Oasis Therapy

16/06/2026

160+ hours of therapy… 😳

When I first started therapy as part of my training, I’ll be honest — I saw it as a bit of a tick box.

“Right, I need to have therapy to qualify.” ✔️

I didn’t really think it would reveal much. I thought I knew myself pretty well.

How wrong I was! 🤣

Over 160 hours later, and I can honestly say it has been one of the most valuable parts of my journey as a therapist.

The deeper the training got, the deeper the therapy needed to go too. Because being a therapist isn’t just about learning theories and techniques — it’s about knowing yourself, your patterns, your stories, and how you show up in the room with another person.

And yes… sitting in that chair isn’t always easy.

I know what it feels like to wonder what might come up, to be vulnerable, and to trust someone enough to let them see the bits you might usually keep hidden. Shame, grief, disappointment...

Which is why I have so much respect for every client who walks through my door.

I know it takes courage to show up. I know it can feel uncomfortable. I know it isn’t always the easiest hour of the week.

But I also know how much can happen when we give ourselves that space.

So thank you to every person who has trusted me to sit alongside them — it’s a privilege I don’t take lightly. 💛

15/06/2026

❤️ Expectations in Therapy 💛

“I thought therapy would make me feel better. It didn't - I felt more"!

Healing doesn’t always mean feeling calm, confident and sorted.

Sometimes therapy means meeting the parts of ourselves we’ve spent years avoiding.

It might mean feeling sadness we never had space for.
Anger we were never allowed to express.
Needs we learnt to dismiss.
Old stories we’ve carried without questioning.

A lot of people come to therapy hoping I will tell them what to do.

And honestly… I understand why.

When life feels messy, having someone hand us the answer sounds very appealing.

But the truth is, advice only takes us so far.

Because lasting change doesn’t usually come from me telling you how to live your life.

It comes from understanding yourself more deeply, becoming curious about your patterns, and discovering what feels right for you.

My role isn’t to sit in the “expert chair” and tell you who to be.

It’s to sit alongside you while we explore what’s going on, help you make sense of your experiences, and support you in finding your own answers.

Therapy isn’t about becoming someone new.

It’s about finally getting to know the person who has been there all along.

💚

10/06/2026

Intro video

10/06/2026

Neurodiversity and how I work with it in the therapy room - June Blog:

Conversations about neurodiversity are everywhere right now. For many people, discovering terms like ADHD, autism, masking, sensory overwhelm, or executive functioning challenges can bring a huge sense of relief and understanding.But in therapy, my focus isn't on the diagnosis itself—it's on the p...

25/05/2026

I'm in the pic! 🙌 co-creative TA, a way to work with clients mutually, collaboratively and without the therapist feeling "above" the client. Right up my street 🫶

A wonderful weekend at Connexus.

It's been a brilliant weekend here at Connexus Institute. Patrick Brook has been running our TA 101, welcoming a new group into the world of Transactional Analysis, while upstairs our fourth-year cohort have been in session with the wonderful Keith Tudor.

We are so delighted to have welcomed Keith to Connexus to teach our advanced trainees. They've had a rich, generous, and thought-provoking weekend with him, and the energy in the room speaks for itself.

A heartfelt thank you to Keith, and to all the excellent guest tutors who come to teach with us throughout the year. It's their generosity, expertise, and willingness to share that makes our psychotherapy training so rich and so distinctive. We feel very lucky.

Here's to many more weekends like this one.

25/05/2026

I'm Sooze, a TA Psychotherapist (in training) and have a few fortnightly or weekly slots available if you need to work through some stuff.
Register your interest online www.oasis-therapy.co.uk and I'll be in touch as soon as I've cooled down enough and stopped sweating 😆🌞

20/05/2026

Let's take the shame away from anxiety. You are not broken, you just need to address something.

Anxiety often gets a bad reputation. Many people see it as something purely negative, a problem to fix or avoid. But is anxiety really all bad? This post explores how anxiety works, why it exists, and how it can sometimes help rather than harm us. Understanding anxiety better can change how we live....