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The Soulshine Therapist, Warrington (2026)

18/03/2026

Sometimes the pressure to “heal properly” is heavier than people realise.

Over the years in my therapy work, I’ve noticed how many thoughtful, self-aware people quietly carry the feeling that they’re somehow getting healing wrong.

They’ve read the books.
They’ve done the journalling.
They’ve tried to stay positive, trust their intuition, forgive, grow, evolve.

And yet there can still be moments where something inside says
“Why am I still struggling with this?”

The truth is that some of the ideas we’ve absorbed about healing and personal growth aren’t as helpful as they first appear.

In therapy, real change rarely happens through pressure, perfection, or trying to follow the “right” path.

It tends to happen in spaces where people can slow down, be honest about their inner experience, and explore their emotional world without feeling like they need to perform progress.

If this post resonated, you’re very much not alone in feeling this way.

And if you’re looking for support that blends psychological insight with grounded spirituality, you’re welcome to explore working with me.

What’s one message about healing that you’ve had to unlearn? I’d love to know- leave a comment below 🙏

With love,
Sian 🩷soulshine.therapist
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03/03/2026

This Virgo Full Moon Lunar Eclipse feels like a quiet invitation to soften the places we’ve been hardest on ourselves.

To stop punishing yourself and invite in more softness.

If this resonates, you might choose one small compassionate action this week that reflects what you’re releasing.

You’re allowed to grow without being unkind to yourself 🌕♍️

Save this for later if you might need reminding.

With love,
Sian 🩷soulshine.therapist
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17/02/2026

When the world feels uncertain, it’s easy to feel powerless.

I can feel the collective heaviness too — and I know how easy it is to lose hope when so much feels out of our control.

But personal power doesn’t disappear in times like these — it changes shape.

It lives in awareness, in choice, in how we show up with care and intention.

Often in ways that look small… but are anything but.

If the world feels heavy, you’re not alone.

You might gently ask yourself:
🩷What feels within my influence right now?
🩷Where can I choose kindness — for myself or someone else?

As we navigate these times…
Be gentle with yourself.
Choose love.

Coming back to yourself is the work.

With love,
Sian 🩷soulshine.therapist
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12/02/2026

This isn’t about criticising NHS therapy —
it’s about naming its limits.

The NHS does life-changing work for many people, within very real constraints.

But, fixed session numbers, limited flexibility, limited choice, and tight frameworks aren’t for everybody.

Many of the clients who find me started there.
They were committed, reflective, and did their best — yet still felt the process was rushed, missing something, or not quite enough.

Not because therapy failed them.
But because they needed a different container.

My work is slower, relational, and intentionally spacious.

I offer something the NHS can’t- I integrate the psychological AND the spiritual— always ethically, always with consent, and always grounded in emotional safety.

If you’ve tried therapy before and felt it helped a bit — but not in the way you hoped —
or if you’re looking for something grounded and soulful…

You’re very welcome here ✨

With love,
Sian 🩷soulshine.therapist
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03/02/2026

It’s been a little while since I last posted — winter invited a quieter, more inward rhythm.

Behind the scenes, work has continued steadily alongside client sessions and gentle, intentional steps towards what’s beginning to stir for spring.

So while I’ve been refining, reviewing, and resting where I can, here’s a little glimpse into my January at The Soulshine Therapist 🩷

🦋 Counselling - 27 in-person | 21 online
🪽 Angelic Reiki — 14 sessions
🔮 Tarot Therapy — 1 session

🌷 Healers’ Circle — exploring winter and our inner season
🌹 Soulshine Sister Circle — sitting with fullness when life feels demanding

🥳 Appointed as an Executive Member of the BACP Spirituality Division

🗞️ A published article in the January edition of Thresholds magazine

🪐 Completed my 5-month 1:1 astrology mentorship with (this deserves its own post ✨)

🎓 In-person half-day CPD on supporting clients navigating domestic abuse, hosted by the brilliant

👩‍💻A 3-hour webinar with on working with intuition — both for my own practice and when supporting clients

🙏 150 minutes of individual supervision plus 90 minutes group supervision ( )— always nourishing, restorative spaces

📚 Four books read (fiction + grounding spiritual re-reads)

🎨 Creative nourishment whilst catching up with close friends

🕯️ A one-hour coaching session with the amazing Victoria

🧘🏽‍♀️ 31 days of consistent morning and evening meditation

All in all, January has held depth and steadiness — not performative growth, but quiet commitment.

