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Therapeutic Counselling

My own lived experiences have influenced my special areas of interest. It does not mean I know what life is like for you but my experience means I understand the difficulties those difficulties can bring.
My main interest is loss in its many varied forms including:

Bereavement - regardless of the relationship and cause including sudden and traumatic loss.
I work with baby and pregnancy loss
I also provide pet bereavement counselling

Peri menopause and Menopause - including support for family and friends. Loss of who you were and your place in the world

Returning Ex-Pats - including the challenge of feeling foreign in your country of birth. Feeling homesick for the place and people you have left. This can include a sense of homesickness. Loss of a sense of belonging.

I also work with those who have experienced traumatic childhoods (known as ACE's). These can be as a direct result of some form of abuse or having lived in a home where abuse was occurring. We have experienced the loss of feeling safe and loved.

I work with the following issues

I also appreciate that sometimes we don't want to label our distress or problems

and this is ok

Anxiety including General and Social Anxiety
Stress
Low Mood
Depression
Low Self Esteem
Suicide Ideation
Homesickness
Confidence
Being a carer
Adult Adoption
Life in the forces and leaving the services
Bullying
Trauma, Post Traumatic Stress & PTSD
Complex PTSD (C-PTSD)
Adverse Childhood Experiences
Domestic Abuse and Violence
Addition and Dependency
Food / Eating Relationships
Abuse includes Financial, Emotional Abuse and Coercion
Loneliness
Exam Stress
College / University Life
Identity Issues
ADHD and ASD
Living with life changing and limiting conditions
Aging
Bereavement including sudden or traumatic death
Pregnancy and baby loss
Pet bereavement
Relationships including those with family members, peers, friends and loved ones (I am however not a couples or family therapist but can work with you as an individual)
Sleep problems
Work related issues including bullying, redundancy and performance anxiety
Well-being Challenges
Loss of Direction
That feeling of not knowing - what's missing in my life or who I am?
I am not happy or I am not my usual self - 'Lost Sparkle'

“Your broken pieces will make you whole again.”― Hiral Nagda