Claudia Da Silva- Online Counselling & Supervision

09/04/2026

The body never lies.
Even when we had to.

In the therapy room, I often meet the places
that learned to stay quiet to survive…
the smile that came too early,
the “I’m okay” that never was.

And yet—
the body remembers.

Not as a story,
but as a tightening in the chest,
a holding of breath,
a nervous system still waiting
for something it never received.

We don’t rush this.
We don’t force meaning.

We sit together.
We listen…
not only to words,
but to what lives underneath them.

Because healing, I’m learning,
is not about correcting the past—
but about finally having the safety
to feel what was once unbearable.

And in that moment,
the body softens…
not because it forgot,
but because it is no longer alone.

— inspired by Alice Miller 🌿

09/04/2026

Good morning 🌿

Being a therapist often means walking between worlds.

Between cultures, silences, and stories that are not our own… we learn to slow down, to listen with more than just our ears. Not everything is resistance — sometimes it’s protection, it’s love in the language that system learned.

The challenge? To stay present without needing to know it all. To recognise our own lenses, our biases… and still choose connection.

In the end, it’s not about getting it right.
It’s about being with.

How have you been meeting the other — without losing yourself?
🦋

07/04/2026

Co-regulation isn’t about fixing.
It’s about being with.

I notice this in my work and in life — the shift that happens when I slow myself first.

I come back to my breath.
My body.
My tone.

Because if I’m grounded, I offer something steady… and that’s what another nervous system can lean into.

Then it becomes relational.

Not managing.
Not rescuing.
Not performing empathy.

Just listening.
With warmth.
With curiosity.
Without rushing to make it better.

And just as important — I honour my limits.

If I’m flooded, I don’t co-regulate… I escalate.
So I pause. I step back. I take care of my own system.

That’s part of co-regulation too.

It lives in the balance:
presence without pressure
connection without losing yourself
care with clear boundaries

When two people meet there, something softens.
Breath deepens.
Safety begins.

And from that place… healing can happen.

Can you stay present with someone’s pain without trying to change it?

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03/04/2026

Easter… a time of renewal 🌿

For some, it is a sacred celebration.
For others, simply a moment in the year to pause, reflect, and reconnect.

Beyond eggs and chocolate,
it can be about the parts of us that are longing to be reborn—quietly… or courageously.

In the therapeutic process, we witness this every day—
people arriving tired, fragmented,
and slowly… through presence, connection, and deep listening,
beginning to rebuild themselves.

Renewal is not about erasing pain,
but giving it new meaning.
It is about turning inward with compassion,
and choosing—however slowly—to keep going.

Just like many journeys of healing, where the crossing comes before the light,
the therapeutic path unfolds:
from pain to awareness,
from awareness to strength,
from strength to a life ready to bloom 🌸

In multicultural counselling and supervision,
this is also an invitation to reflect on our lenses—
our cultures, beliefs, and ways of making meaning.

To stay curious.
To listen deeply.
To honour each person’s story, whether or not they resonate with Easter.

As a community, may we not only share our work,
but also offer presence, humility, and humanity.

Because together we are stronger 🤍
and true healing happens in connection.

What within you is asking for renewal right now…
and how might your cultural lens shape that journey? 🦋

24/03/2026

🌏✨ A new multicultural space for Counsellors & Psychotherapists ✨🌏

With a warm heart, I’m inviting fellow counsellors and psychotherapists to join this new group created with care and intention 🤍

This is a dedicated space for professionals from diverse cultural backgrounds to connect, reflect, and support one another in our work.

Together, we can:
🌿 Share knowledge and therapeutic insights
🌿 Reflect on culturally sensitive and trauma-informed practice
🌿 Explore the richness of working across cultures
🌿 Support each other through the challenges of our profession
🌿 Build a sense of community and belonging

Whether you are experienced or early in your journey, you are welcome here.

Let’s grow, learn, and support one another in a meaningful and respectful way 🌱

👉 Join us: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1395135835271796/?ref=share&mibextid=NSMWBT

Please feel free to share with other counsellors and psychotherapists who may resonate with this space 💛

22/03/2026

The body remembers what the mind had to forget.

Alice Miller wrote in The Body Never Lies that our bodies hold the truth of our early experiences — especially the ones we couldn’t safely feel or express.

In therapy, I see this often.
Not as “symptoms to fix”…
But as meaningful signals.

Anxiety. Tension. Emotional overwhelm.
These are not failures — they are communication.

When we slow down and gently listen,
the body begins to feel safe enough to release what it has been holding for so long.

Healing is not about becoming someone new.
It’s about returning to what was always there — beneath the adaptations.

🤍

InnerWork Counselling

21/03/2026

When women gather, the yearning is already alive… already speaking.

There is something ancient that awakens in us — a remembering.
Women as circles, as healers, as presence.

I feel it in the vastness of the sky,
in the quiet wisdom of the stars and constellations above us,
in the steady rhythm of the ocean breathing in the background.

The sound of Tibetan bowls moves through my body —
soft waves of vibration,
like energy trembling, flowing in and out,
releasing, realigning, remembering.

We move… we dance…
not performing, but belonging —
with nature, with each other, with ourselves.

This is what our ancestors knew.
To gather.
To sit in silence.
To be witnessed.
To be together.

And in that simplicity… something profound happens.

A deep exhale for the nervous system.
A softening.
A return.

A mystical morning by the ocean,
a celebration of life, of connection, of being.

I leave feeling grateful… held… restored.

16/03/2026

15/03/2026

Today my daughter reminded me, “Mum, it’s okay to feel the feelings.”

Later, at the meditation centre, the card I picked said the very same thing: it’s okay to feel the feelings.

I took this as a beautiful reminder that we are human — we have hearts that are meant to feel. As my wise supervisor once said, grief heals when we allow ourselves to feel it.

Sometimes we run away from the big feelings — sadness, anger, disappointment, even happiness. At times we may wonder, How can I feel happy when there is so much suffering in the world? When people are dying in wars?

But feelings are not a betrayal of the world. They are a response to what is happening inside of us. They are signals, movements of life within the body.

So today, I gently invite you to pause and notice:
What are you feeling right now?

Allow the feeling to be there.
Bring your attention to your body.
Where do you sense it?
What happens when you simply stay with it, with curiosity and kindness?

Perhaps feelings are not something to escape from, but something to listen to — quiet messengers of the heart.❣️❣️❣️

08/03/2026

Happy International Women’s Day. 🌸

I am made of the women who came before me.

The aunties who taught me courage,
the teachers who opened doors,
the friends who held my hand when I thought I might fall.

I am made of the women who cried in silence
and still woke up the next day to continue.

Women who bleed every month,
who move through menopause,
who carry the weight of the world on their shoulders —
and still keep going.

Women who hold families together,
who care for men, children, communities,
and still find within themselves the strength to exist, to dream, and to transform.

In a world often designed by patriarchal hands,
we make space.
With courage.
With tenderness.
With fire.

As Rita Lee once reminded us:
“Women are not the fragile sex.”

We are roots and storms,
care and revolution,
silence and voice.

Today I honour every woman who resisted,
every woman who opened a path,
and every woman still learning to shine.

May we never lose the courage to exist in the fullness of our light. 🫶🦋🌹