Moving in the Right Direction
When people think about progress, they often imagine calm waters, clear skies, and smooth sailing. But in reality, meaningful progress rarely looks like that. More often, moving in the right direction means navigating uncertainty, pressure, and challenge. For individuals, teams, and organisations supporting students, pupils, staff or vulnerable people the journey is rarely straightforward. Yet […]
The Burnt Toast Theory: How Small Setbacks Can Create Space for Growth
At Livewell Counselling Service, we often talk with clients about how life rarely moves in a straight line. Small disruptions, burning the toast, missing a train, taking a wrong turn can feel frustrating in the moment. It’s easy to see these moments as signs that the day, or even life, is going wrong. However, a concept sometimes […]
Demystifying Supervision in Schools
What is actually Looks Like (And Why It Matters to Headteachers)” Supervision is often discussed in education but rarely understood. For many Headteachers, it sits in an uncertain space.Is it therapy?Is it an appraisal?Is it just another wellbeing initiative? When something isn’t clear, it’s hard to prioritise. So let’s be clear. What Supervision Is Not […]
Livewell Is Leading the Way – Professional Supervision in Education
In recent years, the UK education sector has seen growing discussion around the importance of professional supervision for staff wellbeing and development — yet structured supervision remains surprisingly uncommon in many schools, colleges and universities. Although supervision has long been established in clinical professions, UK education has no statutory requirement for supervision for most teaching and support […]
Empowering Support – Understanding Neurodiversity: A Tailor‑Made Workshop for Victim Support
At Livewell Counselling Service, we believe that meaningful change happens when professionals feel confident, informed, and supported in the work they do. This week, we were delighted to deliver a bespoke training workshop for the Victim Support Team, who approached us because of our growing reputation across the North West and beyond for working closely with […]
What Helps, What’s Needed, What’s Next: Listening to Our Supervisees
At Livewell, reflection is not something we only encourage, it’s something we try to live by. Supervision is, at its heart, a reflective space. A place to pause, think, question, and make sense of the emotional and professional demands of working with others. But reflection shouldn’t stop at the supervision room door. It should also […]
When Home and Work Collide
Working in education or mental health charities is deeply meaningful and deeply demanding. Whether you are supporting young people, families, or adults in distress, your role often requires emotional presence, patience, and resilience. Much is rightly said about the challenges of the work itself: high caseloads, safeguarding concerns, trauma exposure, and the responsibility of holding […]
From Self-Criticism to Self-Connection
‘Supporting the Wellbeing of Education Professionals in Demanding Roles’ Working in education is not just a job — it’s a commitment of heart, energy and emotional presence. Whether you’re a teacher in a primary or secondary school, a lecturer in further or higher education, or a support professional working with children and young people with […]
A Year of Growth, Connection and Community at Livewell
As we reflect on the past year at Livewell Counselling Services, one word truly captures it — growth. This year has been incredibly busy, rewarding, and full of positive change, as we have continued to evolve both as a service and as a community of professionals. One of the most significant developments this year has been coming […]
The Christmas Clash: When Your Values and the Festive Season Don’t Match
For many professionals working in education, social care, and charities, December doesn’t always feel magical. Instead, it can reveal a quiet internal conflict and a clash between the festive pressure to be cheerful and the reality of what you witness in your daily work. While the world celebrates abundance, you might be supporting people experiencing […]