Offering safe and empathic therapeutic space to help you overcome anxiety and stress, build self - esteem to reconnect to yourself and your purpose and flourish through the crisis
I am glad to see you here
My name is Dasha and I am very passionate about helping clients go through times when they face existential life crises and thrive through them. Helping people work through various forms of anxiety, intrusive thoughts, stress / burnout and low self esteem and find peace, calm and an ability to build a life that feels authentic to them form part of my passion and specialty.
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I appreciate that therapy can be a very vulnerable space to enter into and it can be helpful to get to know a bit about the therapist as you are in the process of choosing one that resonates with you and the person you feel comfortable with.
And so, I want to introduce myself to you and tell you a little bit about my approach and how we can work together. I will be very happy to answer any further questions on the process you may have, and so, please ping me a note or let's set up a chat!
MY AREAS OF SPECIALTY
Therapy for those experiencing a crisis or depression
You might be feeling like you're struggling to find meaning and or connection - to yourself, others and to the world at large. Perhaps you're struggling to build meaningful connected relationships, feeling lonely or trying to find that spark and a "why" in your career. Asking yourself the question of "is this all there is to life" and not liking the answer you give yourself internally.
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All of that might be bringing up anxiety, loneliness, sadness, hopelessness, feelings of loss and a bit of paralysis as to "what do I do".
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An existential crisis can involve many different aspects, please get in touch and we can work on you getting unstuck in life and looking forward to the life ahead and the opportunities in it.
Therapy for stress and anxiety
Stress and anxiety can manifest and wear us down in a wide variety of ways. If you are finding that...
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...Your brain is always on and you struggle to relax. And when you do try to relax you get an urge to do all the things that "need to be finished" and / or get uncontrollable cravings for food or other substances
..You struggle to fall asleep with the racing thoughts
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.. You struggle to enter into new and unpredictable situations and new social situations, as waves of anxiety flood you at the thought of it
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...You struggle to say no to things and people as your brain gets flooded with anxiety at the thought of what might happen if you do. Perhaps you fear being rejected, abandoned, not good enough or not needed
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.. You struggle with obsessive thoughts
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...If you struggle with any of those, therapy can bring huge benefits to your quality of life.
Therapy for low self esteem
Low self - esteem can manifest in a wide variety of ways and it can present as...
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.. Not going for jobs and not asking for adequate pay for the services you provide
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...Entering into and staying in relationships you feel are not good for you but being afraid that you're not good enough for healthy relationships
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...Disregarding your passions and desires as unimportant
... Disregarding opportunities you deeply desire as unattainable for you
Low self esteem can present in many ways and if you're struggling, please get in touch and we can work on improving your confidence so you can lead the life you desire, fulfilling your wishes, dreams and goals.
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working with you
I approach working with you in a holistic integrative way, you as an individual are unique with your own unique needs and a worldview and working with you using the tools that suit you is important. I appreciate that therapy can be a very vulnerable space and I work with you in a person centered compassionate and empathic way as I believe that the therapeutic relationship is central to the process of making changes.
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I do not believe in a cookie cutter approach to therapy using a certain number of techniques in a specific way. You are a unique individual and it is important to build our work around what works best for you. Which is why I trained with the National College of Hypnosis and Psychotherapy as a clinical hypnotherapist with additional psychotherapeutic training, to be able to integrate various approaches into our sessions - Internal Family Systems (parts work), Transaction Analysis, Gestalt work, Solution Focused Brief therapy (SFBT), CBT, exploration of the connection between mind and body as well as elements of psychoanalysis as opposed to a standardized hypnosis approach. As humans, we are very complex and need careful attunement, so sometimes a hypnosis session may help, sometimes a solution focused session and other times a session using metaphorical art therapy techniques might be of benefit, with or without elements of formal hypnotic trance - and this is why it is very important for me to be able to be flexible in my approach, to find and use the tools you find the most helpful. Please note, I am in further continuous education as a UKCP trainee, studying towards a Hypno-Psychotherapist qualification.
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