Deborah Pleasants
Exploring the Benefits of Mindfulness
Mindfulness is a mental state achieved by focusing one's attention on the present moment, without judgment. It's a practice that involves...
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Deborah Pleasants
Oct 233 min read
Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) & Counselling
Little Red Riding Hood What was her mother thinking of To send her daughter on her way Into the woods alone that day? Was she so busy...
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Deborah Pleasants
Sep 35 min read
People Pleasing
Caring about other people's’ opinions to validate self-worth is often an outcome of shameful feelings such as not being “good enough” or...
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Deborah Pleasants
Aug 13 min read
Setting up Private Practice
Are you a qualified counsellor and thinking of setting up private practice? Overwhelmed? Don't know where to start? Feeling a little...
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Deborah Pleasants
Jul 44 min read
How to cope with shame.........
Shame is a normal part of being human, it is also one of the most painful emotions we experience. When feeling shame, you are most likely...
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Deborah Pleasants
Jun 24 min read
Finding your values helps self-esteem
Clients that come to me with low self-esteem have often lost touch with their authentic self. After delving into how and why they have...
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Deborah Pleasants
May 23 min read
Counselling Divorce
“Today, we turn to one person to provide what an entire village once did: a sense of grounding, meaning, and continuity. At the same...
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Deborah Pleasants
Apr 25 min read
Boarding School Syndrome
Boarding school is a familiar concept to me. My parents attended boarding school at age 7, some of my siblings started boarding at 11,...
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Deborah Pleasants
Mar 45 min read
Useful open ended questions in therapy
Used in the right way open questions are an essential tool that can facilitate and deepen the counselling process. Questioning in a...
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Deborah Pleasants
Feb 75 min read
Overcoming Birth Trauma
Giving birth is often portrayed to be the most magical thing in the world and for some women it is. For others, giving birth can be...
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Deborah Pleasants
Jan 273 min read
How depression can be your ally
We live in a society where we think we can fix things, whereby everything has a solution. As an integrative counsellor, I use a variety...
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