Val Leveson - counselling and therapy

29/11/2025

29/11/2025

DBTSkills.

29/11/2025

Things are improving, but too many autistic girls still go undiagnosed.

29/11/2025

More likely to misuse power, less likely to be forgiven.

27/11/2025

Emotional abuse often flies under the radar because it doesn’t leave visible bruises. Many people endure harmful relationship dynamics for years without recognizing them as abuse, simply because these behaviors have been normalized or minimized. The most insidious forms of emotional abuse are thos...

26/11/2025

A reminder during the holidays and always✨ you are worthy of love AND respect. You are allowed to have boundaries and take up space, you deserve to feel safe. Xo

26/11/2025

As we move into Thanksgiving and the holiday season, it’s important to remember that nervous-system activation is normal.

Even when everything “looks fine,” the body remembers:
• old patterns and roles
• family dynamics
• grief or unmet needs
• pressure to be calm or cheerful

When something familiar is triggered, your nervous system may shift into protection mode, not because you’re failing, but because your body is trying to keep you safe.

If you notice anxiety, shutdown, over-accommodating, or people-pleasing, pause and remind yourself:
“Nothing is wrong with me. My body is responding to my history.”

If this resonates, we created a gentle exercise for navigating the fawn response during the holidays:
👉 Free practice for the fawn response:

https://www.rewiretraumatherapy.com/pl/2147815334

It’s a simple somatic tool to help you reconnect with your needs and return to your body.

Over the next few days we’ll share more support, grounding tools, and nervous-system practices to help you move through this season with more stability and compassion.

Wherever you are emotionally, you belong here 🤍

26/11/2025

I can’t dance. Not even a little bit. But the terrible moves my friends mock are an antidote to the racing heart and quivering breath that arrive in my more anxious moments

26/11/2025

Can’t focus or feel scattered all the time?
Feel detached, numb, or like you’re watching your life from the outside?

Dissociation is a 50-cent word that means "disconnection," and PTSD can definitely make us feel disconnected from ourselves.
Dissociation is basically your brain hitting “pause” to keep you safe (even if we aren't in danger at that moment).

26/11/2025

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