by The Spark Counselling | Jul 18, 2018 | case study, couples and individuals, mental health, relationships, Society, the spark, Tips, topical
Picture the scene. A teenager opens their exam results: an A in Art, two Cs in English and French and an F in Maths. The response from their parent is likely to focus on either the good bits or the not so good bits. For example, their response might be: ‘An F in...
by The Spark Counselling | Jun 4, 2018 | case study, couples and individuals, mental health, relationships, Society, the spark, Tips
Chances are you will have heard or read the idiom “love like you’ve never been hurt before”. Similarly, the chances are you have no idea where it came from or who said it first. This particular piece of simple but deeply profound advice did not come from any of the...
by The Spark Counselling | Oct 2, 2017 | case study, Children and Young People, counselling resources, families, Guest Blogger, mental health, parenting, Society, the spark, Tips, young people
One of the common problems presented by school pupils to our counsellors is the tricky issue of social media. Children and young people are the section of our society that first embraced social media platforms. The highs and lows of social media They have been the...