Resources

Guides & Resources

These guides offer a starting point for understanding some of the issues I work with most often. They're written to be accessible and practical— whether you're considering counselling or just want to learn more.

Adult ADHD Guide: Signs, Late Diagnosis & Emotional Impact

What does ADHD actually feel like? A clear guide to adult ADHD signs, late diagnosis, emotional struggles, and how counselling can help.

8 min read

Adult Autism: Late Diagnosis, Masking & Finding Support

A guide to adult autism, late diagnosis, masking, the AuDHD experience, and how counselling can support autistic adults in the UK.

14 min read

Trauma & Complex Trauma: Understanding What Happened & Finding Help

Understanding trauma, PTSD, complex trauma and developmental trauma. How trauma-informed counselling can help you process what happened and find your way forward.

10 min read

Grief & Bereavement: Navigating Loss & Finding Support

A guide to grief, complicated grief, prolonged grief disorder, and disenfranchised loss. How bereavement counselling can support you through loss.

11 min read

Living with Chronic Illness: The Emotional Reality of Health Challenges

Emotional support for living with chronic illness, cancer, or a new health diagnosis. How counselling helps with the psychological impact of health challenges.

9 min read

Understanding Anxiety: When Worry Takes Over Your Life

What anxiety actually is, why it takes hold, and how counselling can help. Covers generalised anxiety, social anxiety, panic, high-functioning anxiety, and the link between anxiety and neurodivergence.

12 min read

Low Self-Esteem: Where It Comes From & How to Rebuild It

Understanding the roots of low self-esteem, the inner critic, and how counselling can help you build a more accurate and compassionate view of yourself.

10 min read

Perimenopause and Mental Health: The Emotional Changes Nobody Warned You About

The psychological impact of perimenopause—anxiety, brain fog, mood changes, identity shifts—and how it interacts with ADHD and autism. How counselling can help.

11 min read

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