Sharon Attard De Giovanni - Psychotherapist

08/03/2026

Yesterday, during our psychosocial support group for couples, we explored the theme of love languages and the importance of finding the middle path in relationships.

Love is not only about what we feel, but also about how we express care, how we understand one another, and how we respond to each other’s needs. Sometimes, partners may naturally give and receive love in different ways, and this can lead to misunderstandings even when the love is very much present.

Through reflection and discussion, we looked at how recognising different love languages can help couples communicate with greater empathy and intention. We also spoke about the value of finding the middle path as a space of mutual understanding, balance, and compromise, where both partners feel seen, heard, and respected.

At NPSPD, we believe that supporting relationships is an important part of supporting wellbeing. We are grateful for the openness, honesty, and trust shared within the group.

28/02/2026

A reminder for your weekend, especially as we dedicate time to catching up on chores and preparing for the week ahead..

You matter most of all.

Fill your cup.

Don't forget to fill your cup🤎 //

24/02/2026

Immensely proud and humbled to be co-creating this supportive space. If you are a parent raising a child with a disability, please consider reaching out to the National Parents Society of Persons with Disability .

On Friday we held our 2nd Psychosocial Group for Parents (couples) 🤍

This session created space to speak honestly about the couple's relationship — not from a place of blame, but from a place of understanding, compassion, and shared reality. We were reminded that partners don’t need to feel the same things to support each other well, and that small acts of connection can make a big difference.

If you’ve been thinking of joining but feel unsure, you are welcome. This is a supportive space, and confidentiality is respected.

📩 If you’d like details about the next group, message us privately.

04/02/2026

Gentle reminder💜 // .ocd

26/01/2026

Something a little different today... If you're curious about working therapeutically with neurodivergent individuals, hope to see you there!

24/01/2026

Yesterday we closed a series of six group therapy sessions with parents of children with a disability, and I feel deeply moved by the experience.

What emerged was a space of honesty, vulnerability, and connection—where parents could be heard and held without judgement. By the final session, the group had taken on a life of its own, and I’m so glad it will continue as a peer support community.

I’m deeply grateful to the National Parents Society of Persons with Disability for trusting me to facilitate and co-create this space, and to the parents who showed up with such courage and openness.

To any parent raising a child with a disability: if you ever wish to feel less alone and part of a truly supportive community, I warmly encourage you to reach out to this wonderful group.

Yesterday, we came to the close of the NPSPD psychosocial support group for individuals.

This group slowly grew into a space of trust, mutual understanding, shared vulnerability, and support. In many ways, the group took on a life of its own. While the formal sessions are now ending, the space will continue through a monthly session led by the people who created it together.

At the same time, we are opening a new chapter in our psychosocial support work. In 2 weeks, we are starting the psychosocial support groups for couples, recognising that disability is also lived within relationships, partnerships, and shared everyday realities. These groups will offer a safe, respectful space for couples to reflect together, strengthen communication, and feel supported both as individuals and as partners.

Thank you to everyone who has been part of this journey so far. 🤍

30/12/2025

I’ve always found that the days and hours leading up to New Year’s Eve naturally invite a bit of reflection. A quiet pause before the noise of what comes next.

There’s often a big focus on the idea of new beginnings,, and for some people, that feels exactly right. But it can also be a really important time to look back and acknowledge the growth you made this year — even if it doesn’t feel particularly big or impressive. Growth can be subtle: getting through something difficult, understanding yourself a little better, or showing up when it would have been easier not to.

We’re all ongoing works in progress. As we look ahead to 2026, it’s worth taking a moment to honour where we’ve already reached, as well as thinking about where we’d like to go next. Even our darkest moments hold the capacity for growth.

And if you feel you might want some support with your own self-growth in the year ahead, you’re very welcome to get in touch.

19/12/2025

Christmas is often described as magical — full of joy, connection, and sparkle. But for many people, this season can also bring grief, loneliness, overwhelm, financial pressure, strained relationships, or deep uncertainty.

When you’re struggling, the expectation to feel festive or joyful can feel suffocating — even painful. And there is nothing wrong with you if this time of year feels hard.

You are allowed to experience the festive season in whatever way you need.

You are allowed to opt out, slow down, simplify, or do things differently.

You are allowed to rest, to grieve, to feel flat, uncertain, or not quite sure how you feel at all.

Giving yourself permission — and grace — can be an act of care. Tending to what you need most matters, even if it doesn’t fit everyone else’s agenda.

If Christmas is gentle for you, may you enjoy it.

If it’s difficult, may you be kind to yourself.

And if it’s something in between, that’s okay too ♥️

You’re not alone.

16/12/2025

Yesterday, in our psychosocial support group, we spoke honestly about Christmas as lived by parents of children with disabilities.

For many families, Christmas can magnify everything: the pressure to be “happy,” the comparisons, the sensory overwhelm, the logistics, the unspoken losses and also the fierce love, resilience, and creativity that hold our families together every day.

Yesterday was about making space to say:
“This is hard.”
“This is not how I imagined it.”
“This is still meaningful.”
“This is enough.”

If Christmas feels complicated this year, you are not failing. You are responding, with love, to a reality that requires extraordinary strength.

Thank you to everyone who shared, listened, and held the space with such care. 💛
You are not alone, especially at this time of year. 🤍

04/12/2025

29/11/2025

Thank you to the participants for your warmth, honesty, and vulnerability. There is such power in community, and I cannot help but feel humbled to be part of it.

Please get in touch with the National Parents Society of Persons with Disability if you would like to learn more about this, or any other of the wonderful initiatives they are creating.

🧡 Psychosocial Support Group

During yesterday's session, one word kept returning again and again: Community.

As parents of persons with disability, we often carry so much — love, advocacy, fatigue, fear, determination, and hope. And in yesterday’s session, something beautiful emerged:

✨ Community is what holds us.
✨ Community is what reminds us that we are not alone.
✨ Community is what gives us strength when the journey feels heavy.

We listened to each other's stories and we supported each other.

At NPSPD, this is what we strive to build:
A safe space where parents can show up exactly as they are.
A space where every emotion is welcome.
A space where understanding flows naturally because everyone “gets it.”

Thank you to everyone who participated. Your presence, honesty, and courage make this community what it is. 🧡

If you have never joined one of our groups before, you are always welcome. You belong here. Our next session is on the 12th December.

18/11/2025

Yesterday was World Prematurity Day, a date that carries a tender weight for many of us.

For some parents, the journey into disability, difference, or diagnosis begins long before they ever imagined it might—in the quiet, humming world of NPICU.

If this is part of your story, I want you to know: you are not alone.

Those early days can be disorienting, frightening, and impossibly heavy… and yet they also reveal a strength you never expected to need. A strength you still carry.

Our babies often show us resilience first. We learn it alongside them.

As both a therapist and a parent who has walked this road, I hold deep respect for every parent who has sat beside an incubator, counted monitors, learned a new language of care, and kept going. This experience shapes us—but it does not define us. And it does not limit the futures our children can grow into.

May you find support, gentleness, and your own way forward. Your story, your strength, and your love matter.

Photo: My husband and son back in our NPICU days.