If you’ve arrived here, you may feeling stuck, sad, anxious, confused  and wondering if therapy might help.

Life can be difficult and overwhelming at times. This is especially true during periods of change and transition.  Beginning a new job or leaving an old one, starting a university course, moving to a new city,  coming to terms with illness, losing an important relationship all can evoke feelings of sadness, anxiety,  lonelines and depression.  Major life changes, involve disruption to familiar routines and support structures. which can leave us feelling cast adrift, overwhelmed, insecure and lacking direction. If this resonates with your experiences, then you may also feel isolated from friends and notice that your usual coping strategies are no longer working for you.

Perhaps you are troubled by memories of painful events in your past.

You might be doubting yourself or experiencing a loss of confidence and self-esteem.

Possibly, you feel worried, alone and in need of support.

Maybe you’re ready to make some changes and are unsure how or where to begin. I hope that by reading this you will decide therapy might help you and that you decide to contact me to arrange a free consultation.

Some of the reasons you might decide to start therapy with me

  • You’re finding it difficult to cope with pressures at home, work or university.
  • Your confidence has been undermined and you feel held back from achieving your goals in life.
  • You find it difficult to set and maintain healthy boundaries in your work, study or personal life.
  • You are struggling with a loss, career setback, bereavement or relationship break-up and need help to work through this.
  • Anxiety and low self-esteem are stopping you from socialising, forming new relationships or achieving your potential.
  • You notice the same unhelpful or negative patterns keep repeating and would like to change this.
  • You find yourself procrastinating and struggle to make progress with important assignments, creative work or career decisions.
  • You feel stressed, overwhelmed or burned out and you want help to step back, re-assess and rebuild.
  • Painful experiences in your past are preventing you from enjoying your life in the present.
  • You would like to better understand yourself, how you became the way you are, and your relationships with others.

Karen Nolan MBACP, psychotherapist at KN Psychotherapy and Wellbeing

An experienced psychotherapist, based in Wigan, Greater Manchester,  I work predominantly online with people from across England and Wales. I offer individual and group psychotherapy and therapeutic dream-sharing groups. I work psychodynamically, using an approach called transactional analysis .

I offer a safe, confidential and respectful space, where you will feel heard, accepted and supported to achieve the changes that you want for yourself.

We all experience difficult or stressful periods in our lives, times when we may question ourselves, feel lost, insecure or uncertain.  Relationship breakdowns, career setbacks, professional disagreements, family disputes, illness, bereavement,  disappointments and losses can chip away at our self-esteem. Our resilience and confidence in our ability to cope may feel be depleted, our sense of who were are undermined.  Over time our wellbeing and sense of belonging can be depleted.

If any if this is happening to you, then you may be feeling sad, depressed, anxious, confused and lost. You may notice that you no longer have interest in things you used to enjoy and have stopped taking care of yourself. You may feel lonely and at the same time reluctant to meet up with friends and family. Colleagues and loved ones may be noticing that you seem unusually irritable, short-tempered or withdrawn.

Therapy with me can help you pause, recharge and recover your creativity, confidence and sense of connection . I offer space explore what's happening in your life, make links between past and present, gain new perspectives and insights,  and find a way forward.

Journey Together

If any of this sounds like what you’re experiencing right now, then starting to think about how you might sort things out, although it feels daunting, can bring a huge sense of relief. Psychotherapy is not a magic wand, however it does offer a space to think and a scaffold to support you as you take your first steps creating your life as it might be, if your current difficulties were eased.

As your therapist, I will be there to accompany you on your journey, supporting you to process your feelings, gain clarity, explore possibilities and discover new ways of being.

I am an ethical psychotherapist and a registered member of BACP (British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy). If you would like to talk to me about beginning therapy, please get in touch to arrange a confidential, online consultation or continue exploring the site to find out more about me and how I work.