Katie Malley Therapy

30/10/2025

Just facilitated a beautiful private group sound bath for a lovely group of women, feeling truly grateful to do this work. ✨

Small group sound baths offer a more personal experience, the sound and energy can be attuned to the group, allowing for deeper relaxation, release and connection.

If you’d like to experience one for yourself, my next open group sound baths are happening in November at The Chakra Room, Ramsbottom, details coming soon. 🕯️💫

16/10/2025

Yoga for Wellbeing
3-Week Workshop | Small Group

This isn’t a workout.
It’s not about perfect poses, flexibility, or breaking a sweat.

This is yoga designed for your wellbeing, a calm, supportive space to ease stress, quieten the mind, and reconnect with yourself.

Over three weeks, you’ll explore:
🌿 Simple movement to release tension
🌿 Breathwork to calm and restore balance
🌿 Guided relaxation to help you truly rest
🌿 Practical tools for everyday self-care

Created and led by Katie Malley – qualified yoga teacher, therapist & trauma-informed practitioner, this workshop has been carefully curated for anyone seeking more peace, calm, and clarity.

No experience needed. Just bring yourself and an open mind.

Limited to 8 places

✨Dates to follow✨

28/09/2025

Asking questions can help you feel informed, safe, and supported. 💙

Save this post as a reminder for when you’re ready to take that step.

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28/09/2025

✨ Sound Bath Sessions Coming Soon ✨

I’m excited to be launching a series of sound baths, deeply immersive experiences designed to calm your nervous system, restore balance, and create space for healing.

Unlike simply listening to music, a sound bath uses the natural vibrations of instruments such as crystal bowls, gongs and chimes to gently guide your body and mind into a state of deep relaxation. Many people describe feeling lighter, clearer, and more grounded afterwards, as though their whole system has been “reset.”

These sessions aren’t just soothing; they’re carefully curated by me as a trauma-informed counsellor & psychotherapist, yoga teacher, expert trainer and somatic practitioner. That means each sound journey is held with safety, intention and care, weaving together science, therapeutic skill and holistic practice.

Sound baths can, for some:
✨Reduce stress and anxiety
✨Support sleep and restfulness
✨Ease physical tension
✨Improve mood and mental clarity
✨Encourage emotional release and resilience

Whether you’re looking for calm, connection or simply a restorative pause, these sessions are an invitation to step away from the busyness and gift yourself time to breathe and reset.

🌙 Dates and booking details will be released soon, keep an eye out if you’d like to be one of the first to experience it.

22/09/2025

22/09/2025

When someone has lived through trauma, it isn’t always easy, or even possible, to put it into words. Often, the body carries memories and expresses the impact in ways language can’t.

Flashbacks, anxiety, dissociation, sudden anger, or shutting down are not “problems to fix,” but signposts. They are the body’s way of showing us what has been endured, even when the mind can’t tell the tale.

This is why, in trauma-informed work, we don’t only listen to the words spoken, we notice the pauses, the body language, the patterns of reaction. The symptoms are not failures; they are messages. They hold the story of survival.

When we shift from asking “What’s wrong with you?” to “What happened to you and how is your body showing us?” we open the door to healing with compassion, rather than judgment.

21/09/2025

A busy day in the office on Friday. Back to back appointments, a request for mindfulness training and designing a much needed yoga for wellbeing workshop for the new year.

07/09/2025

Perspective matters, but let’s be real…

This image captures a truth, sometimes the way we view a situation can change how it feels. Shifting perspective can bring relief, calm, or even a sense of possibility.

But there’s also another truth, some things simply hurt. When we lose someone we love, when trauma strikes, when life shakes us to the core, no change of perspective makes that “feel better.” It’s painful, it’s unfair, and it’s okay to say it’s s**t.

Being trauma-informed means holding space for both truths. Yes, sometimes reframing helps, and sometimes the most healing thing we can do is to honour the reality of the pain, without trying to put a positive spin on it.

Healing comes not from denying the dark, but from allowing ourselves to feel it and to be supported through it.

Source of image unknown.

06/09/2025

Today’s walk included a first for me…believe it or not I’ve never found conkers falling from the tree…Rudi was equally as shocked 😮

01/09/2025

✨ Reflective Supervision for School Professionals ✨

Working in schools means wearing many hats, teacher, leader, mentor, safeguarder, problem-solver. The pace is relentless, the responsibility is huge, and often the space to process how it all impacts you is missing.

That’s where reflective supervision comes in.

It’s not performance management. It’s not another meeting with an agenda. It’s a dedicated space to:
✨Pause and reflect on the challenges you face
✨Gain perspective and clarity on complex situations
✨Strengthen inner resources and emotional wellbeing
✨Reconnect with your values and the difference you’re making
✨Leave feeling lighter, clearer, and better equipped to lead and support others

I know first-hand what school life demands. I’ve worked in leadership and understand both the pressures and the passion that come with it. My background as a school leader and now as a psychotherapist, trainer, and trauma-informed consultant means I bring both compassion and practical strategies into supervision.

Why sign up with me?
✅ I get the reality of school leadership — from safeguarding dilemmas to staff wellbeing
✅ I offer a confidential space where you can be honest without judgement
✅ I combine therapeutic depth with an understanding of the education landscape
✅ People leave sessions feeling seen, resourced, and ready to move forward

If you’re a headteacher, senior leader, SENCO, DSL, or classroom practitioner who needs a space that’s just for you, I have availability for new supervisees.

You can’t keep pouring into everyone else if you never stop to refill yourself. 💙

Drop me a message if you’d like to explore whether this could be the right support for you.

katie@katiemalley.co.uk
www.katiemalleytherapy.co.uk

31/08/2025

Alongside my therapy and consultancy work, I regularly host events designed to bring people together for connection, reflection, and wellbeing.

These include:
🎶 Sound therapy sessions — soothing spaces to rest, restore, and rebalance.
📚 Professional training & CPD workshops that are practical, and rooted in real-world practice.
🌱 Wellbeing days & retreats. Gentle spaces for pausing, resetting, and reconnecting with yourself.

All of my events are held with the same intention: to create safe, compassionate spaces where growth and healing feel possible.

Details and dates will always be shared here. I’d love to see you at a future event. 🌿✨

29/08/2025

✨ Therapy with Me ✨

When people reach out for therapy, it’s often because they’re carrying something heavy, feeling stuck, or just needing a safe space to pause and make sense of things.

My approach is gentle, relational, and always rooted in compassion. I don’t believe in “one-size-fits-all” therapy, instead, I draw on a blend of approaches, from talk therapy and creative tools to somatic and holistic practices, depending on what feels right for you.

Therapy isn’t about rushing change. It’s about having a space where you can feel truly heard, understood, and supported to move forward at your own pace. Whether you want support with anxiety, worry, stress, life changes, or just somewhere to work through some challenges, reach out in.

If you’d like to know more about how I work, or whether I might be the right fit for you, feel free to get in touch. My contact details are on my profile and website www.katiemalleytherapy.co.uk