Helen Harrison Psychotherapy

Helen Harrison Psychotherapy 10+ years experience. MSc in Person Centred Psychotherapy | UKCP reg | BACP member.

Hello and Welcome
You might be seeking counselling or psychotherapy for a particular issue you are experiencing which you are finding challenging or painful. I understand how difficult it can be finding the right therapist but also acknowledging there is an issue you would like to address. I would like to help you along this particular journey and help you move forward from this difficult stage in your life.

If setting boundaries fills you with guilt or shame, pause before judging yourself.These feelings often belong to old le...
08/01/2026

If setting boundaries fills you with guilt or shame, pause before judging yourself.

These feelings often belong to old learning — times when keeping the peace meant losing yourself.

Boundaries can feel unsafe when self-abandonment once felt necessary.

Healing is learning that you don’t have to disappear to be loved.

Empathy without boundaries becomes self-destruct.Caring deeply is a strength.But when we absorb everyone else’s emotions...
01/01/2026

Empathy without boundaries becomes self-destruct.

Caring deeply is a strength.
But when we absorb everyone else’s emotions, fix their problems, or carry their pain as our own, we slowly drain ourselves.

Empathy needs edges.
Compassion needs structure.
Love needs limits.

You can be warm and wise.
Supportive and protected.
Caring without losing yourself.

Your boundaries don’t make you cold —
they make your empathy sustainable. 🤍

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Forgive yourself for the years trauma took from you.You weren’t lazy.You weren’t weak.You weren’t “wasting time.”You wer...
25/12/2025

Forgive yourself for the years trauma took from you.

You weren’t lazy.
You weren’t weak.
You weren’t “wasting time.”

You were surviving in the only ways you knew how.
Your nervous system was doing its best to keep you safe, even if the world didn’t see it.

Healing often brings grief
grief for the versions of you that never got to live, love, or grow freely.
But healing also brings permission…
permission to start again, to rebuild, to reclaim the years ahead.

You’re not behind.
You’re becoming. 🤍

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Trauma shapes who we aren’t…Healing shapes who we are.Trauma teaches us to shrink, to protect, to survive.It creates ver...
18/12/2025

Trauma shapes who we aren’t…
Healing shapes who we are.

Trauma teaches us to shrink, to protect, to survive.
It creates versions of us that learned to cope, not to thrive.

But healing?
Healing opens the door to the self beneath the armour.
The you that is steady, connected, whole.
The you that isn’t driven by fear, but by truth.

You are not your trauma.
You are who you become after you’ve tended to it. 🤍

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11/12/2025

“Shame dies when it’s spoken in safe places.”

So many of us carry silent stories…
Tucked away. Hidden. Heavy.
But the moment we bring them into a space where we’re met with empathy instead of judgement, something profound happens:
Shame loosens.
Softens.
And eventually… lets go.

Safe connection is medicine.
Being heard is healing.
Your story deserves a place where it can breathe.

If you’re ready to share at your own pace, I’m here. 🤍

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✨ THE MOOD METER ✨Ever noticed how your emotions shift throughout the day? Or struggling to identify what you feel? The ...
04/12/2025

✨ THE MOOD METER ✨
Ever noticed how your emotions shift throughout the day? Or struggling to identify what you feel? The Mood Meter is a beautiful way of understanding where you are emotionally.

It helps you tune into two things:
💛 Energy — from low → high
💛 Pleasantness — from uncomfortable → uplifting

By checking in, you can:
🌿 Become more aware of how you’re feeling
🌿 Understand what you need in that moment
🌿 Choose supportive actions to regulate your mood
🌿 Build emotional resilience over time

It’s a gentle reminder that all feelings are valid you’re just noticing where you sit on the map today.
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Early on, setting boundaries can feel uncomfortable — even wrong.That’s the voice of old conditioning, not your truth.Pe...
27/11/2025

Early on, setting boundaries can feel uncomfortable — even wrong.
That’s the voice of old conditioning, not your truth.
Peace replaces guilt when healing begins. ✨

When our emotional needs weren’t met in childhood, we often grow into adults seeking validation, love, and belonging in ...
20/11/2025

When our emotional needs weren’t met in childhood, we often grow into adults seeking validation, love, and belonging in places that mirror those early wounds.
Healing begins when we realise we can choose ourselves first. 🌿

When we spend too much time online, our nervous system can start to confuse stimulation with connection.Stepping away he...
11/11/2025

When we spend too much time online, our nervous system can start to confuse stimulation with connection.
Stepping away helps us return to our own thoughts, feelings, and pace. 🌿

Sometimes irritation is just a whisper from your boundaries saying, “I need to be stronger.” #ʜᴇᴀʟɪ...
06/11/2025

Sometimes irritation is just a whisper from your boundaries saying, “I need to be stronger.”

#ʜᴇᴀʟɪɴɢᴊᴏᴜʀɴᴇʏ

Healing isn’t always about big leaps — sometimes it’s the quiet progress, the subtle shifts, the moments you realise you...
30/10/2025

Healing isn’t always about big leaps — sometimes it’s the quiet progress, the subtle shifts, the moments you realise you’re reacting differently than before.
That’s growth. That’s healing. 🌙

That’s not avoidance — that’s awareness.It’s knowing your limits, protecting your peace, and choosing not to return to w...
16/10/2025

That’s not avoidance — that’s awareness.
It’s knowing your limits, protecting your peace, and choosing not to return to what once broke you.
That’s growth. That’s healing. 🌙

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Gedling
Nottingham
NG41DE

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 6pm
Tuesday 9am - 6pm
Wednesday 9am - 6pm
Thursday 9am - 6pm
Friday 9am - 2pm

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+447496135742

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