<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Devon McDonald Counselling]]></title><description><![CDATA[My name is Devon McDonald and I am a counsellor based in West Malling, Kent. I work both face to face and online.]]></description><link>https://www.devonmcdonaldcounselling.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 21:46:48 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.devonmcdonaldcounselling.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Why Is Anxiety So Debilitating?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Clients will often come to therapy to try to work on their anxiety. 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Each of these have their place and each client will resonate more or...]]></description><link>https://www.devonmcdonaldcounselling.com/post/what-is-psychodynamic-counselling</link><guid isPermaLink="false">645272fe9f5fe4be14aacd7a</guid><pubDate>Wed, 03 May 2023 14:46:25 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_6d8d840594294477b43e0826bd515e19~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>DevonMcDonald</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inner Child Work. What is it and why could it be helpful for me?]]></title><description><![CDATA[I often do parts work. I think it’s something that we are used to in our normal day to day parlance. 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If you cut your hand on a thorn, if you remove...]]></description><link>https://www.devonmcdonaldcounselling.com/post/i-know-i-am-safe-now-why-can-t-i-just-get-over-it</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6409c8fc4dbbf3ccdb5f3f57</guid><pubDate>Thu, 09 Mar 2023 11:57:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_8238f9663ccb4d44bc34815c5b40364f~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>DevonMcDonald</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why am I being triggered?]]></title><description><![CDATA[When we are triggered we often feel out of control and upset. 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