Helen Harrison Psychotherapy

Helen Harrison Psychotherapy 10+ years experience. MSc in Person Centred Psychotherapy | UKCP reg | BACP member.

Hello and Welcome
You might be seeking counselling or psychotherapy for a particular issue you are experiencing which you are finding challenging or painful. I understand how difficult it can be finding the right therapist but also acknowledging there is an issue you would like to address. I would like to help you along this particular journey and help you move forward from this difficult stage in your life.

When we’re under stress or feeling unsafe, the mind can become very bossy.It zooms in, problem-solves, replays, analyses...
01/03/2026

When we’re under stress or feeling unsafe, the mind can become very bossy.
It zooms in, problem-solves, replays, analyses believing that constant attention will bring relief.

But often, fixation keeps the nervous system stuck.

What we place our attention on grows louder.
Not because it’s more important but because the mind is trying to regain control.

Therapy can help us notice where our attention is going and gently practice pulling it away from what’s overwhelming, without denying or suppressing it.

This might look like:
• Grounding in the body
• Widening awareness beyond the problem
• Reconnecting with the present moment
• Allowing space for rest, safety, and perspective

Taking attention away isn’t avoidance its regulation.
And from a regulated place, change becomes possible.

Sometimes, the most powerful shift is not fixing…
but choosing where your attention rests.-
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Wellbeing isn’t one thing, it’s a relationship between mind, body and soul.In psychotherapy, we gently explore each of t...
26/02/2026

Wellbeing isn’t one thing, it’s a relationship between mind, body and soul.

In psychotherapy, we gently explore each of these pillars:

Mind - noticing our thoughts, beliefs, patterns, and inner dialogue.
Becoming curious rather than critical about what the mind is trying to protect.

Body - tuning into sensations, emotions, breath, and the nervous system.
Learning to listen to what the body holds when words aren’t enough.

Soul - exploring meaning, values, identity, and connection.
The part of us that asks “Who am I becoming?” and “What feels true for me?”

Therapy offers a space to look at these parts together, not in isolation allowing balance, safety, and deeper understanding to emerge.

✨ Mind. Body. Soul. ✨
All deserving of care-
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Failure is often taught as something to feel ashamed of.Something to hide, judge, or use as proof that we’re “not enough...
20/02/2026

Failure is often taught as something to feel ashamed of.
Something to hide, judge, or use as proof that we’re “not enough.”

But in therapy, we begin to see failure differently.

Failure is information.
It shows us what didn’t work, what needs adjusting, and where care or support might be missing without saying anything about our worth.

Shame keeps us stuck and small.
Curiosity helps us move forward.

When we can meet loss, mistakes, or setbacks with compassion, they stop being an ending and become a stepping stone guiding us toward growth, resilience, and wiser choices.

You are not the failure.
You are the learner.

And learning is how healing happens.



Sometimes the first step feels uncertain, but movement opens doors, insight, and new perspectives. Start small, start me...
12/02/2026

Sometimes the first step feels uncertain, but movement opens doors, insight, and new perspectives. Start small, start messy, just start. The path unfolds as you go. 🌿

In psychotherapy, we often meet the stories the mind tells to help us survive.Separation.Scarcity.Control.Unworthiness.T...
05/02/2026

In psychotherapy, we often meet the stories the mind tells to help us survive.

Separation.
Scarcity.
Control.
Unworthiness.
Time.
Fear.
Death.

These aren’t failures of thinking they are protective frameworks shaped by experience, loss, trauma, attachment, and uncertainty.

At some point, each of these beliefs may have helped us make sense of the world or stay safe within it. Over time, however, they can begin to narrow our lives, shaping how we relate to ourselves and others without us even realising.

Therapy isn’t about tearing these beliefs away.
It’s about gently noticing them, understanding where they came from, and exploring whether they still serve us.

Awareness creates choice.
And choice is where change becomes possible
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When someone has learned to avoid their own emotions, it can be difficult — sometimes impossible — for them to hold spac...
29/01/2026

When someone has learned to avoid their own emotions, it can be difficult — sometimes impossible — for them to hold space for yours.

This isn’t about blame.
It’s about understanding patterns, protecting yourself, and seeking emotional safety.

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When someone has learned to avoid their own emotions, it can be difficult — sometimes impossible — for them to hold spac...
22/01/2026

When someone has learned to avoid their own emotions, it can be difficult — sometimes impossible — for them to hold space for yours.

This isn’t about blame.
It’s about understanding patterns, protecting yourself, and seeking emotional safety.

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“Where your fear is, there is your task.” — Carl JungFear isn’t a sign to stop.Sometimes, it’s a quiet invitation to lis...
15/01/2026

“Where your fear is, there is your task.” — Carl Jung

Fear isn’t a sign to stop.
Sometimes, it’s a quiet invitation to listen more closely.

With safety and support, what we fear can become a doorway — not a threat.

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If setting boundaries fills you with guilt or shame, pause before judging yourself.These feelings often belong to old le...
08/01/2026

If setting boundaries fills you with guilt or shame, pause before judging yourself.

These feelings often belong to old learning — times when keeping the peace meant losing yourself.

Boundaries can feel unsafe when self-abandonment once felt necessary.

Healing is learning that you don’t have to disappear to be loved.

Empathy without boundaries becomes self-destruct.Caring deeply is a strength.But when we absorb everyone else’s emotions...
01/01/2026

Empathy without boundaries becomes self-destruct.

Caring deeply is a strength.
But when we absorb everyone else’s emotions, fix their problems, or carry their pain as our own, we slowly drain ourselves.

Empathy needs edges.
Compassion needs structure.
Love needs limits.

You can be warm and wise.
Supportive and protected.
Caring without losing yourself.

Your boundaries don’t make you cold —
they make your empathy sustainable. 🤍

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Forgive yourself for the years trauma took from you.You weren’t lazy.You weren’t weak.You weren’t “wasting time.”You wer...
25/12/2025

Forgive yourself for the years trauma took from you.

You weren’t lazy.
You weren’t weak.
You weren’t “wasting time.”

You were surviving in the only ways you knew how.
Your nervous system was doing its best to keep you safe, even if the world didn’t see it.

Healing often brings grief
grief for the versions of you that never got to live, love, or grow freely.
But healing also brings permission…
permission to start again, to rebuild, to reclaim the years ahead.

You’re not behind.
You’re becoming. 🤍

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Gedling
Nottingham
NG41DE

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 6pm
Tuesday 9am - 6pm
Wednesday 9am - 6pm
Thursday 9am - 6pm
Friday 9am - 2pm

Telephone

+447496135742

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