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Anger is a valid emotion that can be challenging to express safely. Inherited beliefs often stigmatize anger, leading to repression and shame. Therapy involves reconnecting with anger, understanding its roots, and releasing repressed energy in a supportive environment.

Anxiety, a natural response to threat, can become overwhelming when linked to unprocessed trauma. Therapy focuses on uncovering root causes and developing self-regulation to address chronic activation.

Depression can be a protective response to overwhelming situations, leading to shutdown. Therapy aims to safely reconnect with oneself, express past pain, and develop healthy coping strategies for future emotions.

Addiction serves as a coping mechanism to escape internal pain. Therapy aims to explore the root causes, replace harmful behaviours, and provide ways to soothe and enhance overall well-being without shame or judgment.

Navigating sexuality can bring up complex emotions and experiences. Therapy provides a safe space to explore and understand your feelings, identity, and experiences, and to cultivate acceptance and empowerment.

Feeling lost can be disorienting and overwhelming. Therapy offers support and guidance to help you explore and understand the root causes of this feeling, and to develop a sense of purpose and direction for the future.

Trauma can have lasting effects on our emotional and mental well-being. In therapy, the focus is on processing and healing from traumatic experiences, finding resilience, and reclaiming a sense of safety and empowerment in life.

Self-harm can be a way of coping with overwhelming emotions, but it often brings feelings of shame, isolation, and distress. Therapy provides a safe and supportive space to explore the underlying causes, develop healthier coping strategies, and work towards self-compassion and healing.

Struggling with suicidal thoughts can feel isolating and overwhelming, but you don’t have to face it alone. Therapy offers a compassionate space to explore these feelings, understand their roots, and find hope, support, and ways to reconnect with life.

Relationships are at the heart of our lives, but past experiences can make them feel unsafe or repeatedly painful. Therapy offers a space to explore unhealthy patterns, understand their origins, and build the foundation for healthier, more fulfilling connections.