Psychotherapy Altrincham

Psychotherapy Altrincham I offer an affordable and service in the heart of and

11/07/2025

🔥 Trauma doesn’t always show up as silence. Sometimes, it arrives as rage.

This week’s CPD on de-escalation reminded me how often intensity is misread. Anger isn't opposition—it’s a nervous system in distress.

🛑 De-escalation isn’t about control. It’s about care. It’s the art of meeting urgency with safety, not shame.

Healing doesn’t always look calm. Sometimes, it starts with rupture.

08/07/2025

🌿 Burnout is more than exhaustion—it’s often a signal of unmet emotional needs and unprocessed experience.

When burnout intersects with trauma, the result isn't just fatigue; it's a frayed sense of safety, purpose, and connection. Person-centred counselling offers a restorative space to be met—not fixed—with warmth, honesty, and dignity.

It’s not about strategies or quick fixes. It’s about therapeutic presence: being alongside someone as they rediscover their own voice beneath the overwhelm. In this space, pacing matters. So does trust. And the experience of being truly heard can begin to loosen the grip of shame and restore clarity.

Trauma-informed care reminds us that what looks like withdrawal may be protection. Person-centred counselling honours that instinct and gently helps make sense of it.

Workplace wellbeing doesn’t end with policy—it begins with relationship.

07/07/2025

Burnout isn’t weakness—it’s a signal.

In therapy, we meet it with compassion, not correction. Working with a teaching assistant recently, we explored how burnout could speak—not just ache.

Together, we found ways to cope, reconnect, and begin again with more clarity and self-respect. Sometimes, healing starts when someone finally feels heard.

07/07/2025

🌀 I remember working with someone whose burnout didn’t start at work.

It started at home—with a sibling shutting down after a painful separation, parents weighed down by family tensions, and a partner quietly grieving a recent loss. She carried all of them, silently.

As a hybrid worker, she split her time between home and office—but the emotional weight travelled with her. Resilience had to perform wherever she logged in. Inside, morale was slipping. Behaviour changed. Her family noticed before she did.

That session reminded me: burnout isn’t always about workload. Sometimes it’s emotional saturation. And sometimes, showing up—anywhere—is the hardest part.

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05/07/2025

🔹 Burnout often begins with feeling unseen.

A client recently spoke about the emotional toll of workplace monitoring and performance review processes. Despite years of experience, she felt professionally isolated and not taken seriously—a familiar story for many facing systemic invalidation in high-pressure environments.

Our session focused on containment and validation, creating space for her to name the anxiety and self-doubt that had quietly taken root.

Burnout isn’t weakness—it’s often a wise withdrawal when relational safety and professional integrity are under threat. How we respond, as colleagues or leaders, determines whether recovery is possible or postponed.

04/07/2025

đź”’ Su***de Prevention in the UK: Time to Talk About Means

In the US, over half of su***des involve fi****ms. The UK sees fewer gun-related deaths, but su***de rates remain high—and counselling must rise to meet that reality.

Lethal means counselling isn’t just about removing access. It’s about making space for pain, exploring what drives people to the edge, and supporting them through the emotional states where su***de feels like the only option.

Therapists need CPD that fosters relational confidence—training that equips us to ask, to listen, and to stay present when su***de enters the room, rather than retreating from the discomfort.

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03/07/2025

💡 Burnout isn’t failure—it’s a signal. It speaks to values overstretched, boundaries bypassed, and the need to be seen.

A recent client came to me navigating relentless deadlines, shrinking autonomy, and the quiet guilt of “not coping well.” Their stress wasn’t a flaw—it was the cost of staying committed in a system that ignored their limits. Naming that truth became the first step toward change.

Reaching out for support is an act of self-respect. It’s not a luxury—it’s part of how we sustain ourselves. Let’s treat burnout not with correction, but with curiosity.

🔹 Your wellbeing deserves to be honoured—not sidelined.

02/07/2025

🔹 When Progress Means Pausing 🔹

In therapy, we often meet clients whose struggles aren’t just personal—they’re relational, systemic, and quietly enduring. One client shared how repeated experiences of being undermined across his working life have shaped a bleak self-image. Mentors who belittled, environments that invalidated—these moments leave a mark.

He feels stuck, but it’s not for lack of insight or effort. It’s a pause born of caution, shaped by years of feeling unsafe. Using the Skilled Helper Model, we began to explore how this “stuckness” might actually be a protective stance—a way of holding ground when forward movement has historically felt unsafe.

This work isn’t about quick fixes. It’s about making sense of long-held patterns, acknowledging the endurance it takes to keep going, and helping people reconnect with their agency—one relational step at a time.

🌀 Therapy honours the stories that have gone unheard. It helps people discover movement on their own terms.

30/06/2025

Helping someone recover from burnout starts with giving them permission to pause. When a client starts to realise that stepping away from work isn’t a sign of failure but a smart act of self-care, things begin to shift. In therapy, we help reframe that heavy, numb feeling—not as a problem to fix, but as the body’s way of saying it’s been under pressure for too long. That’s not something to judge; it’s something to understand with kindness.

30/06/2025

Exploring New Opportunities in Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM)

Since November 2023, I've been actively involved in delivering Critical Incident Stress Management services across the UK, offering frontline psychological support in high-impact situations.

As a therapist attuned to relational safety and experiential depth, I bring a grounded, responsive approach to supporting individuals and teams in the aftermath of distressing events. My work draws on structured models and empathic presence, tailoring interventions to the needs of each context.

I’m now looking to broaden my contribution—connecting with organisations in emergency services, occupational health, corporate wellbeing, or mental health sectors who are integrating CISM as part of their care for staff.

If you know of opportunities, initiatives, or collaborative spaces in this field, I’d welcome the conversation.

30/06/2025

When a client learns to say “no”—not out of rebellion, but from a place of self-worth—it’s far more than boundary-setting. It’s identity-shaping.

I’ve been supporting someone who’s spent much of their life prioritizing others, often at the expense of their own comfort. Over time, they’ve begun to assert themselves with greater clarity and confidence. Each refusal now carries intention and strength—not to push people away, but to honour themselves.

What’s unfolding in therapy isn’t just behavioural change, but a profound re-authoring of agency. In the safety of the therapeutic space, they’re learning that assertiveness doesn’t rupture connection—it redefines it.

It’s a privilege to witness how this courage transforms not only their relationships, but the way they view their past and imagine their future.

28/06/2025

I recall a client overwhelmed by grief after losing a loved one. They struggled to cope with their emotions while managing daily responsibilities, affecting their mental health. Using the Person-Centred approach and Egan’s Skilled Helper Model, we explored their feelings and identified strategies to manage their grief. A breakthrough moment was when they realized the importance of allowing themselves to grieve and seeking support. They made small changes like setting aside time to remember their loved one, practicing mindfulness, and reaching out to friends and family. Over time, these changes improved their well-being. Witnessing their transformation and renewed sense of peace was incredibly rewarding for me as a therapist.

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