True Nature Therapy

True Nature Therapy Welcome to True Nature Therapy οΏ½ a nature based therapy in the beautiful woodlands and gardens of Ashburnham Place. Supporting people in the arms of nature.

"The lunch guest" 🀍🀍
07/06/2026

"The lunch guest" 🀍🀍

This is the part I most want people to hear.Your attachment style is not a life sentence.Research consistently shows tha...
03/06/2026

This is the part I most want people to hear.

Your attachment style is not a life sentence.

Research consistently shows that with the right relationships, the right support, and a safe enough space to explore what's beneath the surface β€” something called earned security becomes possible.

We can learn, even as adults, what it feels like to be genuinely met by another person. To have our nervous system slowly discover that it is safe to be close. That connection doesn't have to hurt. That we don't have to chase it or flee from it.

That we can simply, quietly, belong.

If any of this is stirring something in you, my latest blog is a gentle place to start. And if you're curious about whether therapy might help, I'm always happy to have a conversation. πŸ’™

https://www.true-nature-therapy.com/post/the-blueprint-within-how-attachment-shapes-the-way-we-live-and-love

Do you recognise yourself in any of these?πŸ’™ Securely attached β€” you move through relationships with steadiness. You can ...
31/05/2026

Do you recognise yourself in any of these?

πŸ’™ Securely attached β€” you move through relationships with steadiness. You can speak up, lean in, and walk away when you need to. Your nervous system knows how to find its way back to calm.

πŸ’› Anxiously attached β€” you grew up with inconsistency, so you learned to stay hypervigilant. As an adult, this can look like a deep hunger for closeness, a fear of being too much, or chasing connection just as it seems to be slipping away.

🀍 Avoidantly attached β€” you learned early that your emotional needs might not be met, so you adapted by needing less. On the surface: independent. Underneath: often a quiet longing for the closeness you keep at arm's length.

None of these is a flaw. Each one is a survival strategy. A child doing the very best they could with what they had.

The full blog is up now β€” link below. I'd love to know which one resonated with you. πŸ‘‡

https://www.true-nature-therapy.com/post/the-blueprint-within-how-attachment-shapes-the-way-we-live-and-love

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30/05/2026

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Most of us were never taught about attachment. We were just handed a nervous system shaped by our earliest relationships...
27/05/2026

Most of us were never taught about attachment. We were just handed a nervous system shaped by our earliest relationships and sent out into the world to figure it out.

Attachment theory β€” first developed by John Bowlby β€” gives us a language for something we've always felt but never quite had words for: why we love the way we do. Why we chase. Why we pull away. Why closeness can feel both everything and terrifying at once.

In my latest blog, I explore where attachment theory came from, the three main styles, and β€” most importantly β€” why none of this is about blame. It's about curiosity. And it's about hope.

Because blueprints can always be redrawn. πŸ’™

Read it here β†’ https://www.true-nature-therapy.com/post/the-blueprint-within-how-attachment-shapes-the-way-we-live-and-love

Slow days in the sunshine 🌞 which is about one meter an hour apparently ..................🐌
24/05/2026

Slow days in the sunshine 🌞 which is about one meter an hour apparently ..................🐌

Have you ever noticed a part of yourself that you'd rather not look at?Maybe it's a flash of anger that surprises you. A...
13/05/2026

Have you ever noticed a part of yourself that you'd rather not look at?

Maybe it's a flash of anger that surprises you. A pattern you keep repeating. A feeling you push down because it doesn't seem acceptable, or because you learned, somewhere along the way, that it wasn't safe to show.

In depth psychology, we call this the Shadow. And it isn't something to be afraid of.

The Shadow is simply the collection of parts we have hidden, often since childhood. The feelings that felt too big. The qualities that weren't welcome. The needs that went unmet for so long that we stopped acknowledging them altogether.

But here's the thing: what we bury doesn't disappear. It finds other ways to make itself known, through our relationships, our reactions, our recurring struggles.

Shadow work is the gentle, courageous process of turning toward those hidden parts with curiosity rather than judgement. Not to dwell in darkness, but to understand ourselves more fully. And when we do, something remarkable happens. We stop being driven by what we can't see, and we start to reclaim parts of ourselves we didn't even know we'd lost.

In Psychosynthesis Counselling, this is tender, supported work. You don't have to face any of it alone.

If you're curious about what shadow work might look like for you, I'd love to have a conversation. 🌿

https://www.true-nature-therapy.com/

Gardening today and this little one stopped me in my tracks. I am in awe of the creator 😍 beauty and colour can be foun...
10/05/2026

Gardening today and this little one stopped me in my tracks. I am in awe of the creator 😍 beauty and colour can be found everywhere even in the darkest moments 🐞🌱✨

What if your psychology and your spirituality were never separate?Depth psychology, rooted in the work of Assagioli, Jun...
09/05/2026

What if your psychology and your spirituality were never separate?

Depth psychology, rooted in the work of Assagioli, Jung, and the transpersonal tradition, offers something rare: a map of the inner world that takes the whole person seriously. Not just the wounds. Not just the symptoms. But the shadow, the archetypes, the body's wisdom, and the quiet pull of something greater.

Psychosynthesis asks not just what went wrong, but who are you becoming? It holds space for both the pain stored in the lower unconscious and the light of the superconscious: the part of us that reaches toward meaning, purpose, and spirit.

Jungian depth work teaches us that what we reject in ourselves doesn't disappear. It goes underground and drives us. Shadow work is not about dwelling in darkness. It's about integration, and integration is freedom.

Transpersonal psychology reminds us that peak experiences, spiritual insight, and the sense of being called toward something larger are not illusions. They are part of the full spectrum of what it means to be human.

Somatic awareness brings it home: healing is not only a cognitive event. The body holds memory, wisdom, and truth that the mind alone cannot reach.

Together, these threads form a bridge between psychology and spirituality, between mind and body, between the personal and the universal.

The deepest healing doesn't just resolve the past. It opens us to a life of greater wholeness, meaning, and connection to something sacred.

This is the invitation of depth psychology, and it's at the heart of the Psychosynthesis Counselling I offer at True Nature Therapy. If this resonates with you, I'd love to hear from you.🌿

https://www.true-nature-therapy.com/post/the-inner-architecture-of-the-soul-depth-psychology-as-a-bridge-to-wholeness-and-spirit

Guided imagery in Psychosynthesis therapy helps us explore our inner world with care. It allows us to release tension, i...
15/02/2026

Guided imagery in Psychosynthesis therapy helps us explore our inner world with care. It allows us to release tension, integrate our experiences, and connect more deeply with our authentic self.

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