Aniluma Therapy

Aniluma Therapy Individual sessions, group classes and wellbeing workshops in Essex and London.

Aniluma Therapy
Integrative Therapist with additional psychotherapy training providing a range of therapeutic support including CBT, Hypnotherapy and Therapeutic Art.

Join me TOMORROW at Fete Chelmsford for a deeply relaxing therapeutic art class! 🌿✨ Discover the Healing Power of Art ✨🌿...
25/09/2025

Join me TOMORROW at Fete Chelmsford for a deeply relaxing therapeutic art class!

🌿✨ Discover the Healing Power of Art ✨🌿

My Somatic Art Class isn’t just about being creative — it’s about using art as a powerful tool for self-expression, release, and healing. 🎨💛

No art skills needed. Just bring yourself, and I’ll guide you through gentle, creative processes that help ease stress, calm the mind, and connect you back to YOU.
Led by a therapist:

✨ Release what’s heavy
✨ Explore your emotions safely
✨ Leave feeling lighter, calmer, and inspired

đź“… Friday 26th September 10am
📍 Gray's Yard Chelmsford
🎟️ Book your place here ➡️ https://anilumatherapies.simplybook.it/v2/ -class

Come and experience how art can truly transform your wellbeing. 🌟
Call Victoria if you have any questions.
01371 238 508/ 07584 434 654

Coming soon to Chelmsford....Kintsugi classes. Learn about the Japanese art of Kintsugi!In psychotherapy, we often talk ...
24/09/2025

Coming soon to Chelmsford....Kintsugi classes. Learn about the Japanese art of Kintsugi!

In psychotherapy, we often talk about how our “cracks” — the challenges, traumas, and losses we carry — don’t define us as broken, but as human. True healing isn’t about erasing the past, but about integrating it into who we are and finding beauty in the wholeness that comes after.

That’s exactly what the ancient Japanese art of Kintsugi teaches us. By repairing broken pottery with gold, we don’t hide the fractures — we highlight them, honouring the story they tell. Each piece becomes stronger, more unique, and more beautiful than before.

💛 In this class, we’ll use Kintsugi as both a creative and therapeutic process:

Gently working with ceramics as a metaphor for our inner lives
Reflecting on how we hold and heal our own aspects of 'brokenness'
Exploring resilience, self-acceptance, and the courage to embrace imperfection

You don’t need to be “artistic” to join — this is about expression, reflection, and connection. It’s a safe space to create, learn, and begin seeing yourself with softer eyes.

If you’ve ever felt the weight of your experiences and longed to find beauty and strength in them, this class is for you
Learn about the Japanese art of kintsugi taking our broken pieces and recreating them to be stronger and golden.

Follow this page to keep updated when classes start.

Join me this Friday from 10am for a sensory motor therapeutic art class at Fete Gray's Yard, Chelmsford. No artistic ski...
24/09/2025

Join me this Friday from 10am for a sensory motor therapeutic art class at Fete Gray's Yard, Chelmsford. No artistic skills necessary, all materials supplied.
Message me to book or email victoria@aniluma.co.uk

Not ready talk, or perhaps you've not felt safe enough to express yourself? Join a sensory motor therapeutic art class t...
22/09/2025

Not ready talk, or perhaps you've not felt safe enough to express yourself?
Join a sensory motor therapeutic art class to help with anxiety, stress, depression or simply to access and integrate those difficult feelings and emotions. No talking required, Just turn up, connect within and learn somatic bilateral drawing techniques to help soothe your mind and body.

Class on Friday 26th September at 10am Fete, Grays Yard, Chelmsford.
email victoria@aniluma to book your place or call 01371 238 508/07584 434 654

When was the last time anyone really listened to you? Where you felt heard, seen and valued. It can be a lonely place.  ...
22/09/2025

When was the last time anyone really listened to you? Where you felt heard, seen and valued. It can be a lonely place.

