The Therapy Suite

04/01/2026

Good Morning and Happy New Year 🎉

The Therapy Suite has teamed up with IntrospeXion to bring a private ADHD & Autism screening clinic to the North East on Saturday 31 January 2026.

🧠 Screening cost: £180 + VAT

During the screening, you will be informed whether you meet the criteria for a diagnosis.

Psychologist Shabnum Hanif and Dr Neelam Zia will assess whether there is sufficient evidence that your symptoms align with recognised clinical guidelines.

📄 A written report and formal diagnosis are available for an additional fee.

📆 Saturday 31 Jan 2026
📍 Bergen House, Jarrow, NE32 5JP

www.introspexion.com

30/12/2025

As we’re coming to the end of the year, I just wanted to say a huge thank you to my wonderful clients

✨ You’re the reason I love what I do ✨

A huge thank you to charities and organisations who’ve partnered with my CIC The Therapy Circle CIC ❤️

Lots of exciting things coming for 2026 ✨

✨ Couples Counselling
✨ Offshore workshops and counselling
✨ Offshore Mental Health drop-ins

A note for 2026…. You’re doing better than you think and there is strength in you, I see, it even when you don’t ❤️

30/12/2025

29/12/2025

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Some years are not about winning, achieving, or becoming something new. Some years are about surviving the days that felt too heavy, the nights that felt too long, and the moments when you thought you could not make it, but somehow you did.

If all you managed to do was wake up, show up, and keep going, that is already enough. Healing, holding on, and choosing to stay are not small things. They take courage, even when no one sees it.

You may feel like you are behind or that you did not do enough. But growth is not always loud or visible. Sometimes growth looks like choosing rest. Sometimes it looks like letting go. Sometimes it looks like simply staying.

So be gentle with yourself. Give yourself credit for the battles you fought quietly and the strength you had to find just to make it through. This year does not define your worth. It only proves that you are stronger than you think.

And that alone is something to be proud of.

28/12/2025

New for 2026 ✨

I will be undertaking additional training in order to offer COUPLES COUNSELLING for 2026.

Many relationship problems come from misunderstandings or unspoken feelings. Couples counselling helps to:

✨Express thoughts and emotions more clearly

✨Learn to listen without interrupting or becoming defensive

✨Understand each other’s perspectives.

27/12/2025

The client should always be at the heart of what we do.

Client-led therapy where the client, not the therapist, guides what is talked about and sets the pace.

The therapist’s role is to listen without judgement, show empathy, and create a safe space rather than give instructions, solutions or advice ✨

21/12/2025

What a year ✨ I am taking a little bit of an extended break and will return on 13th January 2026 but I wanted to thank my clients from the bottom of my heart.

Just sitting thinking of how much of an amazing year this has been. I’ve pushed myself more than ever before and have some of the most amazing people on my journey, both clients and colleagues.

From graduation, to completing my offshore survival, to securing contract work with Rainbow Promise (a drug and alcohol rehab), finishing up at HMP Low Newton, attending an event at Offshore Europe and pushing myself out of my comfort zone - speaking about mental health in the offshore and energy sector, working alongside IntrospeXion as the North East’s Senior Counsellor, moving to a bigger practice, providing group work to Big Local Jarrow and starting a CIC and securing funding!

And all the while having 1:1 sessions with some of the strongest and most amazing clients.

I wanted to say a HUGE thank you to everyone who has been part of my journey, clients, businesses, charities and my amazing husband, who supports every idea I come up with ✨

If I have one bit of advice for anyone in 2026, it’s to JUST GO FOR IT. Believe in yourself and your hard work will pay off 🤍

19/12/2025

An amazing last day for me before the Christmas break ❤️

What an amazing group of women ✨

Inspired by them everyday. Thank you for trusting me girls and for allowing me to do what I love.

Merry Christmas 🎄

19/12/2025

Self-respect grows in the quiet moments when you choose not to abandon yourself just to keep the peace. Each time you honor your truth instead of shrinking it, you build a relationship with yourself that feels steady, grounded, and real. That is where confidence deepens, not in approval, but in self-trust.

Peace will never come from bending yourself into something more comfortable for people who are committed to misunderstanding you. It comes from knowing you showed up honestly, even if it cost you access, validation, or familiarity. Choosing yourself is not selfish. It is the foundation of a life that actually feels like your own.

18/12/2025

On Saturday 31st January 2026, The Therapy Suite in collaboration with IntrospeXion, will be holding one day ADHD screening and diagnosis clinic at:

📍 Bergen House, 1 South View, Jarrow

The clinic will be ran by psychologist Shabnum Hanif and Dr Neelam Zia who will privately screen and diagnose ADHD.

For more information please email:

info@introspeXion.com

Spaces will be limited, please email to get prices and book your space.

17/12/2025

Every Thursday between 10am -2pm the amazing team at the Recovery Community (who all have lived experience) are at Jarrow Mindset to offer non-judgemental support for substance recovery.
Call in and have and have a chat and a cuppa.

16/12/2025

Candle of Hope 🕯️✨

Today in group we looked at the candle of hope, where the girls were brave enough to look honestly at what they’re carrying, the worries, habits, thoughts, and pressures they want to let melt away in the wax.

Naming those things out loud takes courage.

In the flame, they revealed what lights them up, the people, dreams, strengths, and moments that give them energy and meaning.

This group is learning that:

❣️They are allowed to let go.
❣️They are allowed to want more.
❣️They already carry light, even on hard days.

I love group work 🌈 🤍🩷💛💙