Between Two Worlds: The Immigrant Experience and the Self
The immigrant experience is not a single thing. It is a whole landscape of belonging, loss, identity, and invisible labour that deserves to be taken seriously.
The Grief Nobody Names: When Loss Doesn’t Look Like Bereavement
Not all grief follows a bereavement. The loss of a relationship, a version of yourself, or a future you counted on is real grief too, and it deserves to be named.
The Voice That Says You’re Not Enough: Understanding Your Inner Critic
The inner critic sounds like you, which makes it easy to mistake its judgements for truth. Understanding where it comes from is the first step toward something kinder.
Grief Doesn’t Follow a Timeline
Grief doesn’t move through neat stages or follow a predictable timeline. If yours doesn’t look the way it’s supposed to, you are not doing it wrong.
The Language of Your Feelings: Bilingualism and the Emotional Self
Language and emotion are deeply connected. For bilingual adults, therapy in the right language can make the difference between feeling heard and something essential slipping through the gaps.
What Is ASD, and What Does It Mean for Who You Are?
An autism diagnosis in adulthood raises profound questions about identity. What does it mean for who you are, and what does it not have to mean? A gentle exploration.
How Do You Know When You’re Ready to Start Therapy?
There is rarely a perfect moment to start therapy. If you have been wondering whether now might be the right time, that question itself is worth paying attention to.
Looking After the Counsellor: Why Supervision Matters
Clinical supervision isn’t just a professional requirement. It’s one of the most important ways practitioners stay grounded, ethical, and well in demanding work.
Pride, Identity, and the Therapy Room
Pride Month can be joyful, complicated, or both at once. A therapist who is genuinely affirming holds your whole self with curiosity, not just your identity as a label.
When You Were Taught to Cope Alone: Boarding School’s Long Shadow
Boarding school teaches you to cope alone. But self-sufficiency learned as a survival strategy can cast a long shadow into adult relationships and wellbeing.
The Hidden Homesickness Nobody Talks About
The homesickness of expat life isn’t always about missing a place. Sometimes it’s about missing something harder to name. Therapy online in English or Italian, or in person in Aberdeen.
Taking Action for Your Mental Health: Small Steps That Actually Matter
This Mental Health Awareness Week, the theme is Action. But action doesn’t have to mean something dramatic. Sometimes the smallest step is the most meaningful one.
Late-Diagnosed ADHD: Making Sense of a Life Reframed
A late ADHD diagnosis can bring enormous relief, and unexpected grief. Therapy offers space to make sense of both, at your own pace.
Is Low Mood the Same as Depression? A Gentle Exploration
Low mood and depression don’t always look the way we expect. If you’ve been feeling flat or unlike yourself for a while, it might be time to explore what’s underneath.
Boarding School and the Self You Left Behind
Many former boarders carry the long-term effects of early separation without ever naming it. Therapy can offer space to explore what boarding school really left behind.
Living Between Two Worlds: Therapy for Expats and Cross-Cultural Lives
Living between two countries, two languages, or two versions of yourself is its own kind of complexity. Therapy for expats and cross-cultural lives, online in English or Italian.
When Anxiety Becomes the Background Noise of Your Life
When anxiety becomes the background noise of daily life, it can start to feel like just who you are. Therapy can help you understand it, not just manage it.
Therapy for Neurodivergent Adults: You Don’t Need to Mask Here
Therapy for neurodivergent adults in Aberdeen and online. A space where you don’t need to mask, perform, or translate yourself, just be heard.
What to Expect From Your First Therapy Session
Not sure what happens in a first therapy session? Here’s a gentle, honest guide to what to expect and why you don’t need to have it all figured out.
What is person-centred therapy?
Person-centred therapy puts you, your pace, and your concerns at the heart of the work. Here is what it means in practice, and whether it might be right for you.