Lisa Crafter Counselling and Psychotherapy

Lisa Crafter Counselling and Psychotherapy Psychotherapist MBPsS MBACP. NCfED Practitioner & cancer survivor.

I offer a warm, supportive space to explore developmental trauma, Complex PTSD & neurodiversity, helping you move towards a richer, more meaningful life.

🌿 Celebrating Sir David Attenborough 🌿8th May 2026 marks an extraordinary milestone as Sir David Attenborough turns 100 ...
07/05/2026

🌿 Celebrating Sir David Attenborough 🌿

8th May 2026 marks an extraordinary milestone as Sir David Attenborough turns 100 years old 🎂✨

For generations, he has inspired awe, curiosity, compassion, and a deeper connection to the natural world. His gentle wisdom and lifelong dedication to protecting our planet have touched so many lives across the world.

“There is something infinitely healing in the repeated refrains of nature.” — Sir David Attenborough

What a legacy of wonder, knowledge, humility, and hope he leaves for future generations 🌍🤍

Happy 100th Birthday Sir David Attenborough, and thank you for helping so many of us see the beauty of the world with new eyes 🌿🐘🦋

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Many people with ADHD become experts at masking their struggles - so much so that they may not even realise they’re doin...
06/05/2026

Many people with ADHD become experts at masking their struggles - so much so that they may not even realise they’re doing it at all.

The cost of masking can be huge, often leading to chronic stress, burnout, exhaustion, low self-esteem, anxiety, or depression.

For many people, especially women and those with inattentive ADHD, masking can also mean being overlooked, misunderstood, dismissed, or receiving a late diagnosis…if they receive one at all.

When people think of ADHD, they often picture hyperactivity.
But ADHD can also look like:

• people-pleasing
• avoidance
• abandoned hobbies
• overwhelm
• disorganisation
• emotional exhaustion
• task paralysis
• constantly feeling “behind”

Of course, ADHD looks different for everyone, and not everyone will relate to all of these experiences.

But often, someone can appear to “have it all together” externally, whilst internally working incredibly hard just to stay afloat.

Sometimes the struggle is not what’s visible, but the effort it takes to keep going.

It is a privilege to work with some truly inspirational clients who have adapted their own coping strategies to enable them to thrive, despite the cost of masking 🤍

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𝑯𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒐 𝑴𝒂𝒚 🌸Today I received the words I’ve been holding my breath for…I am currently cancer free.Even as treatment conti...
03/05/2026

𝑯𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒐 𝑴𝒂𝒚 🌸

Today I received the words I’ve been holding my breath for…I am currently cancer free.

Even as treatment continues, this feels like a moment to pause, to take it in, and to honour everything this past 18 months has held.

There have been days of uncertainty, fear, and deep challenge…but also moments of strength, love, and quiet resilience I didn’t know I had.

I feel so incredibly grateful —for today, for this news, and for all the wonderful friends and family who have stood beside me through it all.

Thank you, truly, to everyone who has supported me,held me in your thoughts and prayers,and walked alongside me in ways big and small. It has meant more than I can ever fully express 🤍

I’m stepping gently into this next chapter…with gratitude, hope, and a deeper appreciation for life than ever before 🌿✨

We’re often taught to hide the parts of ourselves that feel messy. The flaws. The mistakes. The things we’re still figur...
01/05/2026

We’re often taught to hide the parts of ourselves that feel messy. The flaws. The mistakes. The things we’re still figuring out.

But this is the truth of being human.

✨ We learn.
✨ We carry things.
✨ We grow alongside what hasn’t been resolved yet.

Nothing about this makes you less. It makes you real.

You don’t have to be finished to be worthy.
You don’t have to be perfect to keep going.

🌿 There is space for all of it.

— Lisa Crafter
Psychotherapist MBPsS MBACP

🍃 Do things at your own pace. Life’s not a race 🍃This can sound simple…but for many people, it touches something much de...
27/04/2026

🍃 Do things at your own pace. Life’s not a race 🍃

This can sound simple…but for many people, it touches something much deeper.

So often, there’s a quiet pressure underneath daily life:

“I should be further along by now.”
“Why is this taking me so long?”

And that pressure doesn’t come from nowhere.

It can come from years of needing to get things right, from comparison, from feeling different, or from environments where performance mattered more than how you felt.

Over time, it becomes a belief: I need to catch up

Even healing can start to feel rushed.

But emotional healing doesn’t work like that.

Your nervous system has its own pace.
If you feel overwhelmed, go blank, or need more time to process - that isn’t failure. That’s protection.

Slowing down isn’t giving up. It’s learning to pause, to listen, and to respond instead of react.

Sometimes it looks like:
– “Can I come back to you?”
– “I need a bit of time to think”
– “I’m feeling overwhelmed”

Small moments… L that are actually deeply important.

Each time you honour your pace, you’re quietly saying:

✨ I matter too

And that can be the beginning of something very different 🤍

Lisa Crafter MBPsS, MBACP
Psychotherapist
www.lisacrafter.com

The Parts want three things from the Self. They want the Self to:1) Listen to them; it’s important that all Parts feel h...
27/04/2026

The Parts want three things from the Self.

