Llanelli Counselling Service

02/10/2026

I’m honoured to be speaking with Jo Watson about my father and his legacy at this year’s AD4E / Drop the disorder! Online Festival.

The festival brings together a wide range of voices to challenge conventional ways of understanding emotional distress and explore alternatives to psychiatric diagnosis, including lived experience, trauma, Open Dialogue, psychiatric drugs and withdrawal, creativity and personal narratives.

I’ll be reflecting with Jo on my father’s remarkable life, work and contribution to psychotherapy, and what his ideas continue to offer us today.

I’m delighted to be joining a broad line-up of speakers including Lucy Johnstone, Joanna Moncrieff, Sami Timimi, Russell Razzaque, Mark Horowitz, Jacqui Dillon and many others, with contributions from voices including Gabor Maté.

Friday 6 November 2026 | Online
9am–8pm GMT | 11 hours CPD
Pay what you can | Recording available

Find out more and book your place through:
adisorder4everyone.com/ad4e-festival

-Ben Yalom Creative Therapy

08/08/2026

Leaving a toxic relationship is not always the moment you walk away.

Sometimes it’s missing them even when they hurt you.
Sometimes it’s questioning your decision on lonely nights.
Sometimes it’s grieving the future you hoped they would give you.
Sometimes it’s feeling anxious, triggered, confused—or tempted to go back.

That does not mean you made the wrong choice.

Healing is rarely a straight line. You can miss someone and still know they were not safe for your peace. You can feel heartbroken and still be moving forward. You can have setbacks and still be building stronger boundaries, self-respect, and a life that feels like yours again.

Choose peace, even when it feels unfamiliar. One day, you may look back and realize that walking away was the beginning of finding yourself.

FREE LEAVING A TOXIC RELATIONSHIP: HEALING JOURNEY POSTER

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15/05/2026

We always talk about the 3:3:3 approach to rescue, which explains how a dog experiences being placed in a new home and helps new adopters and fosterers adjust their expectations accordingly. Here’s a useful explanation we’d like to share with you this morning if you are thinking of adopting or have just welcomed a new rescue dog into your home (it’s not just dachshunds either!!)

13/05/2026

Councillors heard more about the latest plans and recommended they should go ahead

05/05/2026

Please read if you have a baby or know someone who does

The advice puts babies at risk of serious harm, even death, medical professionals have told the BBC.

02/05/2026

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08/04/2026

16/03/2026

According to research, 70% of us have experienced ‘imposter syndrome’ at one time or another. So, if you’ve ever felt like a complete fraud that’s going to be ‘found out’, even when evidence suggests you’re doing well, you’re certainly not alone. Feelings of imposter syndrome may lea...

14/03/2026

Depression can make even the smallest tasks feel like a real challenge. While it affects people in different ways, it can often include feeling sad and hopeless, and having little motivation or interest in things. When you’re feeling depressed, it can be difficult to see the light at the end of th...