Katie Malley Therapy

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

28/08/2025

I was recently listening to Dr Daniel Amen and Dr Terry Sejnowski discuss the science behind optimism and gratitude. They spoke about something beautifully simple: telling yourself “today will be a good day” can literally change the way your brain functions.

Here’s why – and how this links directly with Solution Focused Hypnotherapy (SFH):

✨ Shifting Attention:
Optimism and gratitude redirect the mind towards what’s working, rather than what isn’t. In SFH, we do the same by exploring strengths, resources, and preferred futures.

✨ Neuroplasticity & Priming:
When you imagine the day ahead being positive, you’re priming your brain’s neural pathways for success. SFH uses tools like the “miracle question” and future-focused trance work to activate those same pathways, helping your brain rehearse and embed better outcomes.

✨ Boosting Chemistry & Regulation:
Gratitude increases serotonin and dopamine, counteracting our natural negativity bias. Similarly, trance in SFH promotes calm, confidence and regulation, helping the nervous system reset.

✨ Empowerment & Agency:
Both practices remind us we are more resourceful than we realise. SFH doesn’t dwell on problems, but highlights agency, small wins and steps forward, reinforcing that sense of empowerment.

✨ Small Shifts → Big Change
Whether it’s writing down 3 things you’re grateful for, describing your “best hopes” or listing what’s been positive in a session, the principle is the same…small shifts in focus create big, lasting changes in mood, behaviour, and overall wellbeing.

In short, optimism and gratitude aren’t just “feel-good extras.” They are active ingredients in rewiring the brain for resilience. Solution Focused Hypnotherapy harnesses the same mechanisms — and adds the power of trance to make those changes stick.

✨What small, positive step could you take today to prime your brain for a better tomorrow?

24/08/2025

✨Training & Consultancy✨

I design and deliver training that is practical and grounded in real-world practice, helping professionals feel confident, compassionate, and equipped to support children, young people, and families.

Alongside this, I offer consultancy to schools, organisations, and services, working together to embed safe, relational cultures. Whether through safeguarding reviews, supervision, or strategic planning, my focus is always on creating environments where both staff and children can truly thrive. I also work with Trauma Informed Schools & Communities offering their extensive, research evidence based support and training when it comes to trauma informed practice.

24/08/2025

✨About Me✨

I’m Katie — a therapist, trainer & consultant with a passion for creating safe, compassionate spaces where healing and growth can take place. My work weaves together psychotherapy, trauma-informed practice, yoga, sound and creative approaches. Whether I’m supporting individuals or organisations, my focus is always on connection, compassion, and making change feel possible.

24/08/2025

In the work I do, I’m often reminded that growth isn’t about grand leaps—it’s about small, steady shifts that build over time. The same is true for us as individuals. When we pause and reflect, we often see how the subtle changes—the way we hold ourselves, the patience we offer, the compassion we extend—shape who we are becoming.

23/08/2025

Hi, I’m Katie. Welcome! I thought I would drop a quick welcome here as I’ve had a few new followers recently.

I’m a therapist, trainer, and consultant who believes deeply in the power of connection, compassion, and curiosity. My work weaves together psychotherapy, trauma-informed practice, yoga, somatic approaches, and creative therapies—always with the aim of helping people feel safer in their bodies, in their relationships, and in their lives.

This space is for sharing insights, reflections, and gentle reminders about wellbeing, healing, and the ways we can support both children and adults to grow and thrive. You’ll find a mix of professional resources, reflections, and sometimes a glimpse into the more human side of my own journey through life (and possibly the occasional appearance from my best buddy Rudi 🐾).

If you’re new here—welcome. I’m glad you’ve found your way into this space. I hope it feels supportive, grounding, and helpful.

19/08/2025

Cracking picture of my beautiful neighbours 🤩 🐮

19/08/2025

Acts of kindness are far more than simple “feel-good” moments. They lift our mood, strengthen our wellbeing, and often encourage us to show greater care towards others. What’s powerful is how that care ripples outwards, touching lives in ways we may never fully see.

Research now confirms what many of us instinctively know — kindness transforms us from within. In these unsettled times, small gestures of compassion hold the potential to ground us, connect us, and spark the change our world so deeply needs.

Kindness really is a quiet force for transformation. Each thought, word, or action infused with care helps create the conditions for something bigger to grow.

Watch this clip on the hidden power of kindness:

Genuine acts of kindness bring a wealth of benefits – for our mental health, emotional wellbeing, and even our physical vitality. Kindness is a unique heart ...

18/08/2025

When a child is overwhelmed, it’s not discipline or correction that helps most, its connection. Our nervous systems are wired to regulate through relationships. By offering calm presence, steady breathing, and attuned responses, we lend children the stability they need to settle, process, and grow.

Co-regulation is not just about “calming down” in the moment. It’s about shaping the architecture of the developing brain, teaching children that emotions can be held, soothed, and integrated. Over time, these experiences build the foundation for self-regulation, resilience, and emotional wellbeing.

This is why our role as adults matters so much. When we show up as the steady anchor, we are not just managing behaviour — we are literally shaping minds and hearts.

17/08/2025

One of my many passions…YOGA for overall wellbeing. I’ve used Yoga with children for around 20 years!