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I’m a different kind of counsellor. Lots of counsellors are very particular about what personal information they share and I am very particular about how I do that, but I don’t hesitate to share my personal things, if it’s relevant. And in this case, I want you to know that I am a counsellor and a person and a woman, who understands coming through trauma from your childhood. And so I’m just gonna be right out there about it.
I was affected by childhood trauma
Stuff happened in my childhood that affected me and that caused me to not trust anyone. It led to me not having confidence in myself. I grew up so scared of everyone. So scared of new things. So scared of being seen, of having attention on myself.
Many things affect the person we are, not just trauma
I don’t know whether that all came from the trauma in my childhood. Maybe I was going to be that way anyway. Who can tell? We can guess. But we can also learn from the experiences of others. A lot of research has been done to show that some experiences in adulthood are highly correlated with trauma experiences in childhood. We can also explore your own experiences in counselling and see if we can find connections between your childhood and your adult problems. Through my own counselling work I know that my trauma did have some effects on me.
When we know the connections we can overcome the problems
I know what it’s like to grow up scared and lacking confidence. But I don’t feel that way now! I’ve done lots of counselling and I’ve done lots of growing and lots of prayer and had lots of support and love from lots of people. I have learned to be more confident in myself. And I’ve learned the strategies to deal with the depression and the anxiety. And to face head-on the trauma that happened and how it affected me. And do that hard work.
It takes work, but you can do it!
It’s not easy. Look I’m 51. It’s taken me a long time. But I just wanted to share that I have faith that you can overcome it too, in a relationship that is safe and supportive and encouraging. And with someone who really understands and can identify the triggers and the behaviours that might come from that trauma in the past.
We can identify them and we can come up with strategies and we can heal. And I want to help you do that. So if you’re ready and if you think you can trust me, and if you think it’s worth a try, then give me a call. Reach out. Let’s have a chat! I am not going to pressure you. And if you’re not ready yet I am not going to judge you. It’s totally fine. But if you’re ready to give it a go, I’m here. I look forward to meeting you.
