Many of the people I work with have spent years feeling that they are “not enough”, putting others first, or striving to meet impossible standards. Often these patterns originate in childhood environments where criticism, emotional neglect, or a lack of emotional safety were the norm.
I have a particular interest in helping clients understand and heal the effects of developmental trauma, so they can move beyond survival strategies and develop a stronger sense of self-worth, agency, and emotional freedom.I have a particular interest in developmental and relational trauma, including the impact of emotional neglect, chronic criticism, and early relational experiences. These can contribute to patterns such as anxiety, perfectionism, self-criticism, people-pleasing, and difficulty prioritising your own needs. Therapy offers an opportunity to understand and transform these patterns.
- Chronic self-criticism
- Perfectionism
- People pleasing
- Difficulty setting boundaries
- Feeling “not enough”
- Relationship patterns