They want the Self to:

1) Listen to them; it’s important that all Parts feel heard.
2) Appreciate what they are trying to do for you.
3) Take care of them when they need it and in the way they need it 🤍

The beauty of cherry blossom 🌸Soft, fleeting, and quietly powerful…Cherry blossoms remind us that not everything is mean...
25/04/2026

The beauty of cherry blossom 🌸

Soft, fleeting, and quietly powerful…
Cherry blossoms remind us that not everything is meant to last forever — and that doesn’t make it any less meaningful.

There’s something gentle in allowing moments to be just as they are.
To notice them. To feel them. To let them pass.

A small reminder that change can still hold beauty. 🤍

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19/04/2026

𝑫𝒐𝒑𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒆 𝑫𝒆𝒕𝒐𝒙 - 𝒆𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚 𝒓𝒆𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝑨𝑫𝑯𝑫

First, what is dopamine (really)? Dopamine isn’t “bad”.
It’s not something we need to eliminate or restrict.
It’s a neurotransmitter involved in motivation, focus, reward, and movement toward things.

So when people talk about a “dopamine detox”, what they usually mean is: reducing overstimulation so your brain can feel more balanced again.

We don’t need to cut everything out to feel better. If you’ve ever tried a “dopamine detox” and thought: “this just isn’t working for me” - you’re not alone. Especially if you have ADHD.

Here’s the truth: It’s not about removing dopamine.

It’s about how much stimulation our brain is holding.

For ADHD brains, extreme detoxing can backfire.

* taking everything away
* sitting in silence
* no phone, no stimulation can lead to restlessness, shutdown, or bingeing later.

A gentler approach works better…Instead of detoxing…think:

✨ regulating

Try this instead:

• Delay, don’t deny “I’ll check my phone in 10 minutes”

• Add slower moments (walk, fresh air, music, something creative).

• Reduce overload (fewer tabs, fewer switches, fewer notifications).

• Work with our brain (not against it)

This isn’t about discipline. It’s about:

* our nervous system
* our energy
* our capacity

Even small shifts matter, such as less scrolling, more breathing space, and one slower moment.

That’s enough. We don’t need a reset.

We might just need:

✨ more balance
✨ more understanding
✨ a gentler way of being with ourselves

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12/04/2026

Making peace with yourself isn’t something that happens all at once…it’s something that gently unfolds over time. Sometimes, it comes through the moments we never would have chosen.

For me, losing Bella two weeks ago, my darling little cat of 16 years and who’s been my constant little companion through so many chapters of my life has been one of those moments. She was there through illness, through recovery, through times when life felt uncertain and overwhelming…and through the quieter moments too, where just her presence made everything feel a little more okay. And yet, in the midst of this loss, I’m finding something unexpected. Not answers. Not neat resolutions, but a softening.

A deeper understanding that making peace with yourself isn’t about having everything figured out…it’s about learning to sit with what is, without turning away from it. It’s about recognising your own strength - not in the big, visible ways, but in the quieter ones:

✨ continuing to show up
✨ allowing yourself to feel
✨ holding both love and loss at the same time

There have been so many chapters in my life that I’ve had to navigate - cancer, surgeries, distance from loved ones, moments of deep uncertainty, and what I’m beginning to understand is this: we don’t “move on” from these things.
We move with them.

✨ We carry them differently.
✨ With more compassion.
✨ With more gentleness towards ourselves.

Making peace with yourself is not about becoming someone new. It’s about coming home to who you’ve always been - beneath the survival, beneath the pain, beneath the expectations.

And from that place…slowly, quietly…we begin again 🤍

If you’re in a place of loss, transition, or rebuilding - be gentle with yourself. There is no rush. There is no right way. Just this moment…and your willingness to meet yourself within it.

🌿Sometimes something inside us begins to feel…differentNot always dramatically. Just a quiet sense that something isn’t ...
12/04/2026

🌿Sometimes something inside us begins to feel…different

Not always dramatically. Just a quiet sense that something isn’t quite as it was.

You might feel anxious, unsettled, or disconnected - without really knowing why.

It’s easy to think: “What’s wrong with me?”

But what if this isn’t something going wrong…what if it’s something beginning?

Sometimes the parts of us that feel like they’re “cracking”
are the parts that are trying to be heard.

You don’t need to fix this.

You might just need to meet yourself with a little more curiosity, a little more kindness, and a little more patience.

🌿 You are not broken
🌿 There is meaning in what you’re feeling
🌿 Something in you is asking to be understood

If this resonates, you’re not alone 🤍

Yesterday, I had to say goodbye to my beautiful Bella 💔For 16 years, she has been my constant companion, through some of...
27/03/2026

Yesterday, I had to say goodbye to my beautiful Bella 💔

For 16 years, she has been my constant companion, through some of the most difficult times in my life, including years of surgery and recovery, and through so many moments of joy, comfort, and quiet togetherness.

She wasn’t just a pet…she was family, my little shadow, my source of warmth and unconditional love.

Bella gave so much without ever asking for anything in return. Her presence was calming, steady, and deeply reassuring - always there, always close.

Letting her go was one of the hardest things I’ve ever had to do, but I know it was done with love, to ease her suffering and allow her peace.

My heart is broken, and I’m going to miss her more than words can say.

Thank you, my precious Bella, for every moment, every cuddle, every memory.
You will always be part of me 💕

Sleep peacefully, my beautiful girl 🕊️

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