Therapy With Verity

A simple reminder on this World Mental Health Day that there isn't some magical criteria we have to deserve compassion and care.

I sometimes hear clients describe that they didn't reach out for support sooner as they felt guilty or embarrassed that they needed support, but things didn't believe things were 'bad enough' to be worthy of getting it. Often we can minimise our own feelings by comparing and assuming others are going through something harder, but that doesn't make our experience any less valid or worthy of support.

So if you're feeling like you could use some care either from yourself, a friend or a professional, please don't think you have to justify why you feel like that, and instead just reach out.

A little autumn reminder that we’re heading into a season where everything naturally starts to slow down to rest and restore itself. And maybe we can take that as a cue too.

You don’t have to keep pushing all the time and be productive every day. You’re allowed to slow down, catch your breath and take care of yourself for a change.

If you’d link to explore therapy with me to support that process please see links in bio.

This is by no means a comprehensive list, but hopefully gives an idea of how I work with my clients. Respect & autonomy always have been and will be the cornerstones of how I run my private practice.

Through this I create an environment to allow clients to feel safe to explore so they feel able to make the best decisions for themselves.

I have so much respect for the men I work with who are willing to challenge what they were taught about what it means to be a man. It takes courage to unlearn those messages and move beyond “I’m fine.” by starting to notice and say out loud what they’re actually feeling.

Because being able to feel and express your emotions doesn’t make you less of a man. It makes you human.

I see the person who is always there for everyone else, but keeps her own needs quiet because she’s afraid of being a burden. You deserve support too even if you’ve spent your entire life up until now not believing you do.

If this feels familiar then maybe allowing yourself some space somewhere like therapy could help you finally understand why asking for help feels so difficult.