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Hello, I’m Rachel.
You may have found your way here stressed about what’s ahead, trapped in your past and feeling that you’re too much or not enough. Maybe you’ve recognised that you’re not treating yourself very well, frequently dysregulated or depleted, and your internal monologue is a lot of shoulds and self criticism. That’s exhausting. I imagine you want to feel more emotionally grounded, aligned, fulfilled, and tuned into your relationships and work.
I offer intersectional, integrative, embodied, trauma informed, decolonial, social justice oriented, relational, anti-oppressive, feminist, queer affirming (LGBTQIA+ Gender, Sexuality & Relationship Diversity) therapy. Sessions can be in person, online or walking/sitting in Victoria Park in Hackney, east London.
I specialise in working with eager, sharp, sensitive people of all genders who are often questioning and struggling with attachment, anxiety, self worth, trauma, boundaries, meaning and identity.
I work with people of all ages but you may well be in your late 20s or 30s, feeling overwhelmed, disconnected and lost in your relationships, work or current lifestyle. Maybe you’re experiencing anxiety and despair about the state of the world – the climate crisis, the political landscape, the “never enough” of late stage capitalism, the multitude of oppressive systems that plague us.
There are often limits to labels, but they can be useful for getting an initial handle on what’s going on inside us. Maybe you’ve already recognised signs within yourself of what’s called codependency, or “relationship/love addiction”, anxious attachment or strong tendencies towards people-pleasing, poor boundaries, squashing your own needs and abandoning yourself.
Perhaps you can identify with the term Highly Sensitive Person (HSP) or Sensory Processing Sensitivity – you have a finely tuned and easily overstimulated nervous system, high empathy and depth of information processing, are very observant, are affected by people’s moods and atmospheres, have high awareness of environmental subtleties, are imaginative, creative and experience more overwhelming feelings than others. You’re not alone!
I have lots of experience working with trans, queer, neurodivergent and disabled clients. I’m kink allied, supportive of sex work and diverse approaches to / experiences of gender, sex, sexuality and relationships, which includes polyamory, Relationship Anarchy, open relationships and other forms of consensual non monogamy.
You may be experiencing distressing thoughts and questions like:
“I don’t know exactly what I want and need,
but it’s not this”
but it’s not this”
“I’ve had lots of therapy, why isn’t it doing much good?”
“How can I have a meaningful life under patriarchy, capitalism and eco collapse?”
“How can I be ok when I’m so frequently dysregulated?”
“I feel lonely and disconnected, even with people around me, what’s wrong with me?”
Or maybe you’re living with running commentary that says:
In my work, I help people to better understand their distress, process trauma and emotions, and learn new resources for greater wellbeing, through connection to self, others (past and present), purpose, the more than human world, including land.
We do this through guiding you to understand yourself and others better, listen to your body, recognise how the systems we live under impact you and those around you, resource your nervous system and align your sense of meaning.
We figure out how to live better – whatever that means to you – then support you to make it happen.
