Support for your emotional wellbeing through midlife.

 

Midlife can be a time of considerable change.

You may be feeling anxious, low, overwhelmed or simply not quite yourself. Changes at work or home, relationships, caring responsibilities, health concerns and menopause can all have an impact – and often several things are happening at once.

 

Sometimes it can be difficult to know what's causing what. You don't have to work it all out on your own.

 

Perhaps you're…

• feeling anxious, low, stressed or overwhelmed

• struggling with confidence or feeling you've somehow lost yourself

• finding work, relationships or family life increasingly difficult

• adjusting to changes in your role, identity or sense of purpose

• wondering whether menopause or hormonal changes are contributing to how you feel

• finding it difficult to make decisions or know what you need

• carrying experiences from the past that are affecting you now         

 

Whatever has brought you here, you don't need to have everything figured out before asking for support.

A space to talk and find a way forward.

Everyone is different, and I don't believe there is one approach that works for everyone.

 

Our sessions might involve simply having the space to talk and be heard. At other times we might explore patterns, relationships or past experiences; look at a particular problem you're facing; or think more practically about changes you'd like to make.

 

My approach draws on counselling, coaching and my understanding of menopause and midlife health, depending on what is most helpful for you.

You don't need to decide whether you need counselling, coaching or menopause-informed support before you contact me. We can work that out together.

 

Why WhitesideWellbeing?

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My professional background is a little different from that of many counsellors. Alongside my counselling and coaching training, I am a practising GP with specialist training and experience in menopause care.This gives me a broad understanding of the way our physical health, hormones, emotional wellbeing and life circumstances can interact – something that can be particularly relevant during midlife.

WhitesideWellbeing isn't a medical service, and our sessions aren't GP consultations. I don't diagnose, prescribe or replace your own GP or specialist.Instead, I bring my wider professional knowledge and experience to a supportive relationship centred around you, what you're experiencing and what you need.You don't have to know where to startYou might have one particular issue you'd like to work through, or you may simply know that something doesn't feel right and you'd like some help making sense of it.We can start from there.