A late diagnosis often feels like finding the final piece of a puzzle. You might feel relief. You might also feel grief or confusion. Many adults reach this point after years of anxiety, burnout, or a sense that they are “wrong.” You are not wrong. You are neurodivergent. Language That Belongs to You The Journey of Rediscovery Late diagnosis or…
People often ask me a question that sounds simple. “Why don’t you just tell me what to do?” They ask it after they describe a week of circular thinking. They ask it when they feel trapped between two options that both look bad (or equally good!). They ask it when they feel tired of hearing themselves talk. You ask for…
How Psychotherapy can help with you feel lonely You can have messages waiting, plans in the diary, maybe a partner at home, colleagues who like you, and still feel oddly alone. Not “I have no one.” More “no one really has me, or no one really gets me.” This kind of loneliness can feel confusing. You might feel embarrassed by…
The modern boundary problem rarely starts with a dramatic argument. It starts with a small ping. A work message at 9:47 pm. A family member “just checking in” with a question that is really a demand. A friend who tells you everything, then disappears when you need them. You try to be kind. You try to be flexible. You try…
Dissociation means you feel disconnected from your thoughts, feelings, memories, body, or surroundings. Your mind shifts away from the present to cope with stress, overwhelm, or reminders of past experiences. Some people notice it rarely. Others notice it often, and it affects daily life. Dissociation you may notice in these ways… The SCID-D is a structured clinical interview that helps…
Psychotherapy and counselling for intimate partner violence (IPV), spousal abuse, and relationship abuse Recovery from domestic or family violence isn’t a straight line, it’s a tender, deeply personal journey that unfolds at your own pace. At first, it may look like simply surviving: getting through the day, finding small moments of calm, or remembering to breathe. You might feel a swirl…
Why Different Approaches Exist Trauma affects people in many ways. For some, it shows up in the body, as tension, exhaustion, or feeling “on edge.” For others, it shows up in thoughts, emotions, or relationships. Because trauma touches both body and mind, different therapies have developed to meet people where they are. Some therapies work mainly “from the body up” (known…
You might have read the recent headline’s around Police and Court requests of counselling notes, and felt your stomach drop. Counselling notes. Police requests. Rape cases. The quiet fear that something private could leave the therapy room and end up in someone else’s hands. If you did not know this could happen, you are not alone. Many people start therapy…
Burnout has many disguises. Sometimes it stomps in wearing a corporate lanyard and a caffeine tremor. Sometimes it sneaks up after months of workplace stress, where constant deadlines, emails, and late nights quietly erode your reserves. At other times it arrives alongside the shock of a new health diagnosis, or the slow wear of a chronic condition that makes everything…
Understanding Isn’t Always Enough (Trauma, Therapy, and That Familiar Stuck Feeling) There’s this curious moment that often happens in trauma therapy, not always at the start, and not necessarily in crisis, when someone says, with calm clarity: “I now understand why I feel like this… but I still feel like this.” And we both nod. Because yes, insight matters. You’ve…