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If you’ve recently discovered you’re Autistic or have ADHD, you deserve to feel seen and heard

15/09/2025

🌸 Gentle Healing with EMDR 🌸

I’m really happy to share that I’ve recently qualified in EMDR therapy (Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing). This gentle yet powerful approach can help ease the weight of painful memories, anxiety, and distress, creating space for healing, resilience, and renewed hope.

💫 EMDR can support you with:

🌿 Releasing the hold of past experiences

🌿 Finding calm and relief from anxiety, stress, or low mood

🌿 Building confidence and self-worth

🌿 Moving forward with a lighter heart and clearer mind

One of the most powerful things about EMDR is that it doesn’t require you to revisit every detail of the past—it works with your mind’s natural ability to heal, at a pace that feels safe and supportive.

If you’ve been feeling stuck or weighed down, know that you don’t have to face it alone. Change is possible, and you deserve to feel peace and joy again.

I’d be honoured to walk alongside you on your journey. Please feel free to reach out if you’d like to learn more or explore whether EMDR could be right for you.

02/09/2025

✨ A New Start and Fresh Reset ✨

Every sunrise brings with it a quiet invitation: begin again.

It doesn’t matter how heavy yesterday felt, how tangled your thoughts were, or how many times you’ve had to start over. Hitting reset isn’t a sign of weakness—it’s a sign of strength.

You deserve space to breathe.

You deserve to let go of the weight you’ve been carrying.

You deserve to grow into the best version of yourself—the one that feels authentic, whole, and at peace.

Sometimes the first step toward change is simply whispering to yourself, “I am worthy of a new chapter.” And you are. Always.

Be gentle with yourself. The reset button is there for you anytime you need it.

You are allowed to choose peace over pressure and grow at your own pace.

Starting over isn’t failure - it’s courage.

You deserve to heal.

Gentle reminder: the reset button is always there, waiting

30/06/2025

🌿 To Those Newly Diagnosed or Exploring an ADHD Diagnosis 🌿

If you’re just beginning your journey with ADHD—whether you’ve recently been diagnosed or you’re still navigating the process—it’s okay to feel a mix of emotions: relief, confusion, grief, hope, or even overwhelm. All of it is valid.

ADHD isn’t just about being “distracted” or “hyper.” It can touch nearly every part of life: focus, emotions, memory, relationships, self-esteem, and even the way you experience time. It can feel like life has always been just a little harder—and now there’s finally a name for it.

🤝 You are not alone, and you’re not broken.

One powerful step toward support is counseling or therapy—especially with someone who understands ADHD. Here’s why it can help:

💬 A safe place to process

Counseling gives you space to unpack your past experiences through a new lens—understanding how ADHD may have shaped your school years, work life, and relationships.

🧠 Build self-understanding and self-compassion

So many people with ADHD carry guilt or shame for things that were out of their control. Therapy can help you rewrite that inner narrative with kindness and truth.

🛠️ Learn practical coping strategies

From emotional regulation to time management, therapy can help you develop personalized tools that fit your unique brain—not force you into someone else’s system.

🌱 Support your growth

Whether you’re dealing with burnout, masking, executive dysfunction, or just trying to figure out how to function day-to-day—having someone to guide and affirm your process can make all the difference.

✨ You deserve support that sees you fully, not just as a diagnosis. ADHD looks different in everyone, and that means your journey—and your healing—are yours to define.

If you’re thinking about counseling, know this: reaching out isn’t a sign of weakness. It’s a powerful act of self-respect. There’s nothing wrong with needing help navigating something that’s invisible, complex, and so often misunderstood.

You are worthy of understanding. You are worthy of support. And you are absolutely capable of thriving—with ADHD, not in spite of it.

I see you. You’ve got this.

27/06/2025

Another busy day of training in York and same tomorrow. Watch this space, I will be offering the renowned trauma based therapy EMDR, from September onwards. More information to follow

12/06/2025

🌟 To all our incredible neurodivergent friends those with Autism, ADHD, or both, this is your reminder: you have superpowers. 💫

Your brain doesn’t follow a “typical” path and that’s not just okay, it’s amazing. Your creativity, deep focus, honesty, intuition, empathy, energy, pattern recognition, and ability to think in unique ways? That’s not a flaw, that’s a gift.

You experience and interact with the world in ways others can’t even imagine. You feel deeply. You notice what others miss. You bring passion, innovation and perspective that can literally change the world and that deserves to be celebrated. 🎉

No matter what the world has tried to tell you, you are not “too much” or “not enough.” You are more than enough, exactly as you are. 🧠❤️

Today, we celebrate you, not in spite of your neurodivergence, but because of it. Keep being your brilliant, bold, beautifully wired self.

08/06/2025

🌟 Real Progress, Real Confidence! 🌟

One of my wonderful clients recently shared:

“I learnt how to manage my Autism better daily by adopting the communication skills taught, I am now able to clearly communicate.”

Moments like these remind me how powerful small steps can be. If you have ADHD or Autism and sometimes find communication or daily life challenging, please know you’re seen, and you’re not alone.

There’s no rush or pressure — whenever you feel ready, I’m here to support you with kindness and patience, helping you find simple ways to feel more understood and confident every day.

If you’d like to learn more or just want to have a gentle chat about how I might support you, please don’t hesitate to reach out. I’m here to listen whenever you need.

You deserve support that meets you where you are. 💬✨

06/06/2025

🌟 Welcome – You’re In the Right Place 🌟

If you’ve recently been diagnosed with ADHD or Autism and are feeling like you’re finally uncovering who you really are after years of masking, first – take a deep breath. You’re not alone, and you’re exactly where you need to be.

I’m so glad you’re here.

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🧠 A Space Where You Can Just Be You

After many meaningful years working in special educational needs, I’ve taken the leap to follow my passion: counselling people like you – neurodivergent individuals navigating a brand new chapter of self-discovery.

Whether you’re feeling relief, grief, confusion, or a mix of everything – that’s valid. This is a space where you can explore it all without judgment. No pressure. No need to mask. Just gentle support at your pace.

I bring years of experience, deep empathy, and a genuine belief that neurodivergent minds are powerful, creative, and worthy of care. You deserve to feel heard, seen, and understood – maybe for the first time in a long time.

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💬 What I Offer

Online or telephone counselling designed with neurodivergent needs in mind – flexible, accepting, and real.

Let’s talk if you’re:
• Untangling your identity after a late diagnosis
• Feeling overwhelmed by unmasking or burnout
• Trying to understand your needs, strengths, and boundaries
• Looking for a space to talk freely – no scripts, no expectations

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🎯 Special Focus Areas
• ADHD
• Autism / Asperger’s
• Identity after late diagnosis
• Anxiety & emotional overwhelm
• Self-esteem & burnout
• Relationships & communication
• Life coaching with a neurodivergent lens
• Trauma, stress & sensory overload
• School, parenting & life transitions

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🧡 Let’s Start With a Chat

I offer a free 15-minute consultation so you can get a feel for how I work – no pressure, no commitment. Just a space to talk and see if it feels like a good fit.

📍 Online and telephone sessions – safe, accessible, and flexible.

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👋 You Deserve to Feel Understood

This might be the first time you’re seeing your true self. That’s a big deal – and you don’t have to go through it alone.

You’re not “too much.” You’re not broken. Embrace you – and that’s powerful.

Message me now to book your free consultation.
Let’s work together to build a life that feels more like you.

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