Do I ‘need’ therapy?

Hi, my name is Coen, welcome to my website.

If you or someone you care about is thinking about talking therapy, read on to see if I can help…

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Are you struggling with past events, trying to cope with difficult present circumstances and/or have anxieties about your future?

If any of the following statements resonate with you, get in touch for a free, no-obligation 20 minute chat.

  • You want to improve your mental health/emotional wellbeing and gain a better understanding of why you feel, think and behave the way you do…
  • You’re feeling unheard, unseen and misunderstood by well-meaning friends or family, or feel that you are a burden on them…
  • Want to find your own way of being and coping in the world, to make up your own mind but find yourself distracted, confused and ‘maxxed’ out by all the noise created by social media and AI…
  • You feel you are coping alone, struggling with low confidence and self-esteem, feeling flat, emotionally numb, ‘shut-down’ and want to disconnect from the world around you…
  • You’re dealing with overwhelm, over-stimulation and emotional dysregulation, struggling to cope with challenging emotions like anger, sadness, shame or guilt…
  • Feeling under pressure to achieve ‘perfection’, be more ‘productive’ but are coping with burnout…
  • You’re feeling anxious and fearful in a time of uncertainty and division, and/or experiencing depression, feeling stuck, helpless and hopeless, needing support in finding a way through your distress…
  • You’re struggling with impulsive or compulsive feelings and behaviours, such as substance misuse/addiction/dependency, in order to numb or distract from intense emotional distress…
  • Want to explore questions or concerns around identity, such as sexuality, gender/dysphoria, queerness, in a safe and non-judgemental space, with curiosity and understanding not criticism or judgement…
  • Want to explore neurodiversity, whether a formal or self-diagnosis of ADHD, autism or ‘AuDHD’, and how this may impact your daily life and interactions with others (as a therapist I do not provide a diagnosis but I will, of course, accept and respect any diagnosis or self-identification you may bring to therapy)…
  • Experienced a troubling/traumatic childhood, such as bullying, emotional, sexual, physical abuse or neglect, and want to understand and make peace with your past…
  • You’re living or working in a toxic environment and want to unpick various aspects of your relationships/attachments with others, whether with intimate partner(s), (blended/chosen) family, friends, colleagues or associates, to have healthier relationships and less conflict…
  • Explore thoughts and feelings around different intimate relationship styles, such as ethical non-monogamy, polyamory, (non)hierarchical dynamics, or relationship anarchy…
  • Want to live unapologetically as your authentic self and according to your values…
  • Want to take greater responsibility for yourself in terms of choices and decisions and to recognise what you do and don’t have control over…
  • OR perhaps you don’t know why you feel the way you do but know that things need to change for you to move forward and realise your own potential.
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