Therapy can help in gentle, practical ways:
• First — being truly heard. In a safe space you’ll be listened to without interruption, judgement, or quick fixes. That validation matters more than we often admit.
• Then — we name the patterns: where you learned to minimise your voice, what keeps you people-pleasing, and why certain relationships make you feel small.
• Next — we build skills: clear boundaries that feel doable (not aggressive), confidence practices that actually stick, and tools to express needs without guilt.

However you're feeling why not consider talking to someone in complete confidence, who can genuinely help you using proven approaches - with no conflicts of interest.

Contact me for a free discussion, a place where you will be listened to and heard.
Victoria
07584 434 654
01371 238 508

Do you feel anxious about UK or world events? Let's face it, there is a lot of stuff going on that  would be quite norma...
17/09/2025

Do you feel anxious about UK or world events? Let's face it, there is a lot of stuff going on that would be quite normal to have some concern about. But if this is dominating your thoughts or affecting your life and having a negative impact, and you feel you cannot speak to anyone about it - why not consider talking to a therapist.

You are not mad, but responding to very uncertain and difficult times. There are ways to help to overcome the negative, anxious thoughts and find a sense of space and peace, and hold some optimism for the future.

Contact me for a free discussion.
07584 434 654

🌱 Have you considered taking Mounjaro injectables or other medication for weight loss?Or maybe you’ve been concerned abo...
07/09/2025

🌱 Have you considered taking Mounjaro injectables or other medication for weight loss?
Or maybe you’ve been concerned about rising prices, health risks, or the reality that the weight often creeps back once the injections stop?

You’re not alone.

The National Centre for Eating Disorders has long recognised that psychological approaches — addressing our relationship with food and the underlying drivers of eating behaviours — are essential in supporting weight management. And this is true. But psychology on its own isn’t enough.

The truth, as highlighted by Dr Robert Lustig’s research and organisations such as the UK Lifestyle Club, is that we are living in a world where our food environment is actively working against us. Ultra-processed foods, hidden sugars, additives, and chemical disruptors have hijacked our biology. They alter our hormones, dull our satiety signals, and over time, they can create metabolic dysfunction.

👉 And what is metabolic dysfunction? At its simplest, it means your body isn’t efficiently turning food into energy. This isn’t just about “calories in, calories out.” It’s about how modern diets and chemicals disrupt the way our cells function. And here’s the thing: around 1 in 3 adults in the UK may now be affected.

So no, it’s not simply “a lack of willpower.”
It’s not your fault.

✨ That’s why I developed the HIP – Health Improvement Programme.

HIP is designed to help you on all fronts:

✅ Psychological – exploring your relationship with food, behaviours, and beliefs so you can break free from cycles of guilt and shame.
✅ Biological & Environmental – through health coaching, we’ll look at how modern food, chemicals, and lifestyle factors are influencing your metabolism, hormones, and long-term health.
✅ Sustainable Change – moving beyond short-term fixes to create new patterns that actually last, so you feel better, stronger, and more in control of your body and your choices.

This isn’t about quick fixes. It’s about empowerment. It’s about taking back control of your health in a world that has quietly stacked the odds against you.

đź’ˇ Imagine being able to:

Lose weight without constant reliance on medication

Improve energy and focus by supporting your metabolism at a cellular level

Build a healthier relationship with food that doesn’t feel like punishment

Future-proof your health against the rising tide of preventable illness linked to obesity and metabolic dysfunction

That’s what HIP is here to deliver.

