Here are some further reflections from the many people I’ve worked with over the years.
Read MoreWhen I started working with Shelley, I was struggling to manage my emotions; my mother had recently passed, and my relationship with my adult children was difficult.
Read MoreAfter a number of family bereavements, the most recent of which had been very traumatic, I was struggling. I had no previous experience of counselling and I wasn’t sure what to expect. However Shelley was very welcoming and explained to me how it would all work. This was particularly important as we connected through Zoom rather than face to face, as I live abroad.
Read More“This has honestly changed my life. I know that sounds dramatic, but it’s true. You’ve helped me to understand myself and my relationships with others in a way I didn’t believe possible.”
Read MoreI came to counselling struggling with anxiety, self-harm, and difficult family relationships.
Read More“Thank you for your kindness and your sharp sense of humour, and for your incredible attention to detail (remembering names and stories) that made me feel very seen and heard. I'm grateful for the ways you encouraged me to find choices in every situation. I had lots of laughs and many tears in our sessions and always felt so safe to do the work with you”.
Read More“I’ve really learnt a lot about myself through our sessions, and now think about myself differently. I no longer feel sorry for myself. I feel strong and capable.”
Read MoreI came to counselling with relationship and family issues. Shelley helped me feel relaxed and safe talking to her; I never felt judged, and she encouraged me to be more accepting of myself and my limitations.
Read MoreCounselling began for me after a family relationship breakdown. I had tried to 'keep calm and carry on', but was struggling with loss and grief that were affecting my everyday life.
Read MoreI had been suffering with a breakup in a fairly long term relationship. Probably the lowest point in my life. Struggled to eat, sleep and function throughout the day. Felt pretty empty and kind of meaningless with everything I was doing. Kind of felt like I was having a bit of a mid life crisis long before the middle of my life.
Read MoreI came to counselling with angry outbursts, feelings of guilt and shame, depression, and anxiety.
Read MoreThe shock of my divorce brought me to counselling. Time wasn't helping me cope or understand, but counselling helped me accept that I don't need to understand, I need to learn to accept and move forward. Much of what I experienced is still sinking in, with discoveries about myself that have been both helpful and insightful.
Read MoreBefore I started counselling I was very anxious and depressed, with frequent panic attacks and self-harming; I felt confused, lost, and ashamed.
Read MoreI felt unable to move forward with my life; there were things holding me back, a lot of regrets from behaviours in me I couldn't understand, and a sense that my inner child was broken in some way.
Read MoreI was having difficulties in a relationship with one of my siblings and my partner, alongside some long-standing negative thinking I wanted to address.
Read More“Shelley, thank you for your patience and understanding. My only regret is that I didn’t come to counselling sooner.”
Read More"Therapy helped me to step back and take a broader look beyond my own projections of events, and to understand patterns of behaviour that had become problematic. Shelley helped me reach a greater understanding of why I react in certain ways, based on childhood and other factors."
Read More“Shelley gave me a framework to go back to my childhood and look at it with fresh eyes, which unlocked a lot of things for me. I feel so much better now, happier, lighter, hopeful, and so much more confident in myself."
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