support Archives - Krysallis https://www.krysallis.org.uk/category/support/ Counselling, Coaching and Wellbeing Fri, 19 Sep 2025 15:39:12 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 https://www.krysallis.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/cropped-cropped-k-favicon-270x270-1-150x150.png support Archives - Krysallis https://www.krysallis.org.uk/category/support/ 32 32 Supporting a loved one with alcohol dependency https://www.krysallis.org.uk/supporting-a-loved-one-with-alcohol-dependency/ https://www.krysallis.org.uk/supporting-a-loved-one-with-alcohol-dependency/#respond Fri, 19 Sep 2025 15:36:53 +0000 https://www.krysallis.org.uk/?p=9219 If you’ve found yourself carrying the weight of a loved one’s alcohol dependency, first know: you are not alone. Compassion, both for you and them, is the first gentle step toward healing. Seeing someone you care about struggle and harm themselves can stir confusion, pain, and a longing to fix things. But trying to control…

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]]> Top tips for effective listening in romantic relationships https://www.krysallis.org.uk/listen-up-how-to-truly-listen-to-each-other/ Thu, 28 Oct 2021 14:13:26 +0000 https://www.krysallis.org.uk/?p=6305 A simple exercise to start the listening ball rolling in your relationship krysallis counsellors recognise that it’s hard to listen well to others, if you’re not attuned to your own deepest thoughts and feelings. How to check in with yourself Jane Murray of Peacebeam recommends: Considering that question is a gift of kindness that you…

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]]> Relationship changes after becoming parents https://www.krysallis.org.uk/rocked-by-the-cradle-partners-to-parents/ Tue, 21 Sep 2021 12:22:43 +0000 https://www.krysallis.org.uk/?p=6163 There’s no mistaking the love that you and your partner have for your baby and yet you’re experiencing a truth that was impossible fully to appreciate before the birth: life as a couple has changed for ever. The transition to parenthood is a stage of paradox: it can be euphoric, wondrous, but it’s also profoundly…

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]]> What is online counselling and how does it work? https://www.krysallis.org.uk/what-is-online-counselling-and-how-does-it-work/ Fri, 29 Jan 2021 18:24:52 +0000 https://www.krysallis.org.uk/?p=3766 Online counselling gives you the chance to speak to a therapist online without having to meet them face to face. Sometimes called teletherapy or remote therapy, speaking to someone online, over the phone, or via text can benefit people who need counselling but cannot get to a therapist’s office or those who feel more comfortable…

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]]> Christmas: Mental Health and Wellbeing Tips https://www.krysallis.org.uk/christmas-mental-health-and-wellbeing-tips/ Mon, 21 Dec 2020 11:46:10 +0000 https://www.krysallis.org.uk/?p=5054 Christmas is often labelled ‘the most wonderful time of the year’, filled with happiness and cheer, spending time with friends and family away from work and stress. However, for many who are alone, have experienced loss or strained family relationships, Christmas can be a very difficult time. Throw 2020 into the mix; isolation, uncertainty over…

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]]> How to support a friend or loved one with depression https://www.krysallis.org.uk/how-to-support-a-friend-or-loved-one-with-depression/ Wed, 01 Jul 2020 14:15:53 +0000 https://www.krysallis.org.uk/?p=3964   If your friend or loved one is experiencing depression, you will want to try to help. If you haven’t experienced depression yourself, you may feel like you don’t know how to act and worry about what you should or shouldn’t say or do. If you’re concerned that they’re at risk of harming themselves or…

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]]> How to get help for depression https://www.krysallis.org.uk/lets-talk-about-depression/ Thu, 23 Jan 2020 11:44:17 +0000 https://www.krysallis.org.uk/?p=2947 Have you ever been so completely overwhelmed and felt that you can’t cope, that you just can’t go on? Worthless, hopeless, hating yourself, believing that things will never get better, you will never feel any better than you do right now? The emotional pain is immense, it seems unbearable and you feel that you cannot…

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