Counselling for Happiness

COUNSELLING FOR HAPPINESS AND WELLBEING - A WEEKLY BLOG

If you want to be happy, then you have to learn how to think clearly. If you think unhappy thoughts, you will get unhappy emotions as a consequence. In the ancient world, Buddhism and Stoicism advocated mind control to reduce emotional suffering. In the modern world, Albert Ellis pioneered this field of enquiry, followed by Aaron Tim Beck. Dr Jim Byrne is now combining all of those systems of thought into a highly effective system of critical thinking to produce a self-coaching approach to emotional self-management. This can also be seen as an effective system of emotional intelligence development.

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Wednesday, April 29, 2009

COPING WITH DIFFICULTIES AND FRUSTRATIONS

Hello,
Welcome to the new ABC Coaching website.

Over the past few weeks, the old website malfunctioned very badly, and eventually became unavailable to searchers on almost all the main search engines. What a hassle that was for everybody, and especially for me!

I've had to struggle long hours and against technical difficulties to get this new site up and running. Hundreds of hours, and hundreds of hassles.

Despite these difficulties, I was able to use Cognitive Emotive Narrative Therapy (CENT) - including elements of REBT, TA and Zen - to avoid becoming overly upset about these frustrations and difficulties.

The first rule when dealing with unavoidable frustrations and difficulties is this: Do not demand that life should be different from the way it happens to be. Do not demand that life must give you an easy ride. Life is objectively difficult! Tough stuff!

Tell yourself this: "It should be the way it is, because it is, and because all the little steps that were required to make it this way have already been taken, by me, other people and the cuffing world!"

That should calm you down!

That's my thought for today (and this week. More on Friday).

Best wishes,
Jim

Dr Jim Byrne
www.abc-councelling.com

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Friday, April 10, 2009

Changes at ABC Coaching

Hello, and welcome to ABC Coaching and Counselling Services.

This website, and some elements of the service, has changed in recent weeks. But the core of the ABC service continues to be as follows:

1. For your benefit;

2. Working to your goals;

3. Helping you to overcome your emotional, behavioural and relationship problems; and to have a life of calm serenity and balanced success.

Best wishes,

Jim

Dr Jim Byrne
Doctor of Counselling

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"Effective thinking is thinking that not only clarifies problems and produces solutions, but also thinking that reduces emotional disturbances and promotes happiness". Jim Byrne, August 2009

ABC Coaching and Counselling Services * Halifax * Hebden Bridge * UK *

27 Wood End, Keighley Road, Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, HX7 8HJ, UK

Telephone 01422 843 629 (or 44 1422 843 629 from outside the UK)

Unless otherwise stated on these pages, all material appearing on this website is copyright (c) Jim Byrne, 2003-2011

Email: Dr Jim Byrne at ABC Coaching

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On this site you will find lots of information about coaching, counselling and psychotherapy services to help with all kinds of emotional, behavioural and relationship difficulties and problems. Counselling and therapy in Halifax, and Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, UK; in London, Leeds and Manchester, UK; in Edinburgh, York and Wilmslow; and all over the world via the telephone system and by email.

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