Inner Worth Counselling

Inner Worth Counselling Hi, I’m Donna, a Integrative therapist and registered member of the BACP.

Verified by Counselling Directory and Psychology Today,
My goal is to provide a safe, welcoming space for healing and growth.

Best Christmas present ever 🎄✨Feeling really grateful for this beautiful Wellbeing Journal full of creative prompts, re...
01/01/2026

Best Christmas present ever 🎄✨

Feeling really grateful for this beautiful Wellbeing Journal full of creative prompts, reflection, and gentle inspiration. A perfect reminder to slow down, breathe, and keep investing in my own growth as much as I do in others 💚

Even more special that it supports Mind and the incredible work they do for mental health.

Here’s to healing, creativity and self-care in the year ahead 🌿📖

Feeling really touched reading this review today 💛So much of therapy happens quietly in brave conversations, small shif...
29/12/2025

Feeling really touched reading this review today 💛

So much of therapy happens quietly in brave conversations, small shifts, and moments where someone finally feels seen. To know that our work together has helped someone feel safer, stronger, and more understood means the world.

Thank you, Emily, for trusting me and for showing up for yourself. I’m truly grateful to walk alongside you 🤍

Sometimes the toughest prison isn’t around us it’s the one we carry in our own mind 💭Anxiety… self-doubt… old beliefs… t...
27/12/2025

Sometimes the toughest prison isn’t around us it’s the one we carry in our own mind 💭

Anxiety… self-doubt… old beliefs… the stories we tell ourselves about who we are and what we “deserve”.
These patterns can quietly keep us stuck — even when part of us longs for change.

Therapy isn’t about “breaking out” overnight.
It’s about understanding where those walls came from… and learning, gently, how to step beyond them with compassion, courage and support 🤍

If you feel trapped in your thoughts or overwhelmed by your inner world, you don’t have to face it alone.

Innerworth Counselling 🌿
Helping you find freedom from the inside out.

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This Christmas I’ve been out and about as the Grinch 🎄💚 spreading smiles, silliness and a little festive chaos along the...
26/12/2025

This Christmas I’ve been out and about as the Grinch 🎄💚 spreading smiles, silliness and a little festive chaos along the way!

And yes… one client may have accidentally seen the Grinch for 5 minutes while I nipped to the toilet 🤣💚

Keeping it real. Keeping it human.

So whether you’ve been a Grinch or a magical fairy this year I hope you’ve found moments of joy along the way 🎁✨

✨ Don’t forget what Christmas is really about… ✨In the middle of the rushing around, the shopping, the noise and the pre...
25/12/2025

✨ Don’t forget what Christmas is really about… ✨

In the middle of the rushing around, the shopping, the noise and the pressure to have everything “perfect”… it’s easy to lose sight of the heart of it all.

Christmas is about Jesus. 🌟

A baby born in the most humble place God stepping into our messy, imperfect world out of love. He came for the broken, the weary, the hopeful, the searching… for every one of us.

Christmas reminds me that even in tough seasons, there is light. Even when life feels heavy, there is hope. And even when we don’t feel enough God calls us loved. 🤍

This year I’m choosing to slow down a little.
To be kinder. To forgive more. To hold people closer.
And to remember the real meaning at the centre of it all…

Emmanuel God with us. ✝️

24/12/2025

Not everyone can afford therapy, especially during the holiday season when pressures can feel overwhelming. But remember, help is always available. Here are some free support options if you or someone you know needs someone to talk to this Christmas:
• NHS Mental Health Crisis: Call 111 and select option 2 for 24/7 support.
• Papyrus (for under 35s): Call 0800 068 4141, Text 88247, or email pat@papyrus-uk.org.
• Samaritans: Call 116 123 anytime or email jo@samaritans.org for a 24-hour reply.
• Mind: Call 0800 414 8247, available 24/7.
• Shout: Text ‘SHOUT’ to 85258, or text ‘YM’ if under 19.
• CALM (for men): Call or WhatsApp 0800 585858 from 5pm-midnight daily.

Please share, and let’s spread the word that support is just a call or text away. 💙

That’s a wrap for the year and what a way to finish ✨My final client this morning connected from Berlin 🇩🇪, and I’m sitt...
20/12/2025

That’s a wrap for the year and what a way to finish ✨

My final client this morning connected from Berlin 🇩🇪, and I’m sitting here feeling deeply grateful.

