Silver-Linings-Therapy

Silver-Linings-Therapy Canse Karatas (MBACP) - Founder & Lead Therapist

Feel stuck, overwhelmed, burned out and carrying trauma?

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Meet Jenicia who likes to prioritise relaxation and self-care. Actively reflects what matters for her in life as well as...
25/02/2026

Meet Jenicia who likes to prioritise relaxation and self-care. Actively reflects what matters for her in life as well as protecting her peace and energy. Is familiar with darkness but has found her own journey of self-discovery has led her to a happier life. Is Person Centred in practice.

Jenicia began her career back in 2006 working as a Health Care Assistant in respite services. Moved on to work at The Retreat which is working with patients struggling with complex mental health needs. Changed different work places amongst various mental health services since.

Availability is in Leeds and some online options too. To make sessions more accessible her sessions are discounted at ÂŁ25 fixed rate!

https://www.silverliningscounsellingpsychotherapy.com/intake-form

This is a huge issue in society at the moment. People crave depth but due to lifestyle are completely fried out. This th...
24/02/2026

This is a huge issue in society at the moment. People crave depth but due to lifestyle are completely fried out. This then giving us less headspace or energy to socialise or connect. The 'quick fix' surface level options are more accessible but don't quite meet the need. Still starved for meaningful conversation, shared experiences or even falling in love.

The only way out of this is to really get to know yourself and approach life intentionally. Removing where possible the things that drain us or simplify life. Make space for the things that matter. Not some big grand shift but in the small things. The things that spark you up. The people that you find inspiring. Be present in the moment long enough to appreciate it.

That's the difference in surviving life and living life because our biggest universal need is connection!

How many times have you felt like you're drowning and someone asks how you're doing...you pause...you lie?There are so m...
18/02/2026

How many times have you felt like you're drowning and someone asks how you're doing...you pause...you lie?

There are so many things you could say about how you feel overwhelmed, overstimulated or how maybe you just don't quite get life because you must be doing it wrong. How lonely it can feel. There's just no time to yourself everything is pressured. Maybe you feel disconnected to the people you love or have outgrown a relationship. Have past stuff and trauma running the narrative with patterns of behaviour or self-worth repeating. Being stuck and fried out by life's mountain of responsibility. Directionless and no head space to even think about it. Not enjoying work anymore with no motivation. Comparing yourself to someone's highlight reel or appearance. Waking, working, sleeping with no energy for anything else. Not learning or experiencing life.

That pause is full of intense thoughts and feelings that might explode if you open that up.

So instead you say you're okay and continue trying to be okay...until you're not! The lie isn't for the other person it's to yourself and you deserve more than that. There is more than this!

It’s easier to blame timing. To blame other people. To blame circumstances. It’s harder to admit that sometimes we are i...
11/02/2026

It’s easier to blame timing. To blame other people. To blame circumstances. It’s harder to admit that sometimes we are impatient. Defensive. Avoidant. That we self-sabotage. That we choose comfort over courage.

Your capacity for growth expands in direct proportion to your willingness to tell yourself the truth. Not the polished version. Not the story that protects your pride. The real raw version. Once you can name your patterns and see where you're functioning from you can change them. Once you can own your shadows they stop owning you.

Growth isn’t about becoming someone new. It’s about becoming honest enough to become who you’ve been avoiding or who you've been told or conditioned to be.

Hard times strip life down to basics. They force you to meet yourself without distractions and without the armor of comf...
10/02/2026

Hard times strip life down to basics. They force you to meet yourself without distractions and without the armor of comfort. You learn what you can carry, what you must let go of and what actually matters. You discover limits you didn’t know you could push past and values you didn’t know were unbreakable. Resilience is messy, exhausting, uncertain and can take eveything you've got to dig deep! It looks like showing up when you’re tired, choosing kindness when you’re angry or continuing when quitting would be easier.

Humans are in fact built to adapt. To heal. To rewire. To rise slowly after being at rock bottom. You don’t always see the growth while you’re in it. Sometimes you only recognize these things later. When you realize the thing that once shattered you no longer holds the same power. When you see how far you’ve come aginst the odds you were given. Maybe even by simply being still being here and trying your best.

04/02/2026

Sometimes the hardest part isn’t knowing something's wrong it’s realising you don’t want to carry it alone anymore. Therapy offers a quiet, consistent space to slow down, be heard and begin understanding yourself more deeply. If something in you has been thinking about reaching out you’re welcome to explore that when you’re ready.

More information is on our website 👇
Www.silverliningscounsellingpsychotherapy.com

Endurance is not passive waiting. It’s the daily decision to stay soft in times that are hard, to remain honest when it ...
21/01/2026

Endurance is not passive waiting. It’s the daily decision to stay soft in times that are hard, to remain honest when it would be easier to numb and to keep faith when outcomes feel delayed. It’s learning to live without answers and still act with integrity. These seasons strip away illusions of control and reveal what you’re actually anchored to.

