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Marica Binns – Clinical Psychotherapist & Counsellor CMH. Dip HC. MNCS (Accred)
calderdalecounselling@gmail.com
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Marica Binns
Aug 16, 20222 min read
ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder)
I get a few clients who are diagnosed ADHD, or are undiagnosed but believe they have ADHD or someone close to them does. It not only...
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Marica Binns
Jun 23, 20224 min read
ENJOYING SEX IN OLDER AGE
It pleases me to tell you that it’s an absolute myth that older people are no longer interested in sex and intimacy. As a sex therapist...
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Marica Binns
Jul 8, 20205 min read
I WANT IT NOW - IMMEDIATE GRATIFICATION
Maybe we have learned a few life lessons during Covid 19 lockdown? Perhaps one of the better ones may be DELAYED GRATIFICATION as we’ve...
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Marica Binns
May 8, 20206 min read
COVID LOCKDOWN – HEAVEN OR HELL?
God only knows if this pandemic will be heaven or hell for you? Hell for most I am guessing but there are silver linings to every bad...
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Marica Binns
Oct 10, 20192 min read
Surviving A Breakup
If you’ve ever gone through a break up then you’ll know how incredibly painful it is; but in time, you can come out the other side having...
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Marica Binns
Oct 10, 20192 min read
Anxiety
It’s a sad fact that many people come to me for help with their anxiety, each one of them going through similar experiences. If you...
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Marica Binns
Oct 10, 20192 min read
Feeling De-valued
If you don’t feel valued by your partner then you’re going to end up feeling hard done by. Feeling valued requires that someone shows...
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Marica Binns
Oct 10, 20192 min read
Why Splitting Up, Could Save Your Relationship
Counselling many couples over the years, I realise that staying put in a long-term relationship is an ‘ideal’ not always achievable. We...
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Marica Binns
Apr 16, 20194 min read
Have you been Gaslighted?
“You’re going mad, your memory is flawed, you’ve got it all wrong, I was only joking, you’re too sensitive” The cruel manipulation of...
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Marica Binns
Mar 26, 20196 min read
MY GHOSTLY VISITATION
Did that tempt you to read further? Well to be honest I didn’t really meet a ghost (shucks) but I did encounter something equally as...
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Marica Binns
Feb 7, 20193 min read
STOP FORGIVING THE UNFORGIVEABLE !
You’ll see I put an exclamation mark at the end of that header.... must be serious stuff... So here goes- we are told this:- That...
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Marica Binns
Jan 21, 20195 min read
Feeling like a bag of s**t and wanting to die!
Apparently today is the most miserable and depressing day of the year. Christmas is long gone and it’s still awhile to pay day. Only...
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Marica Binns
Jan 14, 20194 min read
Illness and how it affects us.
T’was a bast**d year for me 2018. Felt like my body had gone wrong in a 1000 different ways. I was on first name terms with the docs...
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Marica Binns
Jan 11, 20193 min read
Becoming a master of reinvention.
At various times in our life we will need to re-invent ourselves whether we like it or not. The choice won’t be ours to make. After...
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Marica Binns
Jan 11, 20194 min read
Why New Years Resolutions don't work for some people.
So, when Jan 2013 hit, I suffered one almighty massive burnout. Woke up one day, couldn’t stop crying, couldn’t drive, couldn’t function....
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Marica Binns
Jan 11, 20192 min read
Don't have a cr*p Christmas
Perfectly decorated house, cosy, large home to hold the perfect happy family gathering, massive dining table the size of Lake Windermere-...
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Marica Binns
Jan 11, 20191 min read
Repeating Mistakes.
Whilst you’re swimming through rivers of s**t, it’s easy to feel hard done by. Yet we know that each experience in our life was totally...
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Marica Binns
Jan 11, 20192 min read
Are you a ‘People Pleaser?’
Okay- do you find your mouth saying “YES” when your head is screaming “NO” Then read on, if you dare..... Over the years, I’ve counselled...
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Marica Binns
Oct 22, 20181 min read
Why sometimes we’re inclined to stay in an unhealthy relationship for too long?
‘Why sometimes we’re inclined to stay in an unhealthy relationship for too long.’ It can be you’ve become accustomed to a lack of love,...
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MARICA'S MUSINGS
Here you will find some mindful musings, from a Mother, Lover, Coffee addict and collector of illnesses. Here's hoping it will help you to live in the moment... unless that moment is unpleasant, in which case eat a cookie! Apologies in advance for the inclusion of any swear words, but I make it my mission to learn at least one new swear word a day... especially in a foreign language. M x
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