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I’m Martin Ross, a person‑centred counsellor based in Northwich.

I support adults, children and teens who are dealing with grief and loss, trauma, anxiety, depression, relationship problems and times when life feels very hard or uncertain.

30/09/2026

You don’t have to earn your rest.

I’m still learning this too.

I’m quite good at pushing through. Work, family, jobs that need doing, people needing something from me… and sometimes I can get so caught up in all of that that I stop listening to myself.

The funny thing is, my body usually tells me.

Aches, pains and little twinges. Feeling tired. My eating goes to rubbish and I start eating my emotions. Or I find myself starting five different things and somehow finishing none of them.

Those are some of my signs that I need to listen.

And I’m getting better at noticing them.

For me, looking after myself might be putting some music on and having a dance. Picking up my guitar and practising the basics. An audiobook. Walking the dog. Seeing friends. Sitting down and actually enjoying a coffee.

And sometimes it’s simply sleep.

Do I ever feel guilty about stopping when there are still things to do?

Absolutely.

I just don’t automatically listen to the guilt anymore.

Because to be the therapist, husband, dad, friend — and person — I want to be, I need some space for me too. Space to rest, recover and regroup.

The chores don’t always have to be done now.

I don’t have to jump every time somebody wants a piece of me.

And people-pleasing? I’m actually OK with that part of myself. I just want it to happen on my terms, because I’ve chosen to give something rather than because I’ve forgotten I have a choice.

Does it still catch me out? Of course.

I’m a work in progress too.

So rather than asking yourself whether you’ve done enough to deserve a rest today, maybe just notice:

What is your body, your mood or your behaviour trying to tell you?

You might already know what you need.

Martin
New Horizon Counselling

23/09/2026

Sometimes overthinking isn’t something you can simply think your way out of.

Your mind might be racing ahead, imagining what could happen, replaying what’s already happened, or searching for an answer you just don’t have yet.

When that happens, rather than trying even harder to work everything out, it can help to come back to right now.

Feel your feet on the floor.
Notice what’s around you.
Take a slower breath.

Then gently notice what your mind is telling you.

Is this something I know — or something I’m imagining might happen?

A thought isn’t automatically a fact. And you don’t have to have every answer right now.

Sometimes it’s enough to give yourself permission to pause.

One moment. One breath. One step at a time.

Martin
New Horizon Counselling

20/09/2026

SUNDAY CHECK-IN

Before another week gets going…

How’s your battery looking today?

🔋 Pretty full — I’m feeling good
🔋 Doing OK — ticking along
🪫 Running low — I could do with a bit of a recharge
🪫 Where’s the charger?! — honestly, I’m shattered

There’s no right or wrong answer.

And you don’t necessarily need to do anything about it either.

Sometimes just stopping for a moment and noticing how you actually are is enough.

We can spend so much time thinking about what needs doing next — work, family, appointments, jobs around the house, Monday morning — that we forget to check in with ourselves.

So perhaps that’s your little Sunday moment today:

How am I, really?

And if the battery is running a little low, what might help recharge it — even just a little?

Martin
New Horizon Counselling

18/09/2026

It’s Friday.

I’ve been reminded this week that sometimes looking after ourselves isn’t necessarily about doing less.

Sometimes it’s simply about making a little room for something that makes us feel like us.

For me, at the moment, that’s picking up the bass and having a go. I’m certainly not about to give up the day job 😂 but I enjoy it, it switches my head off for a while, and most importantly, it’s something I do just because I want to.

I think as adults we can lose a bit of that.

So much of our time is spent working, looking after other people, sorting things out and doing all the things that need to be done.

And somewhere amongst all of that, the things that are simply ours can quietly disappear.

They don’t have to be productive.
We don’t have to be particularly good at them.
And they don’t have to achieve anything.

Sometimes enjoying them is enough.

So my little Friday thought is…

What do you do that makes you feel a little more like you?

Have a good weekend.

Martin
New Horizon Counselling

16/09/2026

Looking through my photos recently, I noticed something.

I have a lot of sunsets.

And I mean a lot.

I’ve always known I love a good sunset, but I’d never really stopped to think about why.

I love the silhouettes they create. The reflection across the water. The depth of colour. The way summer sunsets somehow feel different from winter ones.

No two are ever quite the same.

But I think there’s something more to it than that.

A sunset makes me stop for a moment.