The patience you build and the humility you learn can be transformative. The strength you earn when no one is watching becomes the quiet power you carry into the next chapter. Not every season is meant to be enjoyed. Some are meant to shape you and build character.

Keep planting seeds and eventually they will grow!

Meet Katey, she is empathetic, safe and is comfortable with emotional expression. Values quality time with people in a s...
16/01/2026

Meet Katey, she is empathetic, safe and is comfortable with emotional expression. Values quality time with people in a slow living and cosy vibe. Enjoys the simple things. Also can be a bit of a nerd spending her spare time playing video games or writing fiction. Has a deep curiosity of humans and is committed to helping people. She is Integrative in practice.

Katey has worked in the NHS since 2015 in a wide variety of areas: Resident Doctor rotations across Elderly Medicine, Internal Medicine, Respiratory, General Practice and Psychiatry. Mental health rotations in General Adult, Old Age, CAMHS, Medical Psychotherapy, Rehabilitation and Forensic Psychiatry. We are grateful for her expertise and give her a warm welcome for placement at Silver Linings.

Availability is in Leeds and some online options too. To make sessions more accessible her sessions are discounted at ÂŁ25 fixed rate!

https://www.silverliningscounsellingpsychotherapy.com/intake-form

Surrender is letting life meet you where you are. It’s allowing things to unfold without constantly asking how do I fix ...
14/01/2026

Surrender is letting life meet you where you are. It’s allowing things to unfold without constantly asking how do I fix this? or, what’s next? Some seasons are meant to be confusing. Some answers only arrive after you stop forcing them. There's a fine line of being intentional with life and actually letting life happen.

There is wisdom in allowing. Relief in admitting you don’t have all the answers right now. Nor do you have to. Surrender doesn’t make life passive it makes it honest. Often, when you loosen your grip ife shows you it was never trying to break you
 it was trying to guide you.

Those protective strategies almost always create new material for shame though. Avoidance becomes regret. Numbing become...
13/01/2026

Those protective strategies almost always create new material for shame though. Avoidance becomes regret. Numbing becomes dependency. Silence becomes disconnection. Performance becomes exhaustion. The mind then points to these consequences as evidence. See? You really are broken. Confirmstiin bias. The original hurt fades into the background while the secondary shame, shame about how we handled the shame or shame about shame takes over.

What makes shame so powerful is its demand for secrecy. It convinces us that being seen will be the worst thing in the world even though isolation is the very condition that allows it to grow unchecked. In the dark shame sounds like truth. It collapses complexity into a single verdict and repeats it until the nervous system mistakes familiarity for fact.

Shame feeds shame by shrinking you. The smaller we make ourselves the fewer resources we have to regulate. Breaking the cycle doesn’t come from self-improvement or moral correction but from restoring through compassion and the radical act of staying present with ourselves without verdict.

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05/01/2026

Here at Silver Linings, we believe therapy isn’t a luxury it's necessary to support you in the difficulties of life and helping you grow. Through our Trainee project we're able to provide an affordable fixed fee to make it more accessible as we know everyone deserves help!

Check out the website to get started now 👇 www.silverliningscounsellingpsychotherapy.com/discounted

Deep down though, you know the truth! You know when you’re choosing comfort over growth. You know when peace is actually...
30/12/2025

Deep down though, you know the truth!

You know when you’re choosing comfort over growth. You know when peace is actually avoidance dressed in softer wording. You know when your relationship is off. You feel it in those quiet moments when the inner voice starts to whisper and then scream that there is more. More capacity. More courage. More life waiting beyond what you already know.

Yet you stay.

You stay small because small feels safe. You replay old narratives because they are familiar even if they hurt. Trauma becomes a script instead of a chapter. Fear convinces you that risk equals loss and that growth equals danger. So you don’t push. You don’t stretch. You don’t ask yourself the harder questions. You tell yourself 'this is just who I am' when really it’s who you learned to be to survive.

And survival can become a cage.

The truth is comfort doesn’t always mean alignment. Safety doesn’t always mean truth. Sometimes it means stagnation. Sometimes it means slowly betraying the parts of you that are begging to be expressed. Maybe even never fully experiencing real love. Those parts don’t disappear they wait. They ache. They remind you in moments of restlessness, envy, longing or quiet grief.

Important to acknowledge growth isn’t about being reckless. It’s about honest ones. It’s about looking at the fear without letting it drive. It’s about choosing to learn instead of repeating. To evolve instead of hide. To let your past inform you yet not imprison you.

At some point staying the same becomes a more painful rut than the risk of change and that’s usually when the real journey begins. Because when you do see it you can't unsee!

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