This is a series of anonymous blog posts about you, your mental health, experiences, and stories.
Our hope is that someone might connect with your words and seek help for themselves.
Our goal is to destigmatise mental health issues.
If you would like to contribute to the blog please email info@cherrytreetherapycentre.co.uk.
We will never reveal your identity or publish any identifiable details.

Counselling For My Child
Child counselling or child therapy is a type of therapy that focuses on helping children overcome emotional, behavioural, or social difficulties. It is a specialised

Understanding Selective Mutism
Understanding Selective Mutism by Dr. Jemma Helfman, DClinPsy – Clinical Psychologist What is Selective Mutism? Selective mutism is an anxiety disorder which affects someone’s ability to

The Inner Child: Boy to Man
We would love to share this poem with you. I’m looking in the mirror and reflected back at me, Is an Adult hearing voices of

Feeling Good Enough
There isn’t a day that goes by when I don’t hear the words ‘I don’t feel good enough’ in one form or another. What is it about life that leaves us feeling so inadequate and why is feeling ‘good enough’ so important to our wellbeing?

Affordable or Free Counselling
Entering 2022 we can’t help but think about the last two years. It will come as no surprise that the pandemic has had a huge impact on mental health issues. The number of people needing to access affordable or free counselling has risen due to job losses and increased mental health challenges.

Separating Parents
‘When I was really young, my mum found out that my dad was cheating on her… for the second time! She wanted him to leave the house immediately but for 18 months he refused to leave.