Ellie Belfield Counselling

Ellie Belfield Counselling I offer a confidential space in which to gather your thoughts and find resolve that works for you

Sometimes, I know we feel a lot of shame as High Sensitive People: as though we don't work properly.We can feel like we ...
15/07/2025

Sometimes, I know we feel a lot of shame as High Sensitive People: as though we don't work properly.

We can feel like we are too much or not enough, overly sensitive or under developed emotionally.

It can feel isolating, like no one understands and we can't be fixed.

And it's completely understandable to feel like that - in a world where over 80% of people are not highly sensitive, we are likely to receive a majority of reactions that do not understand our experience.

This can leave us feeling dismissed and as though we must be wrong and need to change in order to fit in.

But I promise, you are not broken. You just need a certain soft touch and the special kind of empathy that you also possess: you need company that gets you.

It's a big, emotional world to navigate out there at times.

Get in touch if you feel called, and I'll listen while we drink hot tea and unpack those heavy bags of yours. It's time to finally let your guard down and feel heard 🧑

πŸ’”Market research shows that clients with low self-worth and people-pleasing tendencies are the *least* likely to invest ...
08/07/2025

πŸ’”Market research shows that clients with low self-worth and people-pleasing tendencies are the *least* likely to invest in support for their own mental wellbeing.

This is definitely heartbreaking for both of us.

All the people I would love to support, all the people who will go on to keep living feeling triggered, resentful and confused about their pain.

It's a huge shame.

Even if it's not with me, I'd love to change this statistic. πŸ“ˆ

You deserve support ❀

"Like how come no-one else is crying in the bathroom because the boss asked for a 'quick word'?" πŸ˜­β¬‡I totally get it.As a...
06/07/2025

"Like how come no-one else is crying in the bathroom because the boss asked for a 'quick word'?" πŸ˜­β¬‡

I totally get it.

As a HSP myself, I used to be super sensitive to criticism, analysing all my relationships constantly, feeling annoyed when partners didn't understand the depths of my emotions. πŸ’”

Having that initial space to feel truly *seen* was pivotal in my healing journey.

But also being given the tools to help me self-regulate and have compassion for my own feelings as valid.

It's complex work. We'll:

🫢 Unpick the beliefs you learned in early life that made you think your feelings didn't matter
🫢 Find ways for you to express emotion in ways that feel safe AND constructive
🫢 Help you to be your own number 1 support person (think re-parenting) so that you don't actually need a mini-me in your pocket at all times

Therapy with me is about supporting you to become the most resilient, authentic & content version of yourself that can be.

Personally I think that's an unrivalled life investment, and my clients say so too:

"It's the best thing I've ever done."

Still not sure? Come find out for yourself πŸ“©

Slide 5 though πŸ₯ΊI make silly reels and relatable content about being a people-pleaser, but there's a real dark sideπŸ–€πŸ–€ Fe...
03/07/2025

Slide 5 though πŸ₯Ί

I make silly reels and relatable content about being a people-pleaser, but there's a real dark sideπŸ–€

πŸ–€ Feeling all alone with your pain
πŸ–€ Like no-one really "gets" you
πŸ–€ As though you were denied a support system other people were just born with

It doesn't feel fair sometimes. And I totally know that feeling.

I work with clients just like you who are battling with questions about their identity, why they feel so different, "weird" and how come it feels like they struggle so much more with the world than those around them. 🌎

Believe me, you're not alone. And there is another way 🫢

Click the enquiry form in my profile and we'll get a free call booked in πŸ“²

"I feel silly saying this..""It sounds stupid..""It's not a big deal.."So many brave clients come to me at this stage: d...
02/07/2025

"I feel silly saying this.."

"It sounds stupid.."

"It's not a big deal.."

So many brave clients come to me at this stage: doubting their own feelings but knowing they need support. πŸ™πŸ»

Searching for something to make it all make sense. πŸ”

Work stress, relationship issues. Part of normal life, right? πŸ€·β€β™€οΈ

Sure! Does that mean "normal" issues don't deserve space to be felt? 🧐

We don't have to numb ourselves to be good enough. ❀

It's about learning how to safely feel our emotions and reparent ourselves, as so many of us weren't given the tools to cope with big feelings. (Childhood, anyone?) πŸ‘€

Come to therapy and work through it with me 🫢

I see you πŸ‘Saving every post, reading and taking mental notes. Thinking this is a great replacement for therapy. πŸ“–I'm fl...
30/06/2025

I see you πŸ‘

Saving every post, reading and taking mental notes. Thinking this is a great replacement for therapy. πŸ“–

I'm flattered, and so glad my content is resonating. 🫢

But is it a replacement for therapy? Absolutely not.

On average we spend no more than a few seconds looking at an Instagram post. ⏲

That's not enough time for your brain to forge new neural pathways. 🧠

That's not enough time to rewrite core beliefs ingrained over decades of childhood & social conditioning.

When we work together, it's in real time.

A two-way relationship in which we both show up, present.

We have the unique and profoundly healing opportunity to connect, to model a safe back-and-forth, to explore painful feelings and memories in a trauma-informed space that also focuses on solutions for you in the here and now.

I will see you.

Has anyone truly seen you before, and are you ready to truly be seen?

I believe that's where the work lies and you can startfinally feeling safe to be yourself in more environments 🫢

Are you ready to take that leap and finally make some shifts? It only gets better from here ❀

DM to secure your slot ASAP x

Imagine if next time you were triggered, instead of spiralling for days and sh*t-talking yourself for being "too sensiti...
29/06/2025

Imagine if next time you were triggered, instead of spiralling for days and sh*t-talking yourself for being "too sensitive"... you knew *exactly* what to do. 🀯

This is what therapy with me is all about: not relying on our sessions as a crutch, but learning new ways to trust yourself and find resilience through the challenges your life brings up. 🫢

Grounding in your own body, understanding the why of the trigger and forming new positive beliefs, learning to be your own rock foundation. πŸ‘Š

Are you ready to do the work? β™₯

I know exactly what it's like:Your emotions feel *so strong*, you are POSITIVE that the way you feel is accurate.You mig...
25/06/2025

I know exactly what it's like:

Your emotions feel *so strong*, you are POSITIVE that the way you feel is accurate.

You might push away your partner, or react badly to a colleague, or be very sure that someone doesn't like you. 😩

Then the feeling settles and you look back and feel a little embarrassed, guilty & ashamed. πŸ™ˆ

As a sufferer of PMDD myself, this is a familiar experience for me and I feel a little vulnerable sharing.

*However*, my personal experience of this means I have extensive knowledge on the subject and have worked with my own coaches and therapists to help understand and manage it more deeply. β™₯

I have learned that it is about pausing in those triggered moments and asking ourselves the right questions:

πŸ’› What negative belief about myself is this triggering?
πŸ’› Is there a memory that feels similar to this feeling?
πŸ’› What would I like to believe instead?

Self-regulation is no mean feat, and I believe we need a container in which to be heard fully, without judgement to be able to offer ourselves the same level of love and compassion. 🫢

We wouldn't expect a baby to self-soothe, so why are we expecting traumatised adults with attachment issues to solve all their problems alone? 😳

I am here to provide that secure environment for you to heal, when you're ready let me know ❀

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