Adults
Faye works with adults experiencing stress, anxiety, mood concerns, workplace difficulties, burnout, adjustment issues and life transitions. Therapy provides a supportive space to understand current challenges and develop practical strategies for managing them
Faye provides support for adults experiencing:
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Anxiety
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Depression
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OCD
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Stress and burnout
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Workplace stress, bullying or conflict
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Adjustment difficulties
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Low confidence or self-esteem
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Parenting stress
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Neurodiversity
Areas of support
Anxiety
Anxiety can affect people in many different ways, including persistent worry, overthinking, panic symptoms, avoidance, sleep difficulties, irritability, tension, or feeling unable to switch off. It may relate to specific situations, work, relationships, parenting, health, study, or broader life pressures.
Psychological support can help adults better understand their anxiety, identify patterns that may be maintaining it, and develop practical strategies to manage worry, reduce avoidance, and respond more effectively to stressful situations.
Depression
Depression can involve low mood, reduced motivation, loss of interest, tearfulness, irritability, fatigue, withdrawal, sleep changes, or feeling flat, hopeless or stuck. These experiences may develop gradually over time or occur in response to stressful life events, loss, health concerns, relationship difficulties or ongoing pressure.
Therapy can help adults explore the factors contributing to low mood, develop strategies to support daily functioning, and work towards patterns of thinking, behaviour and self-care that support emotional wellbeing.
OCD
Obsessive-compulsive disorder can involve intrusive thoughts, images or urges that feel distressing, unwanted or difficult to dismiss. People may find themselves engaging in compulsions or rituals, such as checking, reassurance-seeking, counting, mental reviewing, avoidance, or repeated behaviours aimed at reducing anxiety or preventing something bad from happening.
Psychological support can help adults better understand the OCD cycle and develop strategies to reduce the impact of intrusive thoughts and compulsive behaviours. Therapy is tailored to the person’s circumstances and may include evidence-based approaches for managing anxiety, uncertainty and compulsive patterns.
Stress and Burnout
Ongoing stress can affect emotional wellbeing, concentration, sleep, motivation, relationships and day-to-day functioning. Burnout may develop when demands remain high for too long, particularly when there is limited time for recovery, support or a sense of control.
Therapy can help adults understand the factors contributing to stress and burnout, develop practical coping strategies, review boundaries and expectations, and consider realistic changes that support recovery and longer-term wellbeing.
Workplace Stress, Bullying or Conflict
Workplace difficulties can have a significant impact on confidence, mood, anxiety, sleep and overall wellbeing. This may include workplace stress, interpersonal conflict, bullying, performance pressure, difficult management relationships, role changes, or uncertainty about how to respond to workplace concerns.
Psychological support can provide a confidential space to understand the impact of workplace experiences, develop coping and communication strategies, clarify options, and support decision-making during stressful or complex work situations.
Adjustment Difficulties
Adults may seek support when adjusting to significant life changes or stressful events, such as relationship changes, separation, parenting transitions, career changes, illness, caring responsibilities, relocation, grief, or changes in family circumstances.
Therapy can help people process what has changed, understand their emotional responses, and develop strategies to cope with uncertainty, stress, grief or shifting roles and expectations.
Low Confidence or Self-Esteem
Low confidence or self-esteem can affect relationships, work, decision-making, assertiveness and willingness to try new things. It may involve self-criticism, comparison with others, difficulty recognising strengths, fear of failure, or feeling not good enough.
Therapy can support adults to better understand these patterns, develop a more balanced view of themselves, strengthen self-compassion, and build confidence in managing personal, professional and relational challenges.
Parenting Stress
Parenting can be rewarding, but it can also be demanding and emotionally draining. Adults may seek support when they feel overwhelmed, uncertain, guilty, reactive, or worried about their child’s wellbeing, behaviour, emotions or development.
Psychological support can help parents reflect on their responses, manage stress, strengthen emotional regulation, and develop practical strategies for supporting both their child and themselves.
Neurodiversity-Related Support
Adults may seek support in relation to ADHD, autism or other neurodiversity-related experiences, including those recognised or diagnosed later in life. Late recognition can bring relief and greater self-understanding, but may also involve grief, uncertainty, reassessment of past experiences, or questions about identity, relationships, work and everyday functioning.
Therapy can support adults to better understand their strengths, needs and patterns of coping. This may include support with emotional regulation, organisation, anxiety, masking, burnout, sensory overwhelm, communication, self-advocacy and developing strategies that are realistic and sustainable.
Therapeutic Approach
Faye’s therapeutic approach is warm, client-centred and practical. Her work draws on evidence-based approaches, including Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, and is tailored to each client’s circumstances, goals and needs.
Therapy may focus on developing insight, improving coping strategies, strengthening emotional regulation, supporting decision-making and building confidence in managing life’s challenges.
