City and East London therapy

19/12/2025

“This is how I’ve always dealt with it…”

A common client statement — and often where change begins.

Awareness opens the door to new ways of coping and allows you to explore undiscovered possibilities!

A habit that once helped may no longer be serving you.

08/12/2025

Healing is not one tone. It shifts with our histories, our wiring, our wounds. For some, it's soft and quiet. For others, it's deep and visible.

We don't all recover the same way or at the same pace, and that's okay.

What matters is that we honour the shade we’re in.

02/12/2025

Another thought provoking insight from a conversation held with some of our BIPOC male therapists. An exploration on where and how we uphold, and in other situations, challenge some of the therapy norms and expectations.

Sundraj talks about why he leads with transparency and openness when he is met with some *relevant* personal questions, how this helps gain trust and creates a safe space for his clients.

30/11/2025

Not everyone finds Christmas easy — and that’s something we don’t talk about enough.

For many, this season brings joy and heaviness:
family tensions, loneliness, financial pressure, grief, or a dip in mental health.
As we move into and through December, let’s remember that festive expectations can land very differently for each person.

A little gentleness goes a long way — inclusive language, less pressure, kinder assumptions, and space for people to feel what they feel.

If this time of year feels overwhelming for you, you’re not alone.

And if it feels joyful, let that joy make room for compassion too. 💛

This season: soften the expectations, widen the empathy.

25/11/2025

Discussing their journeys as BIPOC male therapists, led to a much deeper conversations rooted in both past and present, meandering through topics such as family dynamics, friendships, personal barriers and so much more.

Being a competent therapist requires reflection of self. Justin gave us a glimpse in to his upbringing, living within a culture where talking wasn't the 'done thing.' As a father himself, he now hopes to change this behaviour and instil the importance of healthy communication within his family.

18/11/2025

02/11/2025

When daylight saving ends, our bodies and minds feel the shift.

The sudden loss of evening light can disrupt your body clock, lower serotonin, and even affect your motivation and connection with others.

Simple, consistent habits — like morning light exposure, movement, and connection — can help stabilise your rhythm and mood.

Gentle structure = mental stability.

🌤 How do you take care of your mood when the days get darker?

31/10/2025

This week, we've been reflecting on the album The Boy Who Played the Harp by the artist Dave
Our spotlight track, Selfish, featuring James Blake is a rich lyrical piece that captures the inner world of someone widely seen as successful yet feeling unseen, anxious, guilty, unsure, and perhaps broken.

From a psychotherapeutic viewpoint, it gives voice to the universal struggle: What if I’m the one causing the problem?
It blends external achievement with internal emptiness: fame, wealth, recognition not always equating to relational or emotional wholeness.
It speaks to the cost of being in the spotlight (public image) while grappling with private pain.
It leans into and asks uncomfortable questions around relational responsibility, self-worth, and authentic emotional availability.

For a client resonating with this, the song could be a gateway into deeper work: allowing the therapist and client to say, “Yes — you’re asking these questions already. Let’s explore them.”

The repeated “What if I’m selfish?” becomes less a self-flagellation and more an invitation: Let’s see what’s happening beneath the “selfish” label.

25/10/2025

🎵 Ode to win

Sometimes, we get so caught up chasing the next best thing, living for the weekend, and waiting for tomorrow, that we forget to enjoy the present.

Today is all we truly have.

Slow down. Heal. Live.

*Image used for educational/inspirational purposes only. All rights belong to the original creator *

21/10/2025

Why I stopped asking, "How are you?" Pt.2

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21/10/2025

Why I stopped asking, "How are you?"