Counselling and psychotherapy

At Healing Minds Studio, each session is designed to support you as a whole person—mind, body, emotions, and life context. My approach integrates evidence-based psychological therapies with holistic techniques to help you move through grief, anxiety, life transitions, and identity shifts with clarity and compassion.

Whether you’re navigating loss, overwhelm, hormonal changes, ADHD challenges, or simply feeling stuck, our work together focuses not only on healing the past but also on actively shaping your future.

What We Can Work On

  • Grief and loss (including ambiguous loss and life transitions)

  • Anxiety, stress and nervous system dysregulation

  • Adult ADHD (late diagnosis, executive functioning, emotional regulation)

  • Perimenopause & menopause adjustment

  • Postpartum depression and identity changes after birth

  • Life direction, purpose, and future visioning

  • Confidence, boundaries, and self-worth

Big Ideas, Real Impact.

My Approach

Research-Informed Therapy

Our sessions draw on established psychological models such as

  • Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)

  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

  • Emotion-focused approaches

  • Strength-based and solution-focused frameworks

  • ADHD-informed executive functioning strategies

  • Trauma-aware nervous system regulation practices

I tailor interventions to your individual needs—there is no “one size fits all.”

Adult ADHD

Many adults—especially women—are diagnosed later in life. We may work on:

  • Emotional regulation

  • Rejection sensitivity

  • Time management and planning systems

  • Shame reduction and identity repair

  • Strength-based reframing

Perimenopause & Menopause

Hormonal shifts can impact mood, cognition, sleep, and anxiety. Therapy may include:

  • Psychoeducation about the hormonal impact on mental health

  • Anxiety regulation tools

  • Identity and life stage transitions

  • Confidence and boundary rebuilding

Postpartum Depression

A compassionate space to explore:

  • Identity changes

  • Grief for former self

  • Overwhelm and guilt

  • Relationship shifts

  • Reconnecting to yourself beyond motherhood

Grief & Anxiety Support

Grief is not something to fix. It is something to move with.

In grief and anxiety work, we:

Create emotional safety

Process loss gently and at your pace

Reduce nervous system hyperarousal

Develop coping strategies grounded in research

Build meaning and integrate the experience into your life story

Future-Focused Work: Creating a New Chapter

Healing is not only about understanding your past — it’s about consciously shaping what comes next.

We may explore:

Values clarification

Identity reconstruction

Goal mapping and future self visualisation

Behavioural activation and habit redesign

Narrative therapy techniques

Rewriting limiting beliefs

You are not defined by what has happened to you.
You are capable of building a different future.

Meditation & Full Body Scan Integration

As a qualified meditation coach, I can integrate guided practices into your session, including:

  • Nervous system grounding techniques

  • Breathwork for anxiety

  • Full body scan meditation

  • Mindfulness-based emotional regulation

  • Visualisation practices for future self development

  • Compassion-based meditation

These techniques help shift therapy from purely cognitive work into embodied change.

What a Session May Look Like

Check-in and current challenges

Exploration of emotional themes

Practical strategies or cognitive restructuring

Embodied regulation practice (if appropriate)

Future-oriented reflection or intention setting

Each session is collaborative, gentle, and paced to your comfort.

My Philosophy

I believe:

You are not broken

Symptoms are adaptive responses

Your nervous system can learn safety again

Change is possible at any stage of life

Healing and growth can happen simultaneously

This is a space where your experiences are validated, your strengths are recognised, and your future is actively shaped

Every sunrise is a quiet reminder that change is possible

We're here to help you take the first step with confidence