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Belper and Online Counselling, Coaching and Hypnotherapy

Solution focused to aid recovery from depression, anxiety, and stress. It makes you feel certain that you can never feel happy again.

I offer a ‘safe environment’, where you can feel listened to without judgement, and respected for who you are. When you suffer from depression, anxiety, or stress it feels like nothing can ever help, and nothing will ever change…

That is what mental unease does to your thinking. It drains the pleasure from things you used to enjoy, makes you see everything through grey-tinted glasses and eradicates hope and energy. In short, mental unease is a parasite that feeds off your life. But when you know how depression, anxiety and stress works; what it needs to sustain it, then you start to gain power over it and hope starts to sprout again. I have been trained in an approach to treating depression, anxiety and stress that focuses on getting you feeling better quickly. The very first thing we will do in our session together is to ensure you understand why you are feeling this way. It has a lot to do with the levels of stress you are currently experiencing, which leads to physical as well as mental exhaustion. Then I will work quickly to help you feel better by using deep relaxation with you. This is to prepare your brain to learn, because as you’ve probably noticed, depression, anxiety and stress makes it almost impossible to pay attention and retain information. When you leave my clinic after that first session, I would expect you to feel better than you have in a long time. But of course, mental unease doesn’t shift overnight. In the following sessions, we will work together to:

reduce the amount of worrying, rumination and introspection you are doing
resolve any practical problems that are causing you stress or getting you down or making you anxious
work on any relationship difficulties you may be having
help you balance your thinking so you are not plagued by
negative thoughts
as you feel better, gradually introduce elements to your life that will protect you from becoming depressed, anxious or stressed again
Mental unease can make you feel hopeless. But there is hope, and I think I can help, so please give me a call on 07923 348409, or message me here on my fb page and I can tell you anything else you need to know.

16/03/2026

Things you can bring to therapy that a therapist is trained to hold 💖

15/03/2026

Thinking of you and sending love ♥️

06/03/2026

Haha, enjoy your weekend 😄

05/03/2026

True this haha 😂

04/03/2026

Reach out for support and life becomes easier 😊

25/02/2026

Life isn’t either/or. It’s both. It’s breathtaking joy and the weight of heartbreak. It’s shouting with excitement and whispering “I can’t do this.”
It’s laughing at 10pm and crying in the car in the morning. It’s the good, it’s the hard, it’s the in-between and through it all - the ups and downs it’s still yours. A gift even if sometimes it doesn’t feel like it. Hang on to the good 💝

21/02/2026

Dancing for depression 💃🕺👯👯‍♀️👯‍♂️

A meta-analysis of 218 trials found it provides larger reductions in symptoms than walking, strength training, or antidepressants alone.
Dance simultaneously releases serotonin, dopamine, and oxytocin while lowering cortisol. When performed in groups, it creates interbrain synchrony that strengthens social bonds. Researchers are now advocating for dance to be considered a front-line treatment for depression.
Whether in a living room or a ballroom, moving to the beat is proving transformative.
Source: The BMJ

17/02/2026

Today I began a foundation certificate in Somatic Trauma Therapy for my CPD. Trauma doesn't just live in our stories—it's stored in our bodies as unresolved survival energy. Kate Williams' Foundation Certificate in Somatic Trauma Theory and Skills offers transformative insights into this physical dimension of trauma healing

The course begins by establishing a crucial distinction between everyday stress and trauma. While stress typically resolves after the threat passes, trauma involves survival responses—fight, flight, or freeze—that remain incomplete, trapping energy within the body. This unmetabolised energy keeps the nervous system perpetually on edge, creating a profound disconnect from bodily sensations and safety.

At the heart of Williams' approach is the Window of Tolerance—that sweet spot where clients can engage effectively with therapy. Outside this window, whether in hyperarousal (anxiety, racing thoughts) or hypoarousal (numbness, shutdown), meaningful processing simply can't happen. The course teaches me an impressive toolkit of somatic exercises to help clients regulate: orienting to the room, havening touch techniques, body tapping, grounding through the feet, and targeted breathing patterns that directly engage the vagus nerve to signal safety to the brain.

I'm particularly struck by Williams' work on boundaries and embodiment. Trauma fundamentally disrupts our sense of self and ability to maintain healthy limits. The "finding the no" exercise, where clients physically push away while verbalising boundaries, creates what she calls an "act of triumph"—allowing the body to reclaim agency that wasn't possible during trauma. Similarly, the boundary circle exercise helps clients reconnect with core identity separate from others' needs or expectations.

The therapeutic relationship takes on specific dimensions in trauma work. Unlike conventional therapy that might prioritise insight, trauma processing focuses first on regulation and safety. As a therapist, I can create a container for the body to complete interrupted survival responses—which might look like shaking, pushing movements, or spontaneous releases. Through techniques like titration and deliberate sensory breaks, clients can process difficult material without overwhelming their systems.

https://youtu.be/BJfmfkDQb14?si=SdSf5fv8IiKnsauo

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Opening Hours

Monday	10am - 6pm
	7pm - 8pm
Tuesday	10am - 6pm
Wednesday	10am - 6pm
Thursday	10am - 6pm
Friday	10am - 6pm
Saturday	12pm - 3pm

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https://www.counselling-directory.org.uk/counsellors/kitty-schwichiski

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When you’re feeling down, anxious, or stressed, it feels like nothing can ever help, and nothing will ever change… That is what mental unease does to your thinking. It makes you feel certain that you can never feel happy again. It drains the pleasure from things you used to enjoy, makes you see everything through grey-tinted glasses, fills you with fears and eradicates hope and energy. In short, mental unease is a parasite that feeds off your life. But when you know how low mood, anxiety and stress works; what it needs to sustain it, then you start to gain power over it and hope starts to sprout again. I have been trained in an approach to treating low mood, anxiety and stress that focuses on getting you feeling better quickly. The very first thing we will do in our session together is to ensure you understand why you are feeling this way. It has a lot to do with the levels of stress you are currently experiencing, which leads to physical as well as mental exhaustion. I will listen to you carefully with warmth and non judement. Sharing your issues and problems with a sensitive ear can be incredibly therapeutic. Then I will work quickly to help you feel better by using deep relaxation with you. This is to prepare your brain to learn, because as you’ve probably noticed, low mood, anxiety and stress makes it almost impossible to pay attention and retain information. When you leave my clinic after that first session, I would expect you to feel better than you have in a long time. But of course, mental unease doesn’t shift overnight. In the following sessions, we will work together to: reduce the amount of worrying, rumination and introspection you are doing resolve any practical problems that are causing you stress or getting you down or making you anxious work on any relationship difficulties you may be having help you balance your thinking so you are not plagued by negative thoughts

using a compassion based approach, we will build your self confidence, esteem and assertiveness as you feel better, gradually introduce elements to your life that will protect you from becoming down, anxious or stressed again Mental unease can make you feel hopeless. But there is hope, and I think I can help, so please give me a call on 07923 348409, or message me here on my fb page and I can tell you anything else you need to know.