“It’s about helping that person through that day and hopefully they feel like facing the next one!” ► How long have you been working as a counsellor? I started November last year so around about a year now. ► What led to you considering counselling as a career and what qualifications are required? Initially the […]

My name is Gemma and I’m one of the senior counsellors based at the Meadow-Well Centre for Anxious Minds. ► How long have you been working as a counsellor Gemma? Two years – roughly two years, it feels longer, it’s brilliant, about a year as a trainee. ► What qualifications are required and what led […]

Welcome to another video here on the Anxious Minds YouTube channel. We’re going to be covering a slightly different format today and just talk a little bit about the Anxious Minds charity itself and this YouTube channel specifically. Anxious Minds is a North East based volunteer led Mental Health Charity. If you’re in the North […]

Accepting Anxiety We all hate anxiety, it feels horrible so it’s understandable that we will seek ways to try and avoid it or to try to feel safer in those anxious situations. You have to face the situation and recognise that anxiety is normal. We all feel it and we’ll continue to do so at […]

C.L.E.A.N – 5 Steps To Personal Well-Being • Connect • Learn • Exercise • Acts Of Kindness • Notice CONNECT! Maintain contacts and make time to be with family, friends, neighbours, colleagues, people in your community generally. LEARN! Set yourself a challenge and try something new. Take a daytime or evening course, pick up an […]