Showing up where needed, attending to what mattered, and letting the rest move at winter pace.

What did January ask of you this year — rest, structure, softness… or something else entirely?

I’d love to reconnect after my little break ✨

With love,
Sian 🩷soulshine.therapist

12/12/2025

Being self-employed can mean missing out on the big office Christmas do… but today reminded me that connection doesn’t have to look like a huge room full of people.

I spent the afternoon with two wonderful local counsellors, Gill () and Lorraine — good food, gentle laughter, honest conversation, and that rare feeling of being understood without needing to explain a thing.

It’s easy to forget that our work, as meaningful as it is, can be quietly isolating. We hold so much space for others that we sometimes forget to make space for ourselves, or to be held in the presence of people who get the weight and the wonder of this profession.

Today was exactly that. A soft pause. A little nourishment. A reminder that community doesn’t have to be big to be beautiful.

Heading into the rest of the season with a slightly fuller heart — and yes, finally feeling a bit more Christmassy.

Did you have a work Christmas do this year? And my self-employed friends — do you create your own version of a Christmas ‘do’? I’d love to hear your experiences.

With love,
Sian 🩷soulshine.therapist

09/12/2025

There comes a point in life where everything looks “right” from the outside… the career, the home, the relationships, the routine, the stability —
and yet something inside feels strangely hollow.

It’s a quiet ache. An inner tug.
A sense that you’re going through the motions rather than actually living your life.

This moment can feel confusing because nothing is wrong, but nothing feels deeply right either.

You’re functioning… but flat.
Busy… but disconnected.
Grateful… but empty.
Aware… but stuck.

And if you ignore it — like many women do — you usually keep performing.

You keep being sensible.
You keep pushing through the tiredness.
You keep convincing yourself this is “just adulthood.”
You keep avoiding the stillness where truth might meet you.

Over time, your spark dims. Your intuition goes quiet. Your energy gets heavier. Your joy feels further away.

Life becomes something you manage, not something you feel.

But when you listen — softly, honestly, bravely — something shifts.

You begin to notice where you’ve abandoned yourself.
You start hearing what your body has been whispering for years.
Your real desires become clearer.
Your boundaries strengthen.
You reconnect with the parts of you that got lost while you were trying to be everything for everyone else.

And your inner world starts to feel alive again.

This is the threshold where real transformation begins — not through forcing change, not through fixing yourself, but through finally coming home to the version of you that’s been waiting underneath the coping.

This is the work I support women through.

If this moment feels a little too familiar…
if something in you is quietly asking for more…
you don’t have to walk that part alone.

You’re very welcome to step into this work with me when you’re ready.

With love,
Sian 🩷soulshine.therapist
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05/12/2025

If this carousel hit a nerve, you’re not alone.
Most spiritually minded women I work with know something feels off… they just don’t know where to begin.

And it makes so much sense — when you’ve tried all the tools everyone swears by, but nothing seems to touch the deeper layers, it’s easy to wonder if you’re the problem.

You’re not.
You’re human. Your system just needs a different kind of support.

In my work, we don’t chase quick fixes 🙅🏽‍♀️

Instead, we:
✅ explore the roots of your disconnection
✅ rebuild trust with the parts of you that shut down to cope
✅ bring your mind–body–soul back into gentle conversation with each other again.

If you’re craving steady, grounded guidance to actually feel like you again… my sessions are here for you, online or in person.

🫶🏽 Save this post for the days you feel “off” or share it with a friend who’s tired of trying all the healing hacks.

