Sasha 

A little about me

I’m Sasha, an integrative counsellor, neurodivergent and highly sensitive, with a soft spot for a good metaphor. Having grown up across different countries, I’ve found myself curious about belonging, about the ways we experience difference, and about that rather slippery word “normal”, which never seems to stay quite where you put it.

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The whole picture, loose threads included

I’m interested in what’s happened to you, of course, but also in the world around you, the things that matter to you, and those parts of yourself that somehow keep getting edited out.

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My work includes supporting people affected by emotional, domestic and sexual abuse, including narcissistic abuse and coercive control, alongside trauma, grief, relationship difficulties, overwhelm and questions of identity.

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When the words haven’t arrived yet

Together, we might find ourselves untangling a pattern, following an image, or staying with a feeling while the words catch up. Sometimes that means noticing how something feels in your body; sometimes a metaphor gets us somewhere that a perfectly sensible explanation couldn’t. I’m fond of words, but they don’t always get there first.

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And you don’t need to be “good at” creativity for any of this. We can find ways of exploring that make sense to you, including when talking is exactly what you need.

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Room to stay, room to smile

I don’t mind a few loose threads, or something that only begins to make sense later, after we’ve wandered elsewhere for a while. We can stay with what matters and return to it without having to tie everything into a neat little bow.

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There’s room for warmth and humour alongside the hard stuff, too, because those parts of you belong in the conversation as much as anything else. And when other people’s voices have become louder than your own, we can begin listening for what you feel, what you think, and what you want.

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