Nina Mitchell Counselling & Psychotherapy

Nina Mitchell Counselling & Psychotherapy Therapy, Coaching and Mindfulness

04/09/2025

Holding the space 👉🏻 therapist superpower

Silence in therapy isn’t “nothing happening.” It can feel awkward at first, but often it’s where the work deepens.In tho...
03/09/2025

Silence in therapy isn’t “nothing happening.” It can feel awkward at first, but often it’s where the work deepens.

In those quiet moments, your therapist might be:

✨ Noticing the emotions and signals in the room (yours and theirs).

✨ Regulating themselves so they can stay fully present with you.

✨ Making sure they don’t rush to fix, explain, or interrupt your process.

✨ Allowing you the time to connect the dots in your own way.

So what looks like a pause is actually intentional space — one that can feel rare in everyday life, where someone truly waits with you rather than hurrying you along. It’s harder than you think, but worth the wait 🌱

So often we slip into autopilot — saying yes when every part of us wants to scream nope, powering through when what we r...
28/08/2025

So often we slip into autopilot — saying yes when every part of us wants to scream nope, powering through when what we really need is a nap, or keeping the peace instead of actually saying what’s on our mind. Sound familiar? Underneath all that, there’s usually a value getting sidelined — like honesty, balance, or self-care — and it’s our quiet reminder that something’s a bit out of whack.
👉 Maybe it’s honesty, if you’re not saying how you really feel.
👉 Maybe it’s balance, if work has taken over everything else.
👉 Maybe it’s connection, if you’ve stopped making time for people who matter.

Noticing which value you’re overlooking can be the first step to realigning with what matters most.

💭 Which value of yours feels overlooked right now? What needs to happen to bring it back into balance?

Grief often leaves us wondering what to do with all the love that has nowhere to go — but sometimes, channelling it into...
22/08/2025

Grief often leaves us wondering what to do with all the love that has nowhere to go — but sometimes, channelling it into the world through the values and behaviours of our loved ones can be a powerful way of keeping that love alive.

A client of mine has recently discovered this for themselves - by reflecting on how generous her mum was with everyone around her, she decided that the best way to honour her memory was to give back to others and be more present, carrying on her mums traditions and volunteering her time in meaningful ways 💛

It reminded me how important it is for grief - to give it somewhere to go.

Grief can leave us feeling lost, not just because of the absence of the person we loved, but because we’re often unsure what to do with all the emotions that follow. Sadness, anger, longing, guilt — they can feel overwhelming and at times directionless.

One gentle way of navigating this is to notice the qualities you admire most in the person you’ve lost, and to find ways of carrying those forward in your own life.

Perhaps it’s their kindness, their humour, their resilience, maybe even their cheekiness or ways they handled themselves in tough times - or the way they made others feel seen. By embodying these traits, we don’t just honour their memory — we keep them alive through the choices we make and the way we live. It becomes less about holding on to pain, and more about allowing love to take on a new form within us.

If guilt could talk, it might just be saying: ‘Whoa, this is new… are we sure we’re allowed?’ 🤨 ...
15/08/2025

If guilt could talk, it might just be saying:

‘Whoa, this is new… are we sure we’re allowed?’ 🤨

We’ve all been there — you care, you pitch in, you say “I’ll just take this one extra thing on…” and suddenly your bound...
13/08/2025

We’ve all been there — you care, you pitch in, you say “I’ll just take this one extra thing on…” and suddenly your boundaries have packed their bags and gone off for a pint without you.

This is your nudge to call them back.

To save some time, energy, and headspace for you.

To sit at your own table for a bit and fill your glass with whatever you actually need.

Because you help best when you’re not running on empty — and nobody likes a flat pint. 🍺💛

This week in supervision, we ended up talking about that feeling in the therapy room — the pull to jump in and “fix” thi...
08/08/2025

This week in supervision, we ended up talking about that feeling in the therapy room — the pull to jump in and “fix” things fast.

The awkwardness of sitting in silence.

The itch to offer a solution before the client’s even finished.

That little voice that says, “If I’m not doing something, I’m not helping.”

And if you naturally lean towards being solution-focused (hello, most of us), it can be even harder to slow down.

We want to give, guide, do… but sometimes that urge to help quickly actually gets in the way.

But here’s the thing…

Some of the biggest shifts happen when we don’t rush to rescue.

When we give the story time to breathe.

When the client finds their own words, their meaning — without us filling the space for them.


You don’t need to wait for things to fall apart to begin therapy.So many people think therapy is only for when you’re at...
01/08/2025

You don’t need to wait for things to fall apart to begin therapy.

So many people think therapy is only for when you’re at breaking point.

But in truth, therapy can be a place where you strengthen, not just repair.

It can help you:

💬 make sense of things that feel confusing or stuck

🧭 reconnect with values and direction

🪞 notice patterns that quietly hold you back

💡 explore new ways of relating to yourself and others

🌱 create meaningful change—before life demands it

Therapy isn’t only about surviving a crisis.
It’s also about choosing growth before you feel like you’ve run out of options.

You don’t have to justify being here.

Wanting more clarity, ease, or connection is reason enough.

If you’ve ever thought, “Things aren’t terrible, but something still feels off”, then therapy can be a place to explore exactly that.

Welcome — I’m Nina 👋I’m a psychotherapist, coach, and supervisor, and this space is where I share the things that matter...
29/07/2025

Welcome — I’m Nina 👋

I’m a psychotherapist, coach, and supervisor, and this space is where I share the things that matter in and around the therapy room.

Here, you’ll find:

✨ Ideas to support your emotional wellbeing

🪞 Insights from the therapy room (yes, even the messy bits)

🧰 Resources for therapists, coaches, supervisors, student practitioners & anyone exploring growth and development

💭 Gentle myth-busting around therapy and mental health

You’ll find reflections on real-life struggles, insights from working with clients, and resources for anyone navigating their own growth.

I’m here to make therapy feel more human, less mysterious — and to offer thoughtful, down-to-earth content on mental health, emotional wellbeing, and the messiness of being a person. Whether you’re here as a client, a practitioner, or a fellow human trying to figure things out—you’re warmly welcome.

Thanks for being here. Let’s begin 🌿

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2 Station Parade
Buckhurst Hill
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Monday 7am - 10pm
Tuesday 7am - 10pm
Wednesday 7am - 10pm
Thursday 7am - 10pm
Friday 7am - 10pm
Saturday 7am - 10pm
Sunday 7am - 10pm

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07399 474158

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