Finding Calm And Connection: Specialist Therapy For Adults, Children, And Families
Based in Wallington (SM6), on the Sutton, Croydon border, supporting clients across Sutton, Croydon and nearby areas.
You donât need to have the words, just a sense that somethingâs not right.
Whether youâre overwhelmed by anxiety, worn down by burnout, carrying grief, or worried about your child in a way you canât yet put into words, youâre welcome here. As a highly trained integrative therapist, I offer a steady, compassionate space for adults, children, and teens, including those who are neurodivergent.
I draw on approaches such as EMDR and attachment based parts work to help you or your child find calm, connection, and a new way forward.
I’m Helen, a calm, creative, and intuitive therapist. I listen not just to your words, but to whatâs beneath them. Together, weâll explore whatâs happening in a way that feels safe, connected, and fully respectful of your pace.
Therapy That Meets You Where You Are
Here, you can explore what matters most to you, gently, safely, and in your own time. I work with people managing anxiety, recovering from loss, feeling overwhelmed, or living with the lingering impact of difficult experiences, often without having a neat label for whatâs going on.
Overwhelm and anxiety donât look the same in everyone. For some, it shows up in panic or shutdown. For others, itâs a quiet sense of disconnection, self-doubt, or emotional fatigue. Whatever shape it takes for you, weâll work gently and steadily with whatâs here â no pressure to be anything other than yourself.
I take an integrative approach that supports the whole person. That might include Internal Family Systems (parts work), EMDR, mindfulness based tools, or creative therapeutic arts. Iâm relational at heart, and lean into a person-centred way of working, soft and steady, but also honest and direct when thatâs whatâs needed.
Most of all, this is a collaborative process. Together, weâll explore what feels safe, meaningful, and right for you, at your pace.
Children, Teens, Adults, and Parents
Each Deserving of Care
When everything feels too much, youâre not alone.
Whether youâre here for yourself or your child, reaching out is a powerful step. I meet every client with warmth, creativity, and curiosity, whether youâre navigating anxiety, overwhelm, emotional shutdown, or something harder to name.
When a child is struggling, emotions can spill over in unexpected ways. Communication may break down. Behaviours may shift. Parents often feel helpless, ashamed, or unsure where to turn. But needing support doesnât mean youâve failed, it means you care deeply, and want something better.
With over 20 years of experience supporting children in schools and therapy, I offer a calm, creative space for healing and understanding. I work gently and collaboratively with children and their families to explore whatâs happening beneath the surface, and to begin rebuilding confidence, connection, and emotional awareness, one steady step at a time.
âHealing doesnât begin with fixing. It begins with being seen, being safe, and knowing you donât have to do it alone.â
A Safe Place for Healing
I donât believe in quick fixes. What I offer is something steadier and deeper:
- A therapeutic relationship built on trust and emotional presence
- A creative, integrative approach that meets each child or adult where they are
- A calm, grounded space where pain, numbness, or confusion can be explored without fear or judgement
As an integrative therapist, I draw on EMDR, polyvagal informed methods, IFS, talk therapy, and creative arts such as drawing, sand tray, clay, and movement. These approaches support clients of all ages in finding relief, self-understanding, and new ways forward.
âWhether youâre an adult feeling overwhelmed or a parent quietly carrying unspoken emotional distress, therapy with me isnât about labels or diagnoses. Itâs about listening into the essence of who you are, and helping you feel safe enough to heal.â
You Donât Have to Do This Alone
Some families come to me when things feel as if theyâre reaching a breaking point. Others arrive simply wanting a space where their child can be seen, heard, and supported without pressure. Many adults come quietly, worn down by anxiety, grief, or overwhelm, often after trying to cope alone for far too long.
Wherever you find yourself, youâre welcome here. My role is to offer steadiness, presence, and creative ways forward, not to push, but to walk alongside you.
Clients often describe our work together as liberating, timely, and life-changing. They talk about feeling safe, supported, and gently empowered, sometimes for the first time in years. Parents tell me they leave sessions feeling less alone, more hopeful, and better able to support their children with love and clarity.
Insights from Helen
Healing from Trauma
The Power of Pausing In a world that constantly demands movement and achievement, pausing can feel almost impossible. Yet in healing from trauma, and in life itself, the act of slowing down is often where the deepest shifts begin. Pausing is not about giving up or standing still forever. It is about creating a moment
Am I Too Sensitive?
It might come up after a conversation that left you feeling hurt, or when youâre wrestling with emotions you canât quite explain. On the surface, it sounds like a way of keeping perspective. But often, this question carries a sharper edge. Instead of offering clarity, it can leave you doubting yourself, silencing your feelings, and wondering if youâre âtoo much.â