There’s a steadiness to it. You can’t hurry it along and you can’t hold onto it. You just get to be there and watch it happen.

And when I look back through those photographs, I realise that so many of those sunsets have been shared with the people I love and care about most.

That feels important.

Perhaps that’s part of why I’ve photographed so many of them. I’m not only capturing the sky. I’m capturing a moment, a place, a person, a memory.

And maybe there’s something in that for all of us.

Life can become so full of what needs doing next that we don’t always notice the moments we’re actually living.

For me, a sunset seems to interrupt that for a little while.

A chance to be still.

To appreciate who’s beside me.

And, whatever kind of day it’s been, to feel a little gratitude for having seen out another one.

I think I’ll keep taking the photographs.

14/09/2026

Anyone else’s mornings looking a little like this now the summer holidays are over? 😂

“Have you got your school stuff?”
“Are your shoes on?”
“Who’s doing the evening meal tonight?”
“Don’t forget after-school club.”
“The dog’s at the groomers.”
“And I’ve forgotten to take the washing out…”

Sound familiar?

The summer holidays already seem like a distant memory.

The kids are back at school. Work is back in full swing. Diaries are filling up and somehow we’re finding our way back into the usual routine.

But amongst making sure everything — and everyone — is sorted, there’s one person who can easily get missed.

You.

So perhaps there’s a different question worth asking this Monday:

Where are YOU in the routine?

Not what needs doing next.
Not who needs you.
Not what you’ve forgotten.

Just…

How am I doing?

And what might I need a little more of this week?

Maybe it’s rest.
Maybe it’s space.
Maybe it’s connection, laughter or getting outside.
Or maybe it’s simply a little less pressure.

Looking after your mental health doesn’t have to mean creating the perfect self-care routine or adding another thing to your already full list.

Sometimes it starts much smaller.

Simply noticing what you need.

So this week, while you’re remembering everyone and everything else…

remember to include yourself in the routine too.

Martin
New Horizon Counselling

09/09/2026

A little Wednesday reminder… apparently I was made for the 80s 😂

I’ve been having far too much fun with AI today, and somehow this happened…

The hair is questionable.
The acid-wash jeans are definitely questionable.
And I’m not entirely sure any counsellor needs quite that much orange in their therapy room. 😂

There’s also a touch of 80s TV presenter going on — apparently if I’d been a counsellor back then, I might have spent half the week in the therapy room and the other half presenting Top of the Pops.

But underneath all the silliness, there’s actually something about this picture that I really like.

It’s okay to be yourself.

We can spend so much of our lives worrying about how we come across. Trying to fit in. Trying to get things right. Trying to be the person we think other people need or expect us to be.

And after a while, it can become difficult to know where all those expectations end and you begin.

Counselling doesn’t always have to be about becoming a different, improved or “better” version of yourself.

Sometimes it’s simply about getting to know the person who’s already there — understanding yourself a little more, accepting the different parts of you, and gradually becoming more comfortable being who you are.

So perhaps this is your little Wednesday permission slip:

Be yourself.
Be a bit silly sometimes.
Laugh at yourself.
And don’t feel you have to have everything figured out.

Life can be serious enough.

Although I still draw the line at bringing back the acid-wash jeans… 😂

Martin
New Horizon Counselling.

17/08/2026

🌅 Evening Reflection
As the sun goes down today, take a moment just for yourself.
How has today actually felt? Not how it should have felt — how it really was.
Maybe today felt heavy. Maybe it felt light. Maybe it was a bit of both, and that’s completely okay.
Try asking yourself, gently:
• What’s been sitting with me today?
• Where did I find a moment of ease?
• Is there anything I want to let go of before tomorrow?
You don’t need answers straight away. Just noticing is enough.
Give yourself permission to feel whatever today brought, without judging it.
Tomorrow is a new horizon. Tonight, just be where you are. 🌙

14/08/2026

I’d like to ask you something…

Sometimes the hardest step isn’t the counselling itself.

It’s sending that first message.

It’s making the phone call.

It’s saying the words, “I think I need some help.”

If you’ve ever thought about counselling but haven’t taken that first step, you’re certainly not alone.

What do you think makes reaching out feel so difficult?

There’s no right or wrong answer.

If you’d rather not answer here, you’re always welcome to send me a private message instead. 💙

13/08/2026

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Wednesday	10am - 9pm
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