And if you’re ready for deeper support, reach out via the link in my bio 🦋

You don’t have to make your way back to yourself alone.

With love,
Sian 🩷soulshine.therapist
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04/12/2025

So many women come to me feeling guilty that “staying positive” hasn’t worked for them — as if their emotions mean they’re failing.

I bet you’ve tried it all…
Forced gratitude.
Fake smiles.
Affirmations that didn’t land.
And when it didn’t work, you blamed yourself.

Forced positivity isn’t medicine for emotional wounds — safety, truth and understanding are.

Real healing isn’t about pushing away the hard feelings.
It’s about learning to be with them gently.

You don’t have to bypass how you feel to be “spiritual” or “strong.”

You’re allowed to honour the truth of your emotional experience and let that be the doorway to deeper healing.

If you’re craving a space where your feelings aren’t minimised, and you’re ready for depth, not quick fixes, I currently have one 1:1 space open.

If this speaks to you, send me a message and we can explore whether therapy with me is the right next step for you 🦋

With love,
Sian 🩷soulshine.therapist
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01/12/2025

I took a month off Instagram to rest, root, and catch up with myself — and it shifted more than I expected…

It feels so good to reconnect with you again, but stepping back has helped me return feeling rested, clearer and more aligned 🫶🏽

If your body has been asking you to slow down, consider this your permission slip.

If this carousel spoke to you, I’d love to hear what stood out, or how you’re choosing rest lately.

With love,
Sian 🩷soulshine.therapist
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07/11/2025

Celebrating 1,000 counselling hours in my favourite way — cake & cocktails 🎉

I’ve come such a long way from the woman who nervously sat waiting for her very first client back in 2022.

Honestly, she might not have believed me if I told her we’d make it to 1,000 hours. If I told her we leave paid employment and work full time for ourselves. If I told her one day we will LOVE this work so much it energises us and we live every day in our purpose!

Today, I’m taking a moment to honour everything it’s taken to get here — the inner work, the doubts, the tears and frustrations, and the moments of beauty, connection, and healing I’ve had the privilege to witness.

As I’ve been approaching this milestone, I’ve noticed something shifting. Change stirring from the inside out. I’m giving myself permission to grow, to evolve, to realign.

I’m not the nervous girl from 2022 anymore. I’m allowed to transform — to become more of myself in my practice — and that feels exciting. I’m learning to trust that energy, even when it feels intense (it is Scorpio season, after all 🦂).

I’m deeply grateful to every client I’ve journeyed with over these 1,000 hours. I’ve learned so much from each of you, and it’s an absolute blessing to do this work.

And to the beautiful souls I trained alongside, the supervisors who’ve held space for me, and the fellow counsellors I’ve connected with — both here and in real life — thank you. You’ve each played a part in this chapter.

Here’s to the next 1,000 hours, and all the evolution yet to come 🥂

With love,
Sian 🩷soulshine.therapist
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03/11/2025

After a week of moving through illness, letting my mind and body rest, gathering with these soul sisters yesterday was the deepest medicine 🌹⭕️

Held by Mother Nature, in the stillness of autumn and the beauty of the mountains, we came together not to be better, but to simply be.

To breathe. To soften. To remember ourselves in the presence of one another.

And omg… it was magic ✨✨

We’ve circled online for over a year now, but sitting side-by-side IRL for the first time, made everything feel richer — every reflection, every laugh, every quiet moment of truth shared.

Each woman arrived with softness, courage, and so much heart. It was so refreshing to be sat in depth and realness.

When women gather with intention, something sacred stirs — and it feels like home.
Safe. Grounding. Nourishing.

I’m still integrating it all, but my heart is full and my soul feels deeply loved. This is the work I came here to do, and the sense of fulfilment is out of this world amazing!

If you’ve been longing for a space where your whole self is welcome — your tenderness, your power, your becoming — we meet on the last Wednesday of every month. We’d love to hold space with you.

Comment CIRCLE and I’ll send you the details.

With love,
Sian 🩷soulshine.therapist
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