Psychologist, Chartered Clinical Psychologist Specialising in Psychotherapy with Senior Practitioner Status
Underlying concerns about how others might be seeing us is often a mixture of important and complex feelings about how we have been treated in the past and our responses to those experiences, along with our desires and wishes for satisfying relationships and interactions. We will work effectively to clarify these processes and support you to work through and overcome any internal emotional obstacles so you can feel confident and strong in your relationships.
It is so frustrating when you want to connect to others, to enjoy social engagements that everyone else seems to find so easy and yet you feel that you just can't. You get panicky, you struggle for the right words, you go a nice beetroot colour and fear that others will think you are stupid. I can help you change how you respond so that you can engage with others in a meaningful and enjoyable way.
I have lots of previous experience supporting clients with social anxiety. Social anxiety is becoming a more & more common issue with people, but it can be relieved & softened by talking about it, understanding it & using Cognitive Behavioral Therapeutic techniques to mitigate those tricky to shift thought patterns.
Being seen is tough as is feeling invisible. The world forces us into being in environments where there are other people. In therapy to learn why this feel weird and navigate life more easily.