Therapy Insights
Watch this space for some key therapy insights from Rachel at Ra Counselling
Find the glimmers and the rays! What can I do when I feel anxious and low?
It’s such a horrible feeling when sadness, numbness, anxiety, or heaviness settles in. When this happens, your body shifts into its threat system—fight, flight, or freeze—which makes it incredibly hard to think your way out of the moment. You may feel stuck, sluggish,...
Living with AuDHD: Understanding Life with Both Autism and ADHD
You may have heard the term “AuDHD” cropping up online and in support groups. It’s a shorthand way of saying someone is autistic and has ADHD. Because autism and ADHD so often overlap with so many of my clients, it’s only in recent years that professionals have...
The 5 Love Languages – Which one is your love language?
And more importantly, which one is your partners or friends love language? Communication is so important in relationships and it is one of the key ingredients to success. It is a key reason for relationships breaking down, especially when someone isn’t feeling loved...
Accept, understand, empowerment!
Acceptance is one of my favourite words in life. Often we feel unhappy and frustrated when we can't accept a situation and when we want it to be something else or we can't accept a part of ourselves and we want to get rid of it. Obviously if we can change a situation...



