Caroline Michael Therapy

05/02/2026

Did you know that Dissociation is a powerful protective mechanism, part of our internal process and its function is to keep us safe in the face of overwhelming stress or trauma.

If as children we have to use this mechanism often it can become a habitual go to response and result in things such as chronic rumination, anxiety, feeling disconnected or numb and we can really struggle in our adult lives as a result.

Luckily we are able to change the default internal processes and habitual survival responses that we experience and we can do so through learning and experiencing safety in connection and healing our relationship with ourSELF.

If you’d like to learn more drop me a dm and let’s talk.

Caroline
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10/12/2025

Therapy is a process of self-discovery, insight, transformation and healing that results in the experience of relief from symptoms of anxiety, depression, intrusive thoughts or panic attacks.

I work with my clients on a 1:1 basis, creating a bespoke treatment plan that is tailored to each individual. My approach is person centred, collaborative and rooted in the principles of congruence, empathy and unconditional positive regard.

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If you’d like to connect and explore how we could work together to help you to create some positive change drop me a dm and let’s talk.



















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05/12/2025

What happens when you stop trying to fight the internal critic and get curious about what is underlying this internal subconscious process for you?

Learning how to RELATE to all aspects of our experience in a different way will produce different results.

If you’d like to learn more drop me a dm and let’s talk.

Caroline
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04/12/2025

Self sabotage is a cycle we can so easily become stuck in.

Swipe ➡️ for an example of the way the process of self-sabotage can show up in our internal process.

The good news is we can work to transform and interrupt this cycle by working with our subconscious.

If you’d like to learn more DM the word TRANSFORM

Caroline
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04/12/2025

03/12/2025

Life is inherently challenging and we have so much less control than we think or would like over external factors.
However, we also have more POWER than we realise over our INTERNAL experiences and mental/emotional wellbeing.

Through learning how to connect and communicate with ourselves on a deeper and more holistic level, we can create positive changes in every aspect of our lives. There is no event or experience that has universally the same impact and we all respond in a unique way to adversity.

I have experienced just how POWERFUL we are in terms of my own personal healing journey of recovery from anxiety, depression, intrusive thoughts, panic attacks and depersonalisation & then more recently in my professional life- helping hundreds of people to do the same.

I work with my clients utilising a trauma informed and phased approach that is individually tailored to each person and is effective for both single incidence trauma and complex, developmental trauma.

If you are struggling and would like some support, please reach out…
There is so much we can do to help you to feel confident, calm, balanced and free.

Let’s Talk

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28/11/2025

The mental maps that we take from our childhood into our adulthood, can become wildly out of date depending on the environments and experiences that we have.

These ‘maps’ determine how we relate to ourselves, other people and the world around us. So if there are issues with these maps it’s can cause us a lot of distress and internal conflict - which can manifest as anxiety, depression, depersonalisation, intrusive thoughts, panic attacks and many other symptoms of internal dysregulation.

The good news is we can update and amend our subconscious process and mental maps as adults!

If you’d like to understand a bit more about what’s going on with your internal process and subconscious drop me a dm and let’s talk.

Caroline
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27/11/2025

You can’t underestimate the impact that our childhood has on us and the echos of what we experience can last a lifetime.

Looking within and spending time on healing and connecting with all parts of ourself with compassion will always be worthwhile.

If you are struggling with anxiety, depression, depersonalisation or ptsd please know that there is so much you can do to help create positive change for yourself.

Drop me a dm and let’s talk.

Caroline
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26/11/2025

Our mindset determines how we experience EVERYTHING, it is our PERCEPTION of what we experience and the lasting impact on our internal process that can cause longer-term damage and deeper issues.

How resilient are we?

Are we able to process and move on from what weve experienced OR if not how can we learn to?

We assign the meaning - for an example we give sentimental but materially ‘worthless’ things huge meaning in our lives - the ticket stubb from the movie you went to on your first date….

The meaning that things have is highly individua. In the same way, we therefore experience our own individual responses to life, events and traumas - the meaning of experiences is not universal.

The empowering thing in all this is that we CAN transform our mindset, our internal process of how we PERCEIVE the world and OURSELVES.

It takes inner work and commitment but it will always be WORTHWHILE!

Caroline X



















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25/11/2025

When you start to look inwards, connect to the deeper levels of your Self and consciousness and become aware of just how much subconscious beliefs, coping mechanisms and habitual patterns of thought and behaviour are directing your life…. that is when you can achieve the sustained positive changes that you want to experience.

Cx

24/11/2025

You are more powerful than you know!

You have the ability to transform your internal dynamics and relationship with yourself and the world ….

If you want to understand more about how you can achieve this drop me a dm and let’s talk.

Cx

21/11/2025

‘The Paradox of Change’

The paradox of change is a central concept of Gestalt Therapy. It is the understanding that real change occurs when a person is able to fully accept and be who they are in the present moment.

Rather than striving to force change if we can embrace and accept our current feelings and state then we reduce internal conflict and create space for organic growth and meaningful change to occur.

A helpful way to understand this is to think about the analogy of quicksand: the more you struggle to get out of quicksand the faster you sink and the more trouble you get in, if you stay calm accept you are stuck and then respond with careful, considered action you will find your way out.

Learning how to respond rather than react to ourselves and our experiences is key to achieving good mental health and wellbeing.

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