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Work Related Stress

July 1, 2014Darren MageeBlog category 1, Just a thought, Latest News

Work related stress causes huge problems both financially and emotionally through sick days and damage to relationships and our all round well being. Stress is a normal response to pressure, and most jobs require a certain amount of challenge. However when the challenges and pressure become too much for us to cope with we begin to suffer….

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Work related stress

November 20, 2013Darren MageeBlog category 1, Just a thought, Latest News

If you have work related stress, among other things you may find you don’t take breaks, perhaps bring work home with you or are always in a rush to get things done. Many staff members these days agree that the demands of their jobs seriously interfere with their personal life. They also recognize that If they…

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Harshness in the workplace

October 29, 2013Darren MageeBlog category 1, Just a thought

Many people report feeling work related stress and anxieties due to an increase of harshness in the workplace. This is not unusual as we often have huge workloads which take a lot of from us. However the stress and anxiety is not always coming from the amount of work people are doing, the quality or indeed ever tightening…

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"Thank you Darren for giving me the space to just be, and explore my concerns in my own time, without judgment or pressure. Although I found the sessions difficult and some of what I wanted to discuss uncomfortable (for me) I valued the respectful and calm environment you created which allowed me to open up. I learnt a lot about myself, and continue to challenge my negative thinking when I feel the thoughts creeping back into my mind, little things you said, have stuck with me, creating a positive change in my thinking. To anyone who is considering counseling.... just make the call, you will not regret it."
G from Belfast
"Thank you Darren for all the help and support I received recently. I can hardly recognise the depressed, lethargic person writing in my journal in the early days from the restored, motivated self I have become after receiving counselling support. Indeed I would say I have regained an almost youthful enthusiasm for life which had been missing for some time. Even at the initial appointment I was able to relax for the first time in ages and found I could easily talk about the worries I had and the blockages they were creating in my life and relationships. Darren's calm empathy and insightful questions, suggestions and instructions gave me a space to honestly accept myself and then move forward with excellent new tools for thinking and acting that changed my whole approach to living. As well as being listened to properly, probably for the first time ever (and that alone brings great relief and a feeling of being sustained) I can honestly say I have also learned lessons and techniques that will be with me for life and I feel as if I will not look back - once you learn and practice them, the tools and the insights are always there for you. Thank you Darren and very best wishes,"
R from Belfast
I found counselling helped me to understand my difficulties, then with my counsellors help was able to develop better ways of managing. Thank you Darren
A from Belfast
'Darren helped me explore why I felt as low as I did and helped me develop better coping strategies for difficult situations. He was attentive and focused on me throughout the sessions.'
M from Portadown
'Counselling has helped me learn how to challenge my negative thinking, reframe situations and let go of things I can't control.'
J from Belfast
Sentient Counselling has helped me to see the light at the end of a tunnel when Ii thought there was almost none. Talking my concerns and problems through with a professional counselor has made a great difference to my life in a matter of weeks, I have found a new way forward’
S from Lisburn