Abi Giles Therapy

31/12/2025

Hello everyone 🥰

I thought I would pop this here as a reminder to all to slow down and tune it to what really matters to you at this time of year. Please remember these are just days of the week. And even those are a construct.

Social media is extremely full of 'shoulds' right now. Promoting any way to perceive yourself as less than, so that you think you need to become more.

Remember you're ok exactly as you are. You will have been programmed throughout the month of December to overconsume, over eat, over socialise and over do, only to then believe you're in a defecit and need to change your whole life as soon as the clock strikes midnight.

Society will lead you to engage in it all, just to lead you to feel bad for doing so.

Listen and align to what you need. What you have the ability to give to yourself right now. Find comfort in the smallest of rituals. Whether that be to be silent, to get your feet on the ground, to rest, or to take no action at all. Maybe even just use this time to acknowledge yourself. As you are. Right now.

Sending love to anyone finding this time of year difficult. Remember, they are just days of the week 🥰 and if you want renewal and expansion, some cultures believe the new year actually begins in spring 😅

08/12/2025

'The libido, unable to turn towards creation, turns to anesthesia'

Intention boards are a great way to access, what we call in Transactional Analysis, Physis or life energy.

In making contact with the free child through creation and play we can create movement and motivation through stimulation. Freedom through joy. Regulation through relationship.

Setting intentions can help us uncover unconscious limitations, allowing us to slowly show them the safety they need to emerge.

29/10/2025

The days are getting darker and the evenings are getting cosier 🖤 so proud of this space 🖤

13/10/2025

Such a gift of a book 🖤 Charlie Mackesy

27/08/2025

Just a teeny little, large update 🥳 I am now a full, clinical member of the UK council for Psychotherapy. My certificate arrived today 💐

It represents 4 core years of training, 3 years in exam group, over 1,000 clinical client hours and lots and lots of grit, determination, actual tears and life changing moments 💪

The final piece to my gorgeous therapy room 🥰

18/08/2025

More chairs in, all ready for group therapy 🦋 I absolutely love the vibe of this room!

19/07/2025

Can we pleeeaase take a minute for the rug 😍😍😍 I'm not sure if it's a moth or a butterfly so here are some words for both 🥰

'The moth's attraction to light can represent the pursuit of knowledge, enlightenment, or spiritual growth. However, it can also serve as a cautionary tale about blindly chasing after something that may be harmful.'

'The butterfly's journey from caterpillar to chrysalis to winged adult is a powerful symbol of personal growth, transformation and change.'

How fitting 🖤

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18/07/2025

Just sitting here in my very own therapy room, with my own art work, in complete gratitude ❤️📖 thought I would share a little corner with you all and yes that is a 🦢 because I have free will 😅 I cannot wait to welcome all of my lovely clients into this space 🖤

16/07/2025

Transformation isn’t loud. Sometimes it begins in a quiet room, with the courage to say, ‘I need something to change.’

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27/02/2025

Hello all 👋🙏

I thought I would take a minute to reintroduce myself, my name is Abi, I'm in my fifth year in private practice and last week was a huge milestone for me as I qualified as a level 7 Psychotherapist 🎉

After graduating my 4 year core training just over 2 years ago, I gained over the 750 client hours needed, submitted my written exam, and 6 months later was able to take my oral exam. (Which I'm very proud to say I passed with incredible marks!) and here we are ❤️

I often wonder how I want to use this page, and I find myself always questioning whether I should or could post something, because it's a 'bit too sweary' or sounds a bit 'unprofessional' for a therapist. But one thing I've learned about this journey is to remain authentically you.

I will always remember when I was about to start seeing clients years ago, I was filled with imposter syndrome, thinking I was never going to be good enough to sit in 'that' chair!

Then, my supervisor said to me 'Abi, you're never going to be that therapist wearing a fu***ng pashmena' (I had to Google what a pashmena was!!! 🤣) and that one sentence carried soo much permission. For me to still be me...AND be a good therapist. I was never going to be the 'stereotypical therapist' (not that one of those exists anyway), but I certainly wasn't going to wear a pashmena. (No discrimination to any pashmena wearers out there!)

So now, I'm just me. I swear in the therapy room sometimes, I work in a way that will sometimes confront societal norms, I'm creative and I do my best to meet my clients exactly where they're at. I use my intersectional identity, my societal and economic marginalization to influence my practice in all the ways I used to be ashamed to do.

So welcome to my page. A 🤏 sweary with many f***s to give ❤️

19/02/2025

Found myself watching after life again. Such a brilliantly heartbreaking and funny series. So, incase nobody told you today....🧡❤️💜

23/11/2024

This is a webinar that I am offering for TA therapists. To enhance your knowledge and understanding of working with this client presentation. Suitable for those in training and post CTA level.

There are only 25 spaces available.

I hope to see you there ⭐️

Hey there! Join us for a virtual event where we'll dive into the topic of working with self-harm for TA therapists. Let's learn and grow tog