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Welcome to our counselling blog supporting people in Camden and also across Australia. Here you’ll find articles, tips and insights on mental health, emotional wellbeing, high sensitivty, grief, stress and more.

When Life Is Too Busy to Grieve | Grief Counsellor Camden

by Karen | September 9, 2026 | Emotional Wellbeing, Grief & Loss, Grief and Loss, Mental Health | 0 Comments

What Happens When Life Is Too Busy to Grieve? As a Grief Counsellor in Camden, I often see people trying to navigate grief while also managing the many demands of everyday life. And sometimes, there simply isn't time to grieve. Life can be incredibly full. Many people...

When We Keep Pushing On: Understanding Unprocessed Emotions

by Karen | September 2, 2026 | Anxiety & Emotional Wellbeing, Anxiety Depression, Emotional Wellbeing, Grief & Loss, Grief and Loss, Highly Sensistive People, Mental Health, Perinatal Support, Post Natal Counsellor, Pre Natal Counsellor | 0 Comments

When We Keep Pushing On: Understanding Unprocessed Emotions Sometimes life doesn't give us much choice but to keep going. We get up, go to work, look after the children, answer the messages, attend the appointments and carry on with everything that needs to be done....

When Stress Becomes Too Much | Stress Counselling Camden

by Karen | August 27, 2026 | Anxiety & Emotional Wellbeing, Anxiety Depression, Emotional Wellbeing | 0 Comments

When Stress Becomes Too Much Stress is something we all experience. A busy period at work, relationship difficulties, financial pressure, parenting responsibilities, study, health concerns or major life changes can all create stress. A certain amount of stress is a...

HSP Recovery Time: Why Highly Sensitive People Need More Rest

by Karen | August 19, 2026 | Emotional Wellbeing, Highly Sensistive People, Highly Sensitive People | 0 Comments

Why Highly Sensitive People Need Recovery Time If you’re a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP), you may have noticed that you sometimes need more time to recover after a busy day, a social event, a stressful conversation or even a week that simply feels like a lot. You...

Why Coming to Counselling Early Can Make a Difference

by Karen | August 12, 2026 | Anxiety & Emotional Wellbeing, Anxiety Depression, Counselling, Emotional Wellbeing, Grief & Loss, Grief and Loss, Highly Sensistive People, Highly Sensitive People, Perinatal Support, Post Natal Counsellor, Pre Natal Counsellor | 0 Comments

Why Coming to Counselling Early Can Make a Difference. Most of us have a tendency to wait. We tell ourselves things aren't that bad. We think we should be able to handle it ourselves. We try a few things, talk to a friend, read something online, or simply hope that...

Highly Sensitive Person Australia | Living in a World That Never Slows Down

by Karen | July 22, 2026 | Emotional Wellbeing, Highly Sensistive People, Highly Sensitive People | 0 Comments

What It Feels Like to Be a Highly Sensitive Person, in a World That Never Slows Down For many highly sensitive people in Australia, the world doesn't simply feel busy. It feels loud. Not just loud in sound, but loud in expectation, emotion, information,...

Emotional Exhaustion | The Hidden Cost of Always Being the Strong One

by Karen | July 15, 2026 | Emotional Wellbeing | 0 Comments

The Hidden Exhaustion of Being the Strong One Every family seems to have one. Every friendship group has one. Every workplace has one. They're the person everyone turns to. The one who remembers everyone's birthdays, checks in when someone is struggling, keeps the...

Therapist Camden | Finding the Right Therapist for You

by Karen | July 8, 2026 | Counselling, Emotional Wellbeing | 0 Comments

Looking for a Therapist in Camden? Here's What Really Matters Searching for a therapist can feel surprisingly overwhelming. With so many different professionals, approaches, and opinions available online, it's understandable if you're wondering where to begin. You...

Benefits of Counselling | Looking After Your Mental Health

by Karen | July 1, 2026 | Anxiety & Emotional Wellbeing, Anxiety Depression, Counselling, Emotional Wellbeing, Grief & Loss, Grief and Loss, Highly Sensistive People, Highly Sensitive People, Mental Health, Perinatal Support, Post Natal Counsellor, Pre Natal Counsellor | 0 Comments

Looking After Your Mental Health Is Just as Important as Looking After Your Physical Health When was the last time you went for a walk because you knew it would make you feel better? Or booked a massage because your shoulders were carrying too much tension? Perhaps...

HSP Counselling Australia | Support for Highly Sensitive People

by Karen | June 25, 2026 | Anxiety & Emotional Wellbeing, Anxiety Depression, Emotional Wellbeing, Highly Sensistive People, Highly Sensitive People | 0 Comments

Highly Sensitive People Across Australia: The Value of Working with a Counsellor Who Truly Understands Many highly sensitive people (HSP) arrive in counselling carrying a story that extends far beyond anxiety, stress, overwhelm, or relationship difficulties. Often,...

My story – Australian Fine Art Photographer

Nature, Photography

My Story Roaring into my 15th year of running my family portraiture business, I didn’t think much could make me stop. I was unwell for 4-5 months in 2019, had major surgery in November but kept going strong taking it slow after a few weeks off. Droughts, fires,...

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Karen Ashcroft. Counsellor Camden.

Karen Ashcroft B.Couns is a Registered Level 2 Counsellor based in Camden NSW.
Serving areas of Camden, Cobbitty, Narellan, The Oaks, Silverdale, Picton, Oran Park, Menangle, Spring Farm, and Harrington Park.

Telehealth appointments available to clients located anywhere in Australia. Sydney, Adelaide, Hobart, Perth, Brisbane, Melbourne, Darwin.

Office

64 John Street, Camden, NSW.

Phone Number

0418 690 867

Email

karen@arcadiacounselling.com.au