Strawberry Fields Therapy

Strawberry Fields Therapy We specialise in helping people who didn't feel good enough as children, and still don't feel good enough now, to change the way they think, feel and act.

EMDR, Gestalt Psychotherapy, Humanistic Integrative Psychotherapy,CBT, EFT

Ana is currently accepting new clients for online sessions from September! 💻 Whether you’re seeking support for your rel...
19/08/2026

Ana is currently accepting new clients for online sessions from September! 💻

Whether you’re seeking support for your relationship, your family, or your own personal growth, Ana is ready to walk alongside you. Let’s build the tools you need for a brighter, calmer life. 🍓🌿

🔗 Click the link in our bio to book your first session with Ana today!

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Divorce. A move. A grandparent they were close to. A friendship that ended badly. Teenagers go through loss just like ad...
18/08/2026

Divorce. A move. A grandparent they were close to. A friendship that ended badly. Teenagers go through loss just like adults do — but they rarely grieve the way adults expect them to.

Instead of tears, you might get silence. Instead of talking about it, you might get a slammed door, a dropped hobby, hours behind a screen. It doesn't look like grief. It looks like attitude. That's often the same thing wearing a different face.

Teenagers are already renegotiating who they are — add a loss or a big life change on top of that, and it's a lot to carry without the words to explain it.

They don't need you to fix it. Mostly, they need to know you've noticed, and that you're not going anywhere.

Dr. Santiago works with grief and life transitions in young people. We're happy to help your family through it.

Understanding what happened is one thing. Healing from it is another, and it usually takes more than insight alone.This ...
17/08/2026

Understanding what happened is one thing. Healing from it is another, and it usually takes more than insight alone.

This is where inner child work and EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) can help. Inner child work gives the younger part of you, the one who adapted, minimised, and stayed quiet to stay safe, a chance to finally be heard. EMDR helps the brain reprocess those old experiences, so they stop feeling like they're happening right now, in your body, every time something similar comes up.

You're not trying to erase what happened. You're helping your nervous system understand that it's over, and that you're allowed to respond to today as today, not as an echo of what came before.

That shift, from surviving the past to actually living in the present, is entirely possible. We'd be glad to help you get there.

Ana’s work is deeply grounded in trauma-informed care and EMDR. 🧠 She understands that our past experiences shape our pr...
15/08/2026

Ana’s work is deeply grounded in trauma-informed care and EMDR. 🧠

She understands that our past experiences shape our present reactions. By integrating Humanistic and Systemic Psychology, she helps you process life’s most challenging moments so you can live with a sense of peace, regardless of the waves around you.

Your journey to self-knowledge is honored here. ✨🌊

Children don't have the words for what's happening to them. They just adapt. And that adaptation often follows them stra...
15/08/2026

Children don't have the words for what's happening to them. They just adapt. And that adaptation often follows them straight into adulthood.

If you grew up with a narcissistic parent, you might recognise: becoming the "easy" child so conflict wouldn't find you. Struggling to know what you actually want, because your job was figuring out what everyone else needed first. A nervous system that stays braced for criticism, even in relationships where you're safe. Achievements that never quite feel like enough, because they were never really about you to begin with.

This isn't a life sentence. It's a set of survival strategies that made complete sense for the child you were, and that can be gently unlearned by the adult you are now.

Families are systems.When one person experiences anxiety, behavioural difficulties, stress or emotional challenges, ever...
14/08/2026

Families are systems.
When one person experiences anxiety, behavioural difficulties, stress or emotional challenges, everyone adapts around it.
Family therapy creates a safe space where everyone can be heard.
Together we explore:
• Communication
• Emotional understanding
• Conflict resolution
• Family relationships
• Parenting challenges
• Life transitions

Healing doesn't happen alone.

Families heal together.

Not all difficult mothers are narcissistic, and not all narcissistic mothers look the same. But there are patterns that ...
13/08/2026

Not all difficult mothers are narcissistic, and not all narcissistic mothers look the same. But there are patterns that show up again and again in the stories we hear.

Love that felt conditional on performance, grades, appearance, being "easy." Competition instead of pride, where your wins somehow became about her. Your feelings dismissed or minimised, while hers filled the whole room. A version of you presented to the outside world that didn't match what happened at home.

Many people who grew up this way spend years doubting whether it was "really that bad," because on paper, nothing dramatic happened. But chronic emotional neglect doesn't need a single big incident to leave a mark.

If you recognise pieces of this, that recognition alone is worth taking seriously.

You found a v**e in their backpack. Now what?The instinct is to go straight to consequences — confiscate, ground, lectur...
11/08/2026

You found a v**e in their backpack. Now what?

The instinct is to go straight to consequences — confiscate, ground, lecture. Understandable. But it usually shuts the conversation down before it starts, and it skips the more useful question: why?

For most teens it's not rebellion. It's curiosity, it's fitting in, it's something to do with their hands when they're anxious, it's copying an older sibling. Understanding the "why" tells you a lot more than the v**e itself does.

Try leading with curiosity instead of interrogation: "What made you want to try it?" lands very differently than "How could you do this?"

If va**ng or substance use has become a bigger pattern in your house — not a one-off , that's worth outside support, not just a harder conversation at home.

Dr. Santiago works with addiction challenges in adolescents. Reach out if you're not sure where to start.

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It rarely starts with red flags. It starts with feeling like the most interesting, most understood person in the world. ...
11/08/2026

It rarely starts with red flags. It starts with feeling like the most interesting, most understood person in the world. That's often exactly the problem.

Over time, the dynamic shifts. You find yourself apologising for things that weren't your fault. Editing what you say before you say it. Second-guessing your own memory of conversations. Feeling responsible for their moods, while your own feelings quietly stop being part of the conversation.

This isn't about being "too sensitive" or "not trying hard enough." Relationships with narcissistic partners often involve a slow erosion of self-trust, so gradual that by the time you notice it, you're not entirely sure who you were before it started.

If this sounds familiar, it's not a character flaw in you. It's a pattern, and patterns can be understood, and unlearned.

Parenting is a path of constant growth and sometimes, we need a little guidance along the way. With her background in ed...
10/08/2026

Parenting is a path of constant growth and sometimes, we need a little guidance along the way.

With her background in education and parenting support groups, Ana helps families navigate the complexities of attachment and trauma. She empowers parents with tools to support their children’s emotional development while fostering a home environment built on empathy and nonviolent communication.

Healing the family starts with understanding the roots. 🌱👪

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