I have experience in helping clients with trauma and abuse. This can include rape, sexual assault, domestic abuse, grooming, neglect and abuse endured from parents or family members in childhood. I also have experience in helping clients coping with grief and loss, eating disorders, loneliness, parenthood, processing a diagnosis i.e. ADHD, schizophrenia, anxiety, autism, anxiety, depression and PTSD.
I work with university students at a different company and provide 1-2-1 counselling and coaching sessions to help students navigate university, process a diagnosis they may have received during their time at university and help students process and explore parts of their life that continue to impact them.
I am an ongoing volunteer at women's aid as a counsellor and phone buddy. I provide 1-2-1 sessions covering domestic abuse, childhood abuse, sexual assault, processing the impact of family and criminal court, complexity of motherhood, abortion and miscarriages.
In 2023 I delivered a workshop that I created called the complexity of skin colour at the University of Salford. Since then, I have worked with people facing racism in the workplace, addressing the everyday microaggressions, parents navigating racism. I also provide resources to educate and empower clients and their children.
During 2017-2019 I used a mixture of coaching and NLP skills alongside my personal training to help women build a better relationship with their body and food. I created a 12-week interactive booklet to help clients reflect on their relationship with food and create a new relationship with food. This booklet can be incorporated into your journey if the reason for starting therapy is due to body image challenges, diagnosed and undiagnosed eating disorders. It is not a replacement for seeking medical advice.
The best way to know if I am right for you is to experience a session and decide if you would like to work together going forward.
I just want you to know if you do decide to work through your trauma with me, I always say trauma is like a jigsaw puzzle. You don’t quite know how many pieces there are until you start unpacking your trauma and that is okay. I would like you to see me as a pillar, somebody you can lean on whilst you navigate your traumas, worries and fears. We all need someone to lean on sometimes.
Additional areas of focus: Addictions, Relationship issues, Family conflicts, Parenting issues, Self esteem, Career difficulties, Depression, Coping with life changes, Adoption and foster care, Attachment issues, Autism and Asperger Syndrome, Blended family issues, Body image, Codependency, Dissociation, Divorce and separation, Domestic violence, Eating and food-related issues, Family of origin issues, Family problems, Fatherhood issues, Fertility issues, Guilt and shame, Hoarding, Immigration issues, Isolation / loneliness, Multicultural concerns, Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD, Postpartum depression, Post-traumatic stress, Pregnancy and childbirth, Sexual assault and abuse
Clinical approaches: Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy
NCPS Therapist - Accredited Member (MNCPS Accred) #ncs23-03909
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Great listener and very empathetic.
Written on Oct 30, 2024 after therapy with Stasia for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, and intimacy-related issues
Stasia is very patient, understanding and really tries to understand where you are coming from and what you are trying to say. I feel very heard and also she gives relevant homework if that's something you're looking for.
Written on Sep 17, 2024 after therapy with Stasia for 3 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, self esteem, anger management, career difficulties, compassion fatigue, and adhd
Stasia is supportive and so knowledgeable. I’ve only had two sessions so far but am seeing the impact already and fully trust that there will be further impact through these sessions going forward. She is quick to reply to messages and sets really useful worksheets to support.
Written on Sep 07, 2024 after therapy with Stasia for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, eating disorders, self esteem, career difficulties, and adhd
Stasia has been extremely helpful and responsive. She has been able to not only explore my past issues but guide me through recent realisations and experiences.
Written on Jun 09, 2024 after therapy with Stasia for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, grief, intimacy-related issues, eating disorders, parenting issues, self esteem, and coping with life changes
I had only two sessions with Stasia, but they were incredibly helpful. She listens patiently and provides insightful solutions. With her guidance, I was able to take some important decisions in my life. Highly recommend her!
Written on Jun 07, 2024 after therapy with Stasia for 2 weeks on issues concerning addictions, eating disorders, and sleeping disorders
Stasia is such a kind, reassuring therapist who I feel I can trust deeply. She is exactly what I was looking for in a therapist and so helpful, I’m very grateful for her guidance
Written on May 26, 2024 after therapy with Stasia for 2 weeks on issues concerning relationship issues, and eating disorders