CARA PSYCHOTHERAPY
Therapy & Counselling in West London

"Hope is necessary..." — Toni Morrison If you've lived through trauma, hope is complicated. You may have hoped that someone would protect you, rescue you, listen to you, or believe you, only to be let down. You may have hoped that someone would stay, leave, change, or treat you differently, but they didn't. Those cycles of hope and disappointment might have been very difficult, gradually crushing your hope and your spirit. If that's your experience, hope might now feel risky

You used to care deeply about your work. You were the reliable one, the one who always gave everything. But lately, something has shifted. You're exhausted in a way that sleep doesn't fix. You feel detached, cynical, or hollow. Getting through the day takes everything you have, and there's nothing left at the end of it. If this sounds familiar, you may be experiencing burnout. What Is Burnout? Burnout is a state of deep physical, emotional, and mental exhaustion, usually caus

If you’ve ever found yourself saying, “I know what I need to do… so why can’t I do it?” — you’re not alone. As poet Lemn Sissay writes:“I find myself lost in a cell full of words / I know what I want to do but I can’t find the verbs.” It’s a striking way of describing something many people experience. The desire for change is there—but the ability to act feels just out of reach. Many people come to therapy feeling frustrated with themselves. They may want to stop a repetitive

Anxiety is one of the most common human experiences. That tightness in your chest before a difficult conversation, the spiralling thoughts at 3am, the constant sense that something might go wrong. If any of this sounds familiar, you're far from alone. In fact, anxiety is your mind's way of trying to protect you from threat. It's not a flaw, and it doesn't mean something is wrong with you. But when anxiety starts to feel overwhelming, when it shapes your decisions, disrupts yo

When someone has experienced trauma or harm, the words we use to describe their experience can matter a lot. Two common terms you might hear are “victim” and “survivor” — but what do these words really mean, and why does the language we choose make such a difference?

It’s a question that comes up a lot — and one that makes complete sense. You might already have a good handle on what’s going on for you. You’ve thought about your patterns, read the self-help books, had deep conversations with friends, maybe even kept a journal. So if you already know your issues — what’s the point of therapy?