is largely shaped by our past life experiences. You may have been punished for expressing anger when you were a child, or you may have witnessed your parents'
- [Postnatal depression in men?](https://www.counsellingwestonsupermare.co.uk/postnatal-depression-men/) - This morning I had the misfortune of stumbling upon an article in the Guardian, entitled "Postnatally depressed dads? - Give me a break". The purpose of the article, written by Barbara Ellen, was, I think, to criticise the use of the term "PND" to describe the symptoms some men experience after the birth of a
- [Book recommendation: Getting Past Your Past](https://www.counsellingwestonsupermare.co.uk/book-recommendation/) - Whether we’ve experienced small setbacks or major traumas, we are all influenced by past experiences we may not remember or don’t fully understand. In Getting Past Your Past, Francine Shapiro explains how our personalities develop and how we become trapped into feeling, believing and acting in ways that don’t serve us. Through detailed examples and
- [Ever been emotionally hijacked?](https://www.counsellingwestonsupermare.co.uk/amygdala-hijack/) - We've all been there...Your partner said something that upset you and you responded with an emotional outburst...You received an email that annoyed you and you dashed off a knee-jerk reply that you later regret... When we feel under threat and are scared and anxious, our brain's processing shifts to primitive neural networks designed for survival.
- [Is your mind doing overtime? Here's how to turn the volume down.](https://www.counsellingwestonsupermare.co.uk/thinking-watch/) - If you struggle with anxiety and/or depression, you are probably finding it difficult to get out of your head. You analyse relationships, replay the events of the day and beat yourself up about what you could have or should have done differently, you worry about the future and endlessly churn over various scenarios...Sound familiar? Maybe
- ["Vulnerability is the birthplace of innovation, creativity and change"](https://www.counsellingwestonsupermare.co.uk/vulnerability-birthplace-innovation-creativity-change-2/) - Shame is an unspoken epidemic, which underlies many forms of unhealthy behaviour, such as addictions, self-harm and eating disorders. Brené Brown explores what can happen when people confront their shame head-on. [iframe][/iframe] Brené Brown, Ph.D., LMSW, is a research professor at the University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work. Her topics of study include
- [Independent quality mark for counsellors and psychotherapists](https://www.counsellingwestonsupermare.co.uk/independent-quality-mark-counsellors-psychotherapists/) - From today, members of the public will be able to choose a counsellor or psychotherapist belonging to a register vetted and approved by the Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care. The BACP's voluntary register has been accredited under a new scheme set up by the Department of Health and administered by an independent
- [Books on Prescription](https://www.counsellingwestonsupermare.co.uk/books-prescription/) - People in England with mild to moderate mental health concerns, including panic attacks, anxiety and depression, are to be prescribed self-help books which they can borrow from their local library. The Books on Prescription scheme, developed by the Reading Agency charity, is being rolled out across GPs' surgeries and libraries in England in May. 6
- [Anger and Rage](https://www.counsellingwestonsupermare.co.uk/anger-rage/) - Until fairly recently, I had thought of anger and rage as being on a continuum; I believed they were different shades of the same emotion. I then had a life experience that triggered what I now know to be rage. I experienced this as an extreme and primitive emotion, which was way beyond any angry

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- [Counselling and EMDR Weston super Mare](https://www.counsellingwestonsupermare.co.uk/) - I am experienced and accredited counsellor offering trauma-informed counselling, coaching and EMDR trauma therapy in Weston super Mare. Call 01934 806968 to book.
- [About me](https://www.counsellingwestonsupermare.co.uk/julia-scott/) - Julia Scott offers counselling, coaching, EMDR and counselling supervision in St Georges, Weston-super-Mare. Call 01934 806968 to book.
- [Counselling Supervision](https://www.counsellingwestonsupermare.co.uk/featured/supervision/) - Our supervision service is provided by Julia Scott, an accredited and experienced counsellor and approved supervisor for the National Counselling Society.
- [EMDR Trauma therapy](https://www.counsellingwestonsupermare.co.uk/featured/what-is-emdr/) - EMDR is a well-researched and highly effective therapy for the treatment of Post Traumatic Stress. Call 01934 806968 to book.
- [Counselling](https://www.counsellingwestonsupermare.co.uk/featured/what-is-counselling/) - Counselling provides you with a confidential, non-judgmental space in which you can understand yourself more fully and in which new perspectives can emerge.
- [Coaching Psychology](https://www.counsellingwestonsupermare.co.uk/featured/coaching-psychology/) - I am a Graduate member of the British Psychological Society and offer psychologically-informed coaching in Weston-super-Mare and online.
- [Supervision fees](https://www.counsellingwestonsupermare.co.uk/fees/supervision-fees/) - Fees for supervision are £75 per 1.5 hour session. Call Julia Scott on 01934 806968 to arrange a free initial meeting.
- [Coaching fees](https://www.counsellingwestonsupermare.co.uk/fees/coaching/) - Fees for Psychologically-informed Coaching Block of 4 one hour sessions £300Block of 6 one hour sessions: £450 Sessions must be taken within 4 months (4 session block) or 6 months (6 session block) Shorter or longer sessions can be negotiated. Book a free 30-minute discovery call
- [Counselling fees](https://www.counsellingwestonsupermare.co.uk/fees/counselling-fees/) - Counselling fees are £55 or £297 for a block of 6 sessions. Call now on 01934 806968.
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- [Counselling in Weston super Mare (St Georges, BS22)](https://www.counsellingwestonsupermare.co.uk/st-georges-weston-super-mare/) - Our counselling takes place from a comfortable room at Pure Offices in St Georges, Weston super Mare. Free parking and full disabled access are available.
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- [Fees](https://www.counsellingwestonsupermare.co.uk/fees/) - Counselling sessions cost £43 or £47 depending on your counsellor. Discounts for block bookings. Call 01934 806968 to book.
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