Helen Marshall Therapy

30/01/2026

When I trained to be a psychotherapist, I always thought I would be there with 1:1 clients.

But group therapy definitely has my ❤️ and today only helped to cement that.

Running my birth trauma group was an absolute joy. Creating a space where mums can bring their babies but focus on themselves is really special.

Tough subjects can feel daunting, but I hope I make everyone feel at ease, and comfortable to share their thoughts - I always throw in a couple of my own to get things started! 😂 (not too unhinged, I promise)

That way you never feel alone.

28/01/2026

To stop rating therapies like they are takeaway reviews!

Seeing therapists giving CBT a 2/10, or that ‘Talk Therapy’ is outdated or rating some random technique as ‘life changing’ is the kind of content that doesn’t empower people, it undermines them.

People coming to therapy already feel, unsure, self-doubting or like they have ‘done it wrong’ before.

With information overload and therapists ranking modalities what lands isn’t clarity, it’s decision paralysis and more self blame.

I stand by this every time - The relationship heals. Not the label.

CBT can be great work, so can somatic or psychodynamic but NONE of them work without
- safety
- attunement
- trust
- being properly met by another human

If therapy didn’t work before, it doesn’t mean you failed, or chose the wrong type it can quite simply mean the relationship wasn’t right.

And that matters more than any technique.

It’s not a popularity contest.
It’s about choosing the right relationship 🫶🏼

13/01/2026

Group therapy!

I LOVE holding group sessions, it’s great to get people together and talk about what we are going through.

There is definitely a feeling that you are going through some thing that no one else understands but actually that’s often not the case and it can start to feel more ‘normal’ when you meet people are going through something similar.

My sessions are grounded, with a bit of a laugh (where appropriate 🤪) although trained as a therapist, I am human… and that’s what I bring to my sessions.

12/01/2026

From my experience of working with mothers in therapy, is how often birth trauma is left unspoken, this isn’t about saying everyone has birth trauma.

It’s about recognising that birth is a profound threshold and when it’s traumatic, it can leave lasting effects on the body, mind, and nervous system.

“I felt dismissed, no one listened, the excitement of the baby made me unable to speak truthfully about my experience. So I held it in, for a long time.”

“I felt like a failure, the physical and emotional pain were too much, and looking back it affected me in more ways than I realised.”

“I wasn’t prepared, I felt out of control and completely overwhelmed.”

I am holding a session at Little Seedlings on 30th January at 10.30am for mums whose experiences were overwhelming, frightening, or not what they were prepared for.

You don’t need to explain or justify what you went through.

Just know that you don’t need to do this alone 🫶🏼

20/11/2025

Honestly?

Most of us don’t realise we’ve slowly wandered away from ourselves.
Not on purpose just life, kids, work, expectations, trying to be “easy to get on with.”

Bit by bit, you disappear into the noise.

But the second you decide to come back to yourself even in the tiniest way things shift.

You feel clearer, calmer, more you.
And that’s what this work is all about.
Not reinventing yourself… just finding the woman you left behind.

14/10/2025

09/10/2025

06/10/2025

Ever caught yourself at the end of the day realising you haven’t even had a proper brew? 🫖
(Cold tea/ coffee from 6 hours doesn’t count!)

What need of yours have you met before meeting everyone else’s today?

As a therapist working with amazing mums, I see this pattern time and time again - we’re brilliant at taking care of everyone else’s needs, but when it comes to to our own?

You know what? Meeting your own needs isn’t selfish - it’s essential. It’s like the safety demo on planes - put your own oxygen mask on first. Because when you’re running on empty, everyone loses.

Tell me in the comments 👇🏼 What’s the one thing you did for YOU today? No matter how small, I want to hear it - and if you haven’t done anything yet - do it NOW!

08/09/2025

We all need support, especially when we experience change.

‘Matrescence is the profound physical, psychological, and emotional transition a woman undergoes to become a mother’

During pregnancy we are prepared to give birth, but what about everything else? The days, week and months after.

My support group at ACT Counselling & Wellbeing Ltd focuses on the needs of the mum, a space to share your experience and know that you don’t have to do this alone.

The group meets every Wednesday at 10am for 1 hour, refreshments provided.

£10 / session, please drop me a message for more info ☺️

01/09/2025

I am running a therapy group for new mums, ACT Counselling & Wellbeing Ltd

In my first few months (and years!) of motherhood I found the transition overwhelming, I longed for time alone, spontaneity, and rest.

I felt that I should be enjoying every minute and I was a bad mum for not always feeling grateful.

During these postnatal sessions I want to offer new mums the space to voice their difficulties knowing they are not alone, and it’s completely normal. Our hormones, emotional and brain fundamentally change as we shift into matrescence and I wish this was more widely spoken about.

Bring your baby, have a brew and give yourself the space to honour these changes 🫶🏼

Send us a message to book a spot or find out more!

Not every birth is the glowing, magical moment we’re led to expect. For some, it can be frightening, exhausting, and sometimes traumatic and those feelings can stay with you.

Our gentle, supportive session on birth trauma offers space to share and process what happened at your own pace, in your own way. Whether it was an unexpected turn in labour, a difficult recovery, or feeling unheard in your care, your experience matters.

Helen Marshall understands how these moments can shape the early days of motherhood, and she brings compassion, understanding, and hope to her work.

It’s okay to talk about it. It’s okay to ask for help. And it’s possible to begin healing.

Our Postnatal sessions start on the 10th September 2025, in Keighley.

Send us a message to arrange a call and find out more.

01/09/2025

I get it, it’s information overload out there.

And I’m not here to tell how to do it.

Becoming a mother is a fundamental shift. Matrescence is a major life event, with hormonal, emotional and mental changes. Coupled with societal pressures it’s on hell of a journey.

How do we navigate that in 2025?
When I speak to parents who feel, isolated, alone, under pressure, confused, grieving their ‘old’ self. The list is endless.

In the first of my group sessions at we’ll explore this, how the shift in our priorities has changed, what’s this new ‘role’ we have adopted, does it align with our values and beliefs and anything else we can think of!

You don’t need to figure it out alone, let’s share that feeling together 🫶🏼

I never found the early years of motherhood that enjoyable, always looking ahead, the anxiety of sleepless nights, I forgot to look at how the journey was the making of me.

Tell me, what would you say to a new mum ?

20/08/2025

Turns out - he was FINE!

The worries were all mine, maybe some unhealed old wounds, that over-protective nature, the loss of control, the change of routine and a shift into a something new.

The challenges of Motherhood.

It’s not always easy to voice how we feel, tomorrow I’ll be where you can talk about the rollercoaster of emotions in a supportive environment ❤️