The most famous dish made with this seasoning is Jamaican jerk chicken which requires quite a lot of preparation and is best cooked outdoors in a barrel type of grill. The good thing is that if you like spicy food, you can marinade in jerk seasoning almost anything, and it will taste great. It is great with chicken breast or fish but also vegan and vegetarian options such as tofu or meat alternatives. It will taste delicious, I promise.
Good morning. I hope this weekend is soft for you. Every spring here in the UK, there is one day when Mother Nature wakes up. Just like in Mexico on the first day of rain in autumn when the dust is finally gone, and the flowers shine in their colour palettes, we have one “opening” day in the UK. I cannot pin it down to one particular date – like Easter; it is a bit movable. Many people miss it; it is so subtle. You need to pay attention to the leaves, flower buds or specific plants in your garden and local park to see them open up so vigorously that day (in our garden, the fig tree makes this announcement most clearly). However, if – like me – you live attuned with Nature – that magical day feels like a carnival of life. Every single living creature suddenly opens up to the opportunity of upcoming warm and sunny days. Leaves double in size. Birds sing louder. You can feel it in your cells, too. Summer is on the way.
Counselling may also contain signposting: providing information about other services and sources of support. Supported healing may require collaboration between services, counsellors and GP or school, as well as additional tips for learning more about the challenges we may be facing.
Counselling can support recovery from trauma and other life challenges. It can support healing and improve your mental health. Counselling can also support your wellbeing, growth and resilience. Your counsellor may respectfully help you challenge your unhealthy thinking patterns and habits. They will witness and assist the changes you wish to introduce in your life.
Validation is the key to counselling work. We need to feel validated in a relationship with another human. This, of course, is not always the case in all our relationships, so your counsellor will aim to provide this experience for you.
A huge factor in the success of counselling is the quality of your relationship with your counsellor. Thus, you should feel safe, respected, understood and gradually more open to trusting the counselling process. In counselling, we call this “rapport building”.
Counselling is confidential and safe. Confidentiality means that whatever you share with your counsellor stays in the room. This may help you open up and explore your challenges without judgement or fear that the content of your session will be shared elsewhere.
The most commonly known counselling format is a series of weekly 50 – or 60 min long sessions. However, some counsellors offer fortnightly, monthly or one-off sessions too. You can ask for one session, a few sessions or ongoing counselling. Some counselling modalities, such as walking or couples therapy, may require longer, 1.5 hrs long sessions. Group therapy can also consist of longer sessions.
A trained counsellor will offer a specific approach to counselling. There is a wide range of counselling modalities and ways of working: talking, walking, movement (dance, drama), non-verbal (art, object therapies) and many more.
A trained professional provides counselling, so when you book a counselling session, you should check the counsellor’s professional qualifications, the amount and type of training they have received, and their professional accreditations. On average, a counsellor should have completed a year of a counselling certificate course, two years of a diploma at least, with additional MA courses and relevant CPD courses added to their portfolio. A counsellor can only offer the types of therapy they are trained for.