Face to Face and Online Counselling & Psychotherapy from Frodsham and Chester
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Individual Therapy
Individual therapy is a space that’s just for you. It’s not about finding the perfect answers, or fixing you, but having the time and space to notice what’s going on for you internally, and to feel understood in a way that maybe hasn’t happened before. We will pay attention not only to what you say but the patterns, beliefs and experiences that might be shaping how you feel day to day. From there we can connect some dots, and work out what moving forward looks like for you.
I focus my work on people who live with the kinds of feelings in the lists below, because this where I have real experience, training and a deep personal interest.
You might look at this list below and think, “That’s a lot.”, but in reality lots of these experiences are deeply connected. They capture some of the struggles of people who feel intensely, who’ve lived through complex things, and who often haven't been truly seen or understood even by those closest to them. You might find that just one line in that list feels uncomfortably familiar, or that many of them echo your lived experience.
You may feel …
Identity and self-discovery
...like you're just beginning to understand who you are and a bit unsure how to make sense of everything that came before
...confused about your identity
...like your gender, sexuality, or neurodivergence doesn’t “fit the mould” and you’re not sure where you belong
...like you’ve outgrown your current life, but feel terrified of what that means or might come next
...unsure whether a big decision about work, relationships, family, or identity is freedom or escape.
...as though something inside you is pushing for change, but you're scared of losing everything familiar
...ready to let go of survival mode
...a deep grief for the version of you that had to hide or be small to stay safe.
...a deep longing to feel seen, accepted, and understood for who you really are.
Neurodivergence, belonging and feeling “othered”
...like you don't quite fit in, or like you are constantly adapting but still feeling different from those around you.
...exhausted from always having to explain yourself, just to end up partially understood
...like an outsider in your family because of your gender identity, sexuality, or neurodivergence
...disconnected from your family, community, or the world at large
...ashamed or anxious about parts of yourself you've had to hide
...stuck between who you are deep down and who others expect you to be
...like you’ve spent your life masking or performing, and now you don’t know who you are underneath
Family, estrangement & childhood trauma
...haunted by memories of emotional neglect or subtle abuse that others told you “wasn’t that bad.”
...like your parents’ voices still live in your head, shaping how you see yourself as an adult
...unsure whether estrangement or distance from family is going to hurt or heal
...trapped in unspoken expectations about who you “should” be
...angry or frustrated by how your experiences have been dismissed or misunderstood
...like you were never allowed to take up space or have your feelings, and you’re only just noticing how much that hurt.
...like no one ever saw the version of your parent that you lived with, the rage, the manipulation and emotional chaos
...resentful of how much energy you still spend trying to predict or manage other people’s emotion
...like you had to perform a role just to keep the peace the good child, quiet one, caretaker, peacemaker, scapegoat
...exhausted by the internal pressure to be likeable, impressive, or needed, because love hasn’t ever felt safe or secure
Shame, emotional load and internalised messages
...ashamed of your needs, your intensity, or the ways you’ve tried to cope.
...a sense of not being “good enough.”
...unsure how to trust your own feelings, instincts, or memories
...as though everyone else got the instruction manual for life, and you didn’t.
...deeply tired of holding it all together, and wanting space to just be.
Get in touch
Reaching out can feel like a big step, especially if you’ve spent a long time managing on your own.
You’re welcome to contact me using the form here if you'd like to arrange a short consultation, or if you have any questions before deciding whether to begin.
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