This year, therapy has crossed borders and time zones — connecting hearts and stories across:
🇺🇸 Florida
🇵🇭 The Philippines
🇺🇸 West Virginia
🇵🇹 Portugal
🇨🇳 China
🇬🇧 The UK
🇩🇪 Berlin

And because of this work, it’s also allowed me to work from some incredible places too the Caribbean 🇨🇦🇧🇸🇯🇲, Turkey 🇹🇷, and Iceland 🇮🇸 while still holding space, showing up, and staying deeply connected.

Whether online or in person, every space we share is built on trust, bravery, and the quiet, powerful work of healing. I truly love my online clients just as much as those I sit with face-to-face here in the UK and I never take for granted the honour of being trusted with your stories.

I’ve also been grateful to collaborate with three corporate companies this year, bringing wellbeing and therapeutic support into professional spaces an experience I value deeply.

Wishing every one of you a peaceful Christmas 🎄 and a New Year filled with hope, growth, and gentleness ✨
I’ll see you all in the New Year 💛

This card stopped me in my tracks 🤍To be told that I helped make someone’s year feel a little safer is something I never...
18/12/2025

This card stopped me in my tracks 🤍

To be told that I helped make someone’s year feel a little safer is something I never take lightly. This work is quiet, often unseen, and deeply human and moments like this remind me why I do it.

Reading these words, I felt tenderness, gratitude, and a deep sense of connection. It’s a reminder that compassion ripples out in ways we don’t always see, and that kindness really does matter.

I’m so grateful to every person who has trusted me with their story this year. It is an honour to sit alongside you.

Wishing you all a Christmas filled with warmth, rest, and moments of gentleness and a New Year that feels safe, hopeful, and kind.

Merry Christmas 🎄✨

Celebrating winter CPD ✨Loved attending the Winter Wonderland Social a lovely reminder that learning doesn’t always have...
17/12/2025

Celebrating winter CPD ✨

Loved attending the Winter Wonderland Social a lovely reminder that learning doesn’t always have to be heavy to be meaningful. Connection, reflection, and shared space with other professionals matter.

Proud to keep investing in my growth, staying curious, and nurturing the work I do especially as the year draws to a close. Grateful moments like these help refill the cup 🌿❄️

A Christmas meal with three incredible therapists 🤍I’m so proud of each of you not just for the therapists you are, but ...
13/12/2025

A Christmas meal with three incredible therapists 🤍
I’m so proud of each of you not just for the therapists you are, but for the humans you are. I know what you’ve each had to overcome, the resilience it’s taken, and the growth you’ve fought for.
Grateful for the laughter, the shared understanding, and the journey we’re all on. ✨

There are mornings that ask nothing of you.No answers. No strength. No performance.They simply offer perspective a remin...
13/12/2025

There are mornings that ask nothing of you.
No answers. No strength. No performance.
They simply offer perspective a reminder to pause, breathe, and notice where you are now, not where you’ve been.
Grateful for this one ✨

🧠 Your brain and body are always trying to keep you safeThis image explains what happens inside us when a threat is dete...
12/12/2025

🧠 Your brain and body are always trying to keep you safe

This image explains what happens inside us when a threat is detected and why trauma responses aren’t a choice.

When something feels dangerous (like a loud noise, conflict, or reminder of past harm), the brain reacts before we consciously think.

Here’s the simple version 👇

🔴 1. The alarm sounds
Information goes straight to the amygdala (the brain’s smoke alarm).

⚡ 2. The amygdala fires
“DANGER!”
This happens outside conscious awareness.

🔥 3. The body reacts
Stress hormones are released.
Heart rate increases.
Muscles tense.
This is fight, flight (or freeze) survival mode.

🧠 4. Thinking brain catches up
Milliseconds later, the prefrontal cortex (“watchtower”) assesses:
Is this actually dangerous?

🟢 5. If safe, the body settles
The brain signals calm and the nervous system returns to baseline.

📚 6. Memory is stored
The hippocampus logs the event — shaping how future situations are perceived.

💡 Why this matters in trauma

If you’ve experienced trauma, your smoke alarm may be extra sensitive.
Your body reacts as if danger is present even when logically you know you’re safe.

That’s not weakness.
That’s a nervous system that learned to survive.

🌱 Therapy isn’t about “calming down”
it’s about helping the body learn safety again.

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