Attending Jacqui Dillon’s Daring to be Wise workshop was a deeply reflective experience for me. The content was broad, complex, and emotionally impactful — so much so that I found myself initially paralysed. The part of me that likes to “fix” or act immediately didn’t know where to begin.

This post is my attempt at beginning

I don't know what the long-term impact will be — on myself or my clients — but I believe that doing something is better than staying stuck in uncertainty.

What I’m Committing To

To all my current and future clients, I want to say this clearly:
I commit to meeting your therapeutic needs in a way that truly works for you.
I commit to working with what you bring, respecting your choices, feelings, thoughts, and experiences.
I will encourage you to use your voice — even if it feels barely audible at first — and I will honour that voice, recognising that you are the expert on your own life.

I also commit to working beyond diagnoses or labels. Healing begins in connection and community, not categories. While all of this might seem like a given in therapy, I’ve come to understand, through the lens of this workshop, that this kind of presence and listening is not always the norm.

Why This Matters

Our mental health system too often silences or oversimplifies people’s lived experiences. But if we can create space — genuine space — for people to be heard and seen, we can begin to shift that.

So if any of this resonates with you — if you’ve felt unheard, if your mental health needs haven’t been met, if you’re ready to take back the steering wheel of your healing — please get in touch. I would be honoured to walk alongside you on that journey.

Let’s reimagine what healing looks like. Together.