7 Signs You’re Ready for Therapy Even If You’re Not in Crisis
Tue, Sep 16, 2025
No! You Don’t Need a Crisis to Seek Therapy You don’t need a meltdown to know therapy could help. You don’t even need a breakdown, or a dramatic life event to decide it’s time to talk to someone trained to guide you. Therapy isn’t a last resort. It’s a smart, proactive step. Still, many of […]
Reasons to Start with Basic Counseling Skills Before a Diploma in Kenya
Fri, Sep 12, 2025
Imagine you walk into your first Diploma in Counselling Psychology class at Clarity Training Centre in Nairobi. You’ve always been the go-to person for friends who need advice. You are confident, until the lecturer starts throwing around terms like cognitive restructuring, psychodynamic theory, and existential approaches. Within minutes, your stomach drops. The language feels foreign. […]
Struggling with Emotional Overload? Try These 7 Practical Tools
Tue, Sep 9, 2025
You know that moment when your phone won’t stop buzzing? Notifications scream. Your inbox mocks you with red numbers. The baby’s crying. Someone at work needs something like yesterday. And you? You’re hanging by a thread. You paste on a calm face, but inside you’re seconds away from snapping. One wrong word, one more demand, […]
5 Stages to Expect Emotionally During Therapy (That No One Talks About)
Fri, Sep 5, 2025
You’ve seen and read in the glossy brochures how therapy looks like a calm room, a soft chair, and a friendly nod. But what about the messy middle? The emotions no one warns you about? Because therapy is more than talking. It stirs things up. It stretches you. Sometimes it makes you feel worse before […]
Is Self-Awareness the Missing Piece in Your Personal Growth?
Tue, Sep 2, 2025
There is a quiet question you can’t shake. You set goals. You make plans. You promise yourself that this time will be different. But weeks pass, and somehow you’re back at square one, same patterns, same frustrations. It’s not that you’re lazy. You’ve read the books, watched the TED Talks, even tried the productivity hacks. […]
A Day in the Life of a Counseling Student at Clarity Training
Fri, Aug 29, 2025
Walking Into a New Chapter The alarm rings at 6:30 a.m. My first instinct is to roll over and press snooze. But then I remember, today’s class dives into grief counseling, one of the modules I’ve been waiting for. I grab my notebook, tuck my lunch into my bag, and step into the cool Nairobi […]
Why Your Teen May Be Asking for Help (Without Saying It Out Loud)
Tue, Aug 26, 2025
Your teen slams their bedroom door. Music blasts. Dinner gets cold on the table. You tell yourself it’s just a phase. But a small voice inside wonders, Is this something more? The truth, your teenager is caught in a storm of change. First, their bodies grow faster than their ability to name what’s happening inside. Secondly, […]
How to Enroll in a Counseling Course in Kenya in 9 Steps
Fri, Aug 22, 2025
Choosing to study counseling is a bold step. It’s about more than just a career, it’s about answering a calling to walk with people in their darkest seasons and help them find light again. But how exactly do you begin? What are the practical steps to enrolling in a counseling course in Kenya? And how […]