are you feeling seen and heard?
Are you the one doing the emotional work in your relationship?
Do you feel pressure to be a the best parent possible?
Are you emotionally exhausted but struggle to self-care?
Do you feel dismissed when you seek help for your physical health problems?
Are you burnt out from systems designed for neurotypicals?
Do you want to be more understood in your romantic relationships?
Are you experiencing discrimination, bullying or microaggressions?
These types of challenges can come up for people who are not feeling seen or heard in their family, home life, workplace or health setting and can lead to frustration, resentment, guilt, isolation and struggles with identity. If my clients are experiencing these difficulties, they often tend to ask me to help them to:
- reconnect with themselves
- break cycles of emotional exhaustion
- take control of their career
- get back on their feet
- process loss or trauma
- help them have better relationships
- self-care in a way that works for them
- adjust to an illness
I then utilise my 15 years of clinical experience in mental health and specialisms in neurodivergence, mental health, chronic health problems and parenting, to develop a tailored therapy plan that privileges their voice and needs.
I start with my client’s situation, strengths and story, before exploring symptoms i.e. things like low mood or panic or headaches. I then adapt Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), Compassion-Focused Therapy, Narrative therapy and Systemic Therapy to suit my clients’ social, generational and cultural life and create an empowering space for recovery.
Through listening to my client’s story, I help them understand themselves in a way that allows them to have a better relationship with themselves and others. This work often involves understanding and working on some of the following problem areas:
- Anxiety
- Low mood or Depression
- Low self-esteem
- Stress and Burnout
- Loss and Grief
- Challenges with Neurodivergence
- Health stress
- Parenting stress
- Boundary work
- Relationships
why i can help you feel seen and heard
I myself have experienced inappropriate, unhelpful and pathologising responses to my needs when accessing health services as a patient. Which has made me more determined to counteract the negative impact of poor healthcare, through offering a thoughtful, attentive and inclusive service to my clients.
Finding a therapist that made me feel seen, heard and validated has led to many positive transformations for me personally and also transferred to my work with clients. For example, by learning about how to create a compassionate relationship with myself I was able to speak more authentically about how to do this, when working with my clients.
I have learnt a great deal from listening to my clients carefully and this has helped me understand the experiences of anyone else I have seen with similar challenges. more deeply. Seeing my clients do well has also inspired me to create resources and content tat reaches even more people who are also looking for positive change and ready to try new strategies.
Personal experiences of not feeling seen or heard as various points in my life has enabled me to empathise with my clients on a deeper level. It also helps me offer strategies with more confidence, because I have studied these problems in detail and tried and tested ways of coping.
my focus
empowering
My clients report feeling more empowered since working with me and that they have achieved positive outcomes and felt better in themselves overall.
tailoring
My diligence and attention to detail means that the support I offer is highly specifically to the cultural, relational, sensory and cultural needs of my clients.
“We realize the importance of our voices only when we are silenced.”
— Malala Yousafzai