01/02/2026
Shared with permission from a very special lady. She put the time in, she put the effort in and she survived what she genuinely believed would break her forever.
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Three months ago I met the most incredible woman, someone who has changed my life and has worked tirelessly to help me navigate through the challenges associated with work related burnout and with grief. Zita Healy-Rae thank you !
I'm a bit anti-social and extremely shy . I was at the lowest possible ebb, I felt completely worthless and was in a very dark place. I was heartbroken, felt unheard and invisible.
Was I terrified at the thought of seeing a counsellor? Absolutely!
Was I convinced that nothing, or no-one, was going to be able to help me , or indeed would want to help me? One hundred percent !
But Zita took this broken, quivering wreck that walked into her consulting room three months ago, and listened to me. For the first time I felt that somebody actually heard what I was saying and understood.
During our weekly sessions we worked through my emotions, the sadness, anger, guilt. confusion and hurt, and she explained the impact stress was having on my brain, all whilst providing assurance that my reactions were completely normal. She helped me understand and manage them, and together we gradually rebuilt my confidence, my resilience and importantly my self worth - all in a very safe space.
Zita is compassionate and a straight talker, she put me immediately at ease and I trust her implicitly.
I'm become stronger every day, I'm back at work and of course I am still grieving the loss of my husband, but the grief is no longer overwhelming me, or defining the person I'm becoming...and that's all due to Zita and her belief in me.
