Marriage Counselling vs Couples Counselling: What’s the Difference?

Couples & Marriage By Christina Feyes·~6 min read·Same room, two doorways in People search for both, and quietly wonder whether they are choosing the wrong one. You type marriage counselling into one tab, couples counselling into another, and a small worry sets in that picking the wrong word might mean ending up in the wrong […]

What Happens in a Free 15-Minute Counselling Assessment

Counselling Journey By Christina Feyes·~6 min read·Exactly what to expect, so the first step feels easier The hardest part is almost always the first call. If the idea of a free 15-minute counselling assessment makes you a little nervous, that is completely normal, and you are not the only one who has hovered over the […]

Online Counselling vs In-Person: Which Is Right for You?

Counselling Journey By Christina Feyes·~6 min read·An honest comparison to help you choose Not long ago, counselling meant a waiting room and a drive across town. You took time off, found parking, sat among strangers, and tried to compose yourself before being called in. For a lot of people, just getting there was half the […]

How Many Counselling Sessions Do You Actually Need?

Counselling Journey By Christina Feyes·~6 min read·An honest answer to the question almost everyone asks first Almost everyone asks it, usually quietly, and often before they have even said what brought them in. How many counselling sessions will this take? Underneath the question is usually a worry about money, about time, and about whether this […]

Marriage Counselling: When You Have Grown Apart

Marriage & Couples By Christina Feyes·~6 min read·A gentle look at the quiet distance that grows in a long marriage Not every marriage in trouble is loud. Some are perfectly polite. The bills get paid, the kids get to school, the weekends pass. And somewhere underneath the routine, two people who once felt like a […]

Depression Counselling: When Life Feels Heavy

Depression By Christina Feyes·~6 min read·A grounded look at heaviness, numbness and coming back to life Depression can make life feel distant, even when nothing on the outside explains how heavy everything feels. You may still be functioning. You may still answer messages, go to work, care for others, and do what is expected. But […]

Individual Counselling: What the First Sessions Can Feel Like

Counselling Journey By Christina Feyes·~6 min read·A quiet look at beginning one-to-one counselling Beginning individual counselling can feel strangely vulnerable. You may have carried something for so long that even naming it to another person feels like too much. Or you may not know what the thing is yet. You only know you are tired, […]

Intuitive Counselling: What It Means and What It Does Not

Counselling Journey By Christina Feyes·~6 min read·A grounded explanation of intuitive and spiritual counselling The phrase intuitive counselling can make people curious and cautious at the same time. Some people feel drawn to it because ordinary talk therapy has not reached the whole of what they are carrying. Others worry it will be vague, mystical, […]

Trauma Counselling: When Your Body Still Remembers

Trauma By Christina Feyes·~6 min read·Safety, pace and choice in trauma work Trauma is not always a memory you can point to cleanly. Sometimes it is the way your body tightens when a tone changes. The way you apologise before you know why. The way you freeze, over-explain, scan the room, or leave your own […]

Couples Counselling: When the Same Pattern Keeps Returning

Couples By Christina Feyes·~6 min read·Breaking the loop that keeps returning Most couples do not arrive because of one argument. They arrive because the same pattern keeps finding them. The topic changes, but the feeling underneath is familiar: one person reaches, one withdraws, both feel misunderstood, and the repair never quite reaches the place that […]