Skip to content
  • From surviving to thriving — your journey starts here.
  • About me
  • More Info
  • Contact
  • Reflections
Book a Consultation

Please note: From 1 August 2026, session fees will increase to £60 per session. Thank you for your understanding and for allowing me to support you.

Hope Tree Counselling
  • From surviving to thriving — your journey starts here.
  • About me
  • More Info
  • Contact
  • Reflections
Hope Tree Counselling
  • Understanding Yourself

Why your nervous system ends up overwhelmed in narcissistic relationship dynamics

Many people leave narcissistic relationship dynamics feeling anxious, exhausted, hypervigilant, or disconnected from themselves. This piece explores what happens to the nervous system in emotionally unsafe relationships - and why healing takes time.

  • Understanding Yourself

Growing up as an undiagnosed autistic girl in an unsupportive environment

What is the impact of growing up as an undiagnosed autistic girl? This piece explores masking, nervous system overwhelm, self-doubt, and the emotional impact of receiving a diagnosis later in life.

  • Understanding Yourself

A therapist, in small details (Part 2)

A few more small details about how I work as a therapist - what I notice, what I value, and how I aim to create a space where you can feel safe to be yourself.

  • Understanding Yourself

A therapist, in small details (Part 1)

Clients often sit across from me knowing very little about who I am. This piece offers a gentle insight into the person behind the therapist - my values, my ways of working, and what matters to me in the therapy room.

  • Understanding Yourself

Why self-doubt can feel so constant when you’re neurodivergent

For many neurodivergent people, self-doubt isn’t occasional - it can feel constant. This piece explores where that doubt comes from and how it begins to make sense.

  • Understanding Yourself

Why it’s so hard to trust yourself after narcissistic relationships

When your reality has been questioned over time, it can leave you doubting your own thoughts and feelings. This post explores why self-trust becomes so difficult—and how it can be rebuilt.

  • Understanding Yourself

You’re not “too sensitive” — what that label often hides

Being told you’re “too sensitive” can quietly shape how you see yourself. This piece explores what that label often hides—and what it really means to feel deeply.

  • Understanding Yourself

When your body knows before your mind does

There’s a moment that people often describe in hindsight. Something felt off. Not dramatically. Not in…

  • Understanding Yourself

Why neurodivergent people can be more vulnerable to narcissistic relationship dynamics

There’s a pattern I see often in my work… People who identify as neurodivergent—whether that’s autism,…

  • Understanding Yourself

When guilt isn’t actually yours

When guilt doesn’t feel like it fits You might notice a feeling of guilt that feels…

Copyright © 2026 - Hope Tree Counselling

Opening Hours

  • Mon - Thurs - 10am - 8:30pm

Contact Info

  • 07918 019441
  • sarah@hopetreecounselling.co.uk
  • Victoria Therapy Centre, Saltaire, BD18 3LQ

Loading Comments...