Rita Brophy

Do you often feel anxious and hear that inner critic telling you that you’re not good enough or find yourself putting other people’s needs first because it’s ‘selfish’ not to? Most of us have experienced emotional neglect in some form and perhaps were bullied or shamed as children and these experiences can create negative beliefs about ourselves and make us need external validation to help us feel good about ourselves.  I can help you grow to find your true self and and learn to accept and love who you really are. 

I have helped many people who have struggled with anxiety , lack of self worth and confidence and through working together I can help you obtain the life you deserve. 

I am an integrative person centred therapist which means that I can work from several different perspectives depending upon what your issues are.  I work with your inner child and other parts of your self such as the inner critic, the people pleaser, sabotuer and  perfectionist. 

I am also trained in using Focussing’ as a way for you become more in tune with your feelings and I’m also qualified in EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques).  I have also practised Mindfulness and Vipassana meditation for fifteen years.  

I am warm, honest and will not judge you .  My aim is to create a space where you will feel safe to express all your feelings and to know they will be accepted and welcomed.    We will work collaboratively with lots of check-ins about how you're feeling about working with me.   

I offer a free twenty minute chat so that you can ask questions or get a sense of whether you feel we are a right fit.  It also gives me the opportunity to assess whether or not I feel I can help you. 

Do you often struggle with anxiety around the sense that you feel different from everyone else?  or you often experience feeling left out in groups?  Perhaps you feel others don't understand you and relationships can often be challenging.   Perhaps you have considered seeking assessment for one of the neurodivergent conditions in the hope that it might help solve some of the emotional struggles you often experience.

We can explore these issues and collaborate to help you find ways to accept yourself more instead of feeling you have try to fit in with everyone else's  expectations of who they want you to be. 

I can help you be less anxious and to become more empowered and to gain a greater sense of self worth .

I am a Humanistic Integrative Therapist and qualified 12 years ago. 

This means I have studied a broad range of theories and can offer differing approaches, according to what might best help the client.  

I am also a single mum with a son who has a diagnosis of  Asperger's  ADHD and PDA and feel passionate about the needs of neurodivergent individuals and want to help those possibly with a diagnosis or their partners or close significant others to learn how to accept and understand their feelings around the diagnosis.

I offer a warm , honest space where you wont be judged.   My role is to help you with your feelings around particular issues and help you to accept and manage them and learn by rich experience through them.