If you’re curious, I’d love to share more. Drop me a message or comment below and let’s start a conversation. Because real health isn’t found in injections or fad diets — it’s built by understanding the full picture: mind, body, and environment. 🌍💚

🎨 Therapeutic Art Workshop – This Friday in Chelmsford 🌿I’m so excited to be running my next Therapeutic Art Workshop th...
07/09/2025

🎨 Therapeutic Art Workshop – This Friday in Chelmsford 🌿

I’m so excited to be running my next Therapeutic Art Workshop this Friday 12th September at Fête, Grays Yard, Chelmsford ✨

This is a safe and creative space where you can:

🌱 Release stress and tension through guided expressive art
đź’­ Explore your emotions in a gentle, supportive way
🖌️ Connect with your inner creativity (no artistic experience needed!)
🤝 Meet like-minded people in a relaxed, welcoming environment

Therapeutic art isn’t about creating “perfect” pictures — it’s about using colour, shapes, and expression to explore your inner world, let go of what’s weighing you down, and invite in healing and self-discovery. Somatic bilateral body mapping techniques enable access to both sides of the brain in the same way as EMDR, and it is based on the techniques of sensory motor art.

Come and discover the benefits!

đź“… Date: Friday 12th September at 10am
📍 Venue: Fête, Grays Yard, Chelmsford, Essex
⏰ Limited spaces available

Food and drinks are available to be purchased in the classes.

✨ All art materials are provided — just bring yourself.

➡️ To book your place, send me a DM or comment below.
I’d love to see you there 💚

Ready to breathe in fresh air and quit va**ng? Va**ng is relatively new, and so the research is more limited compared to...
02/09/2025

Ready to breathe in fresh air and quit va**ng?

Va**ng is relatively new, and so the research is more limited compared to smoking. Don't take any chances with your health. Kick the habit, take back your life and your money.

Early research suggests it could be even worse than smoking, resulting in faster, more irreversible damage, basically 'ulcerating' the lungs and eventually drowning the lungs when the v**e condenses back into its liquid form.

Feel free to give me a call to discuss your unique situation.

I am firmly evidence based and person centred and so use a multi modality to help you quit. This combines CBT and hypnotherapy over the course of 3-6 weeks depending on your smoking/va**ng history and reasons for va**ng.

Don't wait for the New Year - take care of yourself NOW.

Do you wonder what it might feel like to have someone listen to you, giving you their full attention, showing compassion...
01/09/2025

Do you wonder what it might feel like to have someone listen to you, giving you their full attention, showing compassion, care and unconditional positive regard for you and your situation?

Someone who will not judge you, or go running to tell anyone what you may have shared - we all know the dreaded feeling when we feel we have overshared!

A person who is able to offer companionship throughout a life challenge, and be able to assist you with a range of well researched and evidence based tools to help you feel better.

Almost everything you share is confidential - apart from a very few exceptional circumstances.

So whatever it is you may want to talk about, call for a free conversation about how working with me might help.

01371 238 508
07854 434 654

Ask for Victoria

There can be all sorts of reasons for anxiety - from concerns about specific situations to more generalised anxiety or e...
27/08/2025

There can be all sorts of reasons for anxiety - from concerns about specific situations to more generalised anxiety or excessive worrying about the future. Let's face it there is a lot of things going on in the world making it quite natural to feel some level of anxiety right now - whether its exam results, pressure from work or family, finances or looking further outside of us towards world affairs.

But you can find some comfort from knowing that you can learn tools and techniques to manage, reduce and even totally eliminate anxiety. You don't have to live with it. Therapy for anxiety involves a range of approaches including CBT, hypnotherapy, psychotherapy and mindfulness based stress reduction approaches.

I had my own personal journey when training as a psychotherapist, I had become very anxious about world wars to the point that I had to drop out of my university course. But with the right therapeutic support I was able to overcome the near constant anxiety and it is totally eliminated. I do not bother at all now, whatever alarming headlines I may see or what I see on the news. So I know it works and it can for you too.

So if you, or perhaps you have a family member or friend who is suffering with feeling anxious why not give me a call to see how integrative therapy may be able to assist.

All initial calls are free with no obligation or pressure to proceed with support.

Address

The Barn
London

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when Aniluma Therapy posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Share

Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn
Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share via Email
Share on WhatsApp Share on Instagram Share on Telegram

Category