You might feel worried a lot of the time or a sense of panic. You might be feeling low in mood, struggling with your motivation, feeling depressed, hopeless, having difficulties with your sleep, & appetite. You might have started withdrawing from others. Therapy can help you to understand what might be contributing to these difficulties & develop your coping strategies.

You might be self-critical & feel that you are not good enough. This might be holding you back from doing the things you want to do. You might have a negative view of your body & you might have developed eating difficulties in response. Therapy can enable you to explore these patterns & develop your self-esteem & confidence.

You might have been through difficult life experiences as a child or adult. You might have also been diagnosed with PTSD (post- traumatic stress disorder). Anxiety, being on 'high alert', low self-esteem, difficulties with relationships & trusting others, flashbacks & nightmares are common. You might cope by using alcohol or drugs, or self-harm. Therapy can help to process traumatic experiences, so that you feel less distressed.

You might have experienced a bereavement recently or a long time ago. Perhaps you have experienced other losses in your life, which haven't involved death. Therapy can help you work through the understandable feelings associated with loss.

You might be struggling with a change or transition in your life, such as going to university, transitioning to adulthood, your children leaving home, going through the menopause, retirement or older age, health related issues. Therapy can help to navigate these changes.

You might be using alcohol, drugs, sex, or food as a coping strategy, which could be impacting your life & relationships. Therapy can help to understand why you might have needed to utilise these ways of coping & develop alternative coping strategies.

You might be struggling with aspects of your identity, or feel that you don't really know who you are. Perhaps you have experienced discrimination or rejection due to your identity. Therapy can help solidify a cohesive sense of identity, improve your relationship with yourself & process any difficult experiences.

Self-harm can be understood as a coping strategy or way of communicating our distress to others. Therapy can help understand the meaning of your self-harm, what feelings might be underlying it & develop alternative coping strategies.

You might be struggling to maintain relationships, including friendships. You might be experiencing a lot of conflict in your relationships, infidelity or perhaps you have been through a relationship breakdown. You might also be trying to navigate some difficult family relationships. Therapy can help you explore your relationship patterns, process difficult feelings & develop satisfying relationships.

You might be hearing, seeing or sensing things that others around you don't, or you might hold beliefs that others find unusual or are distressing for you and those around you. Therapy can help you make sense of these experiences and reduce the distress associated with them.

You might have previously been in prison, or have a family member in prison, or are a non-offending partner. Therapy can help you explore feelings & thoughts which you might be struggling with.