What kind of therapy do I offer?
Creative, Neuro-Affirming Therapy (for Queer, ND, self-curious people out there).
At Self Curious Therapy, I work with people who are not just overwhelmed, lost or burnt out, but also self-curious: those who sense that something in their life no longer fits, and are drawn to explore who they truly are beneath the roles, routines, and expectations.
What Does It Mean to Be Self-Curious?
To be self-curious is to live with a quiet, persistent ache to know yourself more fully, not to fix who you are, but to find who you’ve always been beneath the masks, roles, and demands of the world.
In Jungian terms, this is the beginning of individuation: the process of becoming more whole and more you. Self-curiosity is not about having all the answers, but about being willing to ask the deeper questions:
Who am I when I’m not performing?
What do I want, truly?
Whose rules am I living by?
Self-curious people often carry a deep sensitivity. They may be neurodivergent, queer, creatively-minded, or spiritually questioning; they might have been going through the period of change or transition. What they share is not a diagnosis but a longing, a longing to feel congruent, to feel at home in themselves, to shape a life that reflects who they really are.
What is neuro-affirming therapy?
Neuro-affirming therapy recognises that neurodivergence: like autism (ASD), ADHD, AuDHD, sensory differences, or PDA profiles, is not a flaw or disorder, but a different way of experiencing the world. It’s something to understand, honour, and support. It also means, everyone is welcome with the individual differences, needs and challenges. I will listen and try to understand your language.
You may be late-diagnosed (ND), self-identifying (ND), or still wondering where you fit. You may be carrying years of internalised pressure to mask, accommodate, or explain yourself.
In this therapy space, you don’t have to perform. You don’t have to educate me. You are not too much, too intense, too sensitive. You are welcome as you are.
I primarily (but not exclusively!) work with women (and those raised or socialised as such) who are:
Neurodivergent and/or queer
Experiencing burnout, disconnection, or overwhelm
Carrying a sense of “not enoughness” from childhood or relational trauma
Exploring gender, identity, queerness, or self-expression
Navigating motherhood, caregiving, or healing from the mother wound
Going through periods of change (motherhood, professional transition, menopause, divorce, relationship shift etc.)
Craving depth, clarity, and reconnection with themselves
You might not feel like you “qualify” for therapy.
You might be the one everyone else leans on.
But here, you get to lean back.
Why identity, womanhood, and mothering matter in this work
Many of my clients feel exhausted by the roles they’ve had to play: the good girl, the competent one, the self-sacrificing partner, the perfect mother. In therapy, we gently begin to unravel these expectations and uncover what’s true for you.
We explore:
The impact of being socialised as female while neurodivergent or queer
The mother wound: how you were mothered (or not), and how this still echoes in your life
The tension between freedom and care, especially for those parenting or caregiving
How to unmask, set boundaries, and create space for your own becoming
How to re-story your life in a way that reflects your inner truth, not external pressure
My approach
My work draws from Jungian art psychotherapy, coaching, and neurodivergent-informed practices. It’s gentle, curious, creative, and structured enough to feel safe when life feels chaotic.
This might include:
Mapping your sensory world, needs, cycles, and nervous system
Exploring metaphors, images, dreams, or inner figures
Working with burnout, relational trauma, masking, or perfectionism
Using creative tools to process and make meaning
Developing a more rooted, more compassionate sense of self
Looking closer at what makes you who you are - identity, relationships and all the different elements
You don’t need to be good at art, or even talk a lot. Sometimes, silence is where the real work happens.
Is this for you?
You’re queer and/or neurodivergent and/or deeply self-reflective
You are in a relationship where the understanding of who you are - or who your partner is - has been shifting
You’ve spent years performing or people-pleasing, and want to reclaim your space
You’re unlearning old roles (like “good daughter,” “strong woman,” “selfless mum”)
You feel lost, stuck, or fragmented, but sense that something truer is calling
You want to live more in tune with your inner self, not just external demands
If any of that resonates, therapy can be a place to pause, re-centre, and slowly return to who you really are.
