Online and in-person counselling
Counselling for when your anxious mind never seems to switch off.
Hi, I'm Haleigh.
If replying to a work email sends you into fight or flight, you spiral when someone asks, "Have you got five minutes for a chat?", or your brain is constantly preparing for things that haven't even happened yet, you're in the right place.
I'm an integrative, trauma-informed counsellor, and I work with people whose anxiety has become part of everyday life. The people I work with are often exhausted from overthinking, second-guessing themselves and feeling like they always have to hold it all together.
Together, we'll make sense of what's keeping your anxiety going, so you can spend less time surviving and more time feeling calm, confident and like yourself again.
I work in person in Kent and online worldwide.
Maybe you've been telling yourself you're "just an overthinker". Or perhaps you've felt this way for so long that you've started to believe it's simply who you are. If any of these sound familiar, you're not alone.
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Your mind feels like it has 20 tabs open (one is playing music while someone's trying to talk to you), and you're desperately clicking between them all, yet never quite catching up.
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You wake up already feeling behind, before the day's even begun.
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You can achieve something you've worked really hard for, and within minutes your brain has moved on to what you should have done better.
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You can't seem to fully, truly, switch off. You could be lying on the beach, but your brain would still be busy worrying, replaying conversations and preparing for things that haven't even happened yet.
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You examine conversations over and over in your head, like a detective searching for clues. Did I say the wrong thing? Did I upset them? Are they annoyed with me?
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Relationships can feel like you're walking on eggshells, constantly worrying that you've said the wrong thing or upset someone.
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Your heart races the moment you think you've done something wrong.
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You set impossibly high standards for yourself, then beat yourself up for not meeting them.
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Everyone thinks you've got it all together, but they don't see the mental gymnastics it takes just to get through the day.
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You feel like everyone else got handed the handbook for life, and you're just trying to work it all out as you go.
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You're exhausted from carrying an invisible weight that nobody else seems to notice.
If this resonates, I'd be honoured to explore this with you. Learn more about my approach here.
You can find me on instagram @anxiety_with_haleigh