Living with anxiety, overwhelm, or patterns that won’t shift?
A structured way of working that helps you understand why you feel and respond the way you do─and meet yourself with compassion and greater steadiness.
Learn more about Michelle and how this work helps you understand yourself and gently shift what feels stuck
You recognise this in yourself
Anxiety that won’t switch off
Feeling overwhelmed, then suddenly shut down
Low mood or depression that lingers
Repeated patterns in relationships
The impact of adult trauma or earlier childhood experiences
A sense that something needs to change - but not knowing how
I’m Michelle, an integrative psychotherapist. I support people navigating anxiety, overwhelm, trauma and patterns that feel hard to shift including those exploring ADHD and neurodiversity.
My clients are often holding alot, with little space to pause,reflect, or make sense of what’s really going on underneath.
You hold alot at work, in relationships and in yourself
Used to being the one others rely on
Holding responsibility for others in a professional or caring role
Working from home or feeling more isolated than expected
Transitions across new environments, cultures, career paths that feel challenging
Neurodivergent, navigating constant change and shifting expectations
On the outside, it may look like you’re coping. But underneath, something feels stuck or unsteady
Anxiety and stress
When your mind won’t switch off─or your body feels constantly on edge
Its your system responding to:
Stress
Ongoing pressure
Relationship challenges
Past experiences
Your system is trying to protect you - not failing you.
My work supports you to:
Recognise what your body is holding
Slow patterns of overwhelm and shutdown
Respond with clarity rather than urgency
Feel less reactive and more steady
Reconnect with a sense of safety in yourself
Trauma & Overwhelm
How trauma can live on in everyday life. On the outside….. coping. Underneath….. feels stuck or unsteady
You may recognise this if your experiences include;
Ongoing patterns shaped by earlier experiences……including childhood adversity or relational trauma
Feeling on edge, or easily triggered without fully knowing why
Periods of numbness, disconnection from yourself or others
Repeated cycles in relationships that feel difficult to understand
The impact of environments that didn’t feel safe or supported
The impact of long term stress, tension, anxiety,or emotional overwhelm to loss
Working together we may explore;
Understand how early experiences are shaping how you respond to stress, closeness and safety
Identify recurring “stuck loops” in relationships …..such as over-giving, withdrawing, people-pleasing, or conflict cycles
Recognise pattersn of hyperarousal (anxiety, urgency, reactivity) and shut down (numbness, avoidance, disconnection) as adaptive responses not personal failings
Work with how these patterns show up in real time…in your body, your emotions and your relationships
Make sense of attachment dynamics….including fear of rejection, difficulty trusting, or feeling responsible for others
Develop more flexible ways of responding that support steadiness, boundaries, and genuine connection
ADHD - Neurodiversity
When your nervous system doesn’t fit the world around you
Sometimes the difficulty isn’t you its the way your nervous system meets the world that moves too fast, expects too much, or doesn’t recognise how you process, feel, or respond.
For many people with ADHD, autism or neurodivergent traits, this can show up as overwhelm, burntout, or never quite fitting in even when you are doing your best.
You might recognise this in yourself if;
You feel easily overwhelmed by noise, demands or constant change
You’ve learned to mask, push through or over function and feel exhausted by it
You struggle with focus, enegy, or emotional intensity that others don’t seem to experience in the same way
You’ve felt misunderstood, misdiagnosed, or like you don’t fit into one category
You often feel “too much” or “not enough” especially in work or in relationships
Together, we slow things down, an opportunity for you to make sense of what is yours.