Welcome to In This Moment – A Substack About Mental Health and Counselling
Who Am I?
Hi, my name is Euan and welcome to my substack.
I am a person-centred trained counsellor and have recently taken the exciting, and slightly terrifying step of starting my own private practice: In This Moment Counselling. This process has taken me longer than I maybe would have liked (thanks procrastination!) but I feel really happy to finally be up and running.
But you might be wondering:
“Euan… What does this have to do with a substack?”
Why Am I Here?
I’m so glad you asked! I am a firm believer in the healing power of counselling: having a private space to focus on yourself alongside an impartial, compassionate pair of ears. But counselling is only one arrow in our quiver, and it can be invaluable to know a little about mental health: what it can look like and how counselling can help when it is challenged; before, during, and after counselling.
Counselling is like detective work, only once we have all the clues can we solve the mystery. That’s what I’m here for!
What Can You Expect?
This substack is a place for me to share my own thoughts, insights and reflections about counselling and mental health. My Hope is that even a small portion of what I write here will be helpful, or at least entertaining.
That being said - I’d be lying if I said this was a purely selfless endeavour. After years in academia of being given topics to write about and rules about how to write it, I am excited at the prospect of getting to forge my own path. To write in my own voice; explore areas I’m curious about; and dig into topics that are important to me.
You Can Have a Say Too!
But this shouldn’t just be a space for my questions. I have a few ideas to get started but I’d love to hear from you too! If you have a question about mental health, counselling approaches, or just something your curious about - send it my way.
If it’s a big question, I may dedicate a full post to it
If it’s a smaller question, I’ll group it with others in a Q&A style post
As long as it falls under mental health or counselling, I will do my best to answer it!
A Few Things to Know
My Approach - I am a Person-Centred trained counsellor, and I also draw inspiration from Existential Psychotherapy, so my answers will be pretty heavily influenced by those approaches.
I don’t know everything - Everything I write here will be based on my own research, training and experience - but I’m still learning and growing as a counselor. If I’m unsure of something, I’ll be honest about it and try to signpost elsewhere as best I can.
You won’t always agree with me - And that’s ok! Conflict and challenge are a health part of counselling, and life in general! Feel free to give me any constructive feedback and use the disagreement as motivation to explore more yourself.
Replies may take time - I will endeavour to answer every question that comes my way, but I want to do this right, and detailed answers take time.
Subscribe & Join Me
If this sounds like your kind of substack, feel free to subscribe. At the moment, subscriptions are completely free - you’re welcome to stay a while, read a little, and see what resonates with you.
My aim is to try and publish at least once a month, but could become more frequent as I build a bit of momentum.
You can also learn more about the work I do at:
🌐 www.inthismomentcounselling.co.uk
Thanks for being here! I’m looking forward to exploring some interesting topics with you - In This Moment.
Warmly,
Euan