Collaboration Coaching & Counselling

15/11/2025

03/09/2025

Today, like other days in my therapy practice, has reinforced my understanding of why people seek to rescue others.

For some, it’s a desire to be liked or to avoid rejection.

For those battle-scarred and worn down by trauma, this shifts from a ‘Fight, Flight, Freeze’ response to a ‘Fix’ response, which may initially feel reassuring, but only temporarily.

What if there is no ‘Fix’?
Or
it’s not yours to ‘Fix’?
Or
the prevailing culture blames the ‘Fixer’?

I’ve often noticed that the urge to rescue or fix arises in those who grew up too quickly or learned from a young age to parent their parents.

In my practice, I draw on Transactional Analysis to help clients recognize these trauma responses in themselves and others. Over time, they learn to respond from a place of Adult awareness. It becomes attainable, rather than impossible, to decide whether it’s appropriate to engage in challenges that trigger this ‘Fix’ trauma response. If you want to know more, get in touch.

15/04/2025

Delighted to share that following a number of years studying with The Link Centre and establishing my private practice in coaching, counselling and psychotherapy, I am now a UKCP Accredited psychotherapist.

08/09/2023

Feelings can be confusing, is the response to an immediate situation actually related to what is happening now? or is it possible that echos of hurt, sadness or joy from a previous situation have been triggered?

07/09/2023

23/06/2023

Hi everyone,

Sharing the link for the video which has just gone live for the Stronger Mind campaign on the Lloyds Build Mental Resilience hub. I’m so delighted to be one of the coaches providing therapeutic coaching to these wonderful business owners featured in the video and many other small businesses across the UK.

https://lnkd.in/eAkPEJTh

Happy Friday!
Trish

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10/06/2023

When I started this page in 2015(ish), I was beginning to think about becoming a psychotherapist. However my paid work was mainly focused on projects, systems and processes. Now I am where I want to be, working as a executive coach and psychotherapist. While I will continue to learn, evolve and grow, I’m happy that my systems development days are behind me. The only process work I do now is ‘therapeutic’, and that makes me very happy indeed.