Date of experience: December 06, 2021

I'm a little nervous to talk so openly...

I'm a little nervous to talk so openly about having therapy as I am a very private person,
I felt embarrassed and ashamed to admit that I needed help!
I thought therapy was sitting in a room and talking about your feelings (which I find really hard to do!)
But I'm so glad I did!
When I first came to see Danielle I was having trouble sleeping which was caused by depression and anxiety, I couldn't stop my thoughts going round and round in my head!
I had been given tablets from the doctor to help me sleep which worked eventually but didn't solve the problem.
I had been signed off work because of this but when I went back it continued.
I started relaxation therapy for a couple of weeks which really made a huge difference in my sleeping pattern, I was given a recording to listen to every night and after a couple of weeks I stopped taking the tablets.
I had previously done therapy sessions recommended by the doctor but none of them compare to the sessions I done with Danielle.
She made me feel so comfortable and gave me an understanding of how my brain works when holding onto negative thought patterns and how to break into positive thoughts and behaviour.
I implemented this into my daily routine and
I noticed a huge difference In my confidence just by focussing on the positives in my day to day life rather than all the things that went wrong (or so I thought).
The biggest boost is when my family, friends and colleagues had noticed a change in me aswell, I was being told how positive and happy I was to be around.
Don't get me wrong, I still have the odd day where old habits arise but Danielle has given me the tools and knowledge of how to deal with this and now no problem will ever set me back to how I felt before!
Im feeling more like myself again and I can't thank Danielle enough xx
I also done phobia therapy for my irrational fear of spiders!
I would always walk into a room and scan for spiders before I could sit down and relax.
I never went into my shed and hardly ever sat in my conservatory as I knew they would be in there.
In the past I have phoned people or even asked strangers passing by to come and get them out of the house!
After doing the therapy with Danielle I can walk into a room without freaking out if I see a spider, I can now just let it be in the corner although I keep an eye on it incase it moves.
I was recently tested when I stayed in a 250 year old house in the countryside full of wooden beams (which spiders love)
I could see lots of cobwebs around the beams but I didn't panic at all about the spiders that made them.
I still scanned the room before going to sleep just to make sure a spider wasn't hanging over my head.
There would of been NO WAY I could of stayed in that room before having therapy just because if the cobwebs.
I am really proud of myself although I still haven't caught 1 yet but I'm sure I will be brave enough when I need to.
Thank you Danielle for helping me with this as it is ridiculous to think how much my fear affected my life.