Helen Harrison Psychotherapy

Helen Harrison Psychotherapy 14+ years experience. MSc in Person Centred Psychotherapy | UKCP reg | BACP member.

Hello and Welcome
You might be seeking counselling or psychotherapy for a particular issue you are experiencing which you are finding challenging or painful. I understand how difficult it can be finding the right therapist but also acknowledging there is an issue you would like to address. I would like to help you along this particular journey and help you move forward from this difficult stage in your life.

Anger is a bodyguard.It shows up strong, loud, protective—but it’s rarely the whole story.Underneath anger is often some...
21/05/2026

Anger is a bodyguard.

It shows up strong, loud, protective—
but it’s rarely the whole story.

Underneath anger is often something more tender…
hurt, fear, rejection, shame.

Anger steps in to guard what feels too vulnerable to face.
It creates distance.
It keeps us safe.

But when we only listen to the anger,
we miss what it’s protecting.

What if, instead of pushing it away,
you got curious?

What is this anger trying to defend?
What does it not feel safe to show?

Your anger isn’t the enemy.
It’s a messenger.

And underneath it…
is the part of you asking to be seen.

Self-care isn’t always candles and quiet nights…sometimes it’s the basics we forget to honour.Drink the water.Eat the fo...
14/05/2026

Self-care isn’t always candles and quiet nights…
sometimes it’s the basics we forget to honour.

Drink the water.
Eat the food.
Rest when you’re tired.
Step outside and breathe fresh air.

Speak to yourself with kindness.
Say no when something doesn’t feel right.
Take a break without explaining yourself.

Check in with your body.
Notice what you’re holding.
Let it soften where you can.

Self-care isn’t about doing more
it’s about returning to what actually sustains you.

Simple. Consistent. Real.

Healing doesn’t move in straight lines.It moves in circles.You’ll revisit the same feelings,the same patterns,the same q...
07/05/2026

Healing doesn’t move in straight lines.
It moves in circles.

You’ll revisit the same feelings,
the same patterns,
the same questions…

And it can feel like you’re back at the beginning.

But you’re not.

Each time you return,
you come with more awareness,
more softness,
more understanding.

The circle isn’t a setback…
it’s a deepening.

What once overwhelmed you
now meets a different version of you.

Healing isn’t about never going back
it’s about meeting yourself differently when you do.

Trust the rhythm of it.
You are still moving forward.

Be grateful for your triggers.Not because they feel good… but because they show you something honest.A trigger is a sign...
30/04/2026

Be grateful for your triggers.
Not because they feel good… but because they show you something honest.

A trigger is a signal.
A place where something still holds charge.
A place where you’re not quite free… yet.

It’s easy to judge the reaction.
To wish it didn’t happen.
To push it away.

But what if, instead, you got curious?

What is this pointing to?
What part of me needs attention, compassion, or release?

Your triggers aren’t here to punish you.
They’re here to guide you back to yourself.

Freedom isn’t about never being triggered…
It’s about no longer being controlled by what once had power over you.

Sometimes the body isn’t tired… the brain is.The kind of tired that sleep doesn’t fix.The kind that comes from thinking,...
23/04/2026

Sometimes the body isn’t tired… the brain is.

The kind of tired that sleep doesn’t fix.
The kind that comes from thinking, holding, carrying too much for too long.

When your mind is exhausted, it doesn’t need more effort.
It needs softness.

Slow down your thoughts by slowing down your body.
Breathe a little deeper.
Step away from the noise.
Let yourself do less, without guilt.

You don’t have to solve everything today.
You don’t have to hold it all right now.

Rest your mind like you would rest your body.
Gently. Without pressure. Without expectation.

Sometimes healing looks like doing… nothing at all.

Be grateful for your triggers.Not because they feel goodbut because they show you where you are not yet free.Every react...
23/04/2026

Be grateful for your triggers.

Not because they feel good
but because they show you where you are not yet free.

Every reaction is a doorway.
Every emotional charge is a clue.
Not something to suppress… but something to understand.

Your triggers aren’t the problem.
They’re the map.

The work is in getting curious instead of reactive.
In choosing awareness over avoidance.

That’s where the freedom lives.

When you protect a parent from their own shadow…you often end up carrying it as your own.As children, we adapt in the wa...
16/04/2026

When you protect a parent from their own shadow…
you often end up carrying it as your own.

As children, we adapt in the ways we need to —
softening truths, staying quiet, over-understanding,
holding what wasn’t ours to hold.

Not because we’re weak…
but because connection and safety mattered.

But what we protect, we can begin to internalise.
Their pain becomes our responsibility.
Their patterns start to feel like our identity.

Healing is recognising what was never yours to carry.
Gently separating your story from theirs…
and allowing yourself to put down what you picked up in love.

You’re allowed to choose differently -
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Turn and face the person you have become.Not the version shaped by survival.Not the one moulded by expectation.But the o...
14/04/2026

Turn and face the person you have become.

Not the version shaped by survival.
Not the one moulded by expectation.
But the one who kept going, softened, broke, rebuilt… and is still here.

There’s power in witnessing yourself without judgement.
There’s healing in meeting yourself with compassion.

Pause.
Look again.
You are not who you were and that’s the point.

You don’t need a complete life overhaul to feel better…sometimes you just need a gentle reset.This is your Mental Reset ...
07/04/2026

You don’t need a complete life overhaul to feel better…
sometimes you just need a gentle reset.

This is your Mental Reset Challenge 🤍
Simple, supportive steps to help regulate your nervous system and reconnect with yourself:

• Go screen-free for an hour
• Take a walk without your phone
• Say no to something draining
• Journal your feelings for 10 minutes

Small shifts, done consistently, can create powerful change.
Not because they’re big…
but because they bring you back to you.

Start where you are.
One small thing is enough ✨
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You don’t heal by suppressing…you heal by feeling, facing, and releasing.Suppressing might help you get through the mome...
02/04/2026

You don’t heal by suppressing…
you heal by feeling, facing, and releasing.

Suppressing might help you get through the moment,
but it doesn’t make the feeling disappear
it just asks your body to carry it a little longer.

Healing isn’t about pushing it down
or pretending it’s not there.

It’s about gently turning toward it,
allowing yourself to feel safely, at your own pace
and giving those emotions space to move.

Because what we suppress… lingers.
What we face with compassion… softens.
And what we allow to release… creates room to breathe again 🤍.

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Gedling
Nottingham
NG41DE

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 6pm
Tuesday 9am - 6pm
Wednesday 9am - 6pm
Thursday 9am - 6pm
Friday 9am - 2pm

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+447496135742

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