Helen Wilks

The fawn response is a strategy we've learned to use to protect ourselves. Most of us have heard of "fight or flight." It's the phrase we think of when our heart pounds before a presentation, or perhaps when we are short with someone we love after a long, stressful day. Many people know about "freeze" too, that deer-in-headlights feeling where the words won't come and we simply can't seem to move. I talk about these primitive, very natural responses with all my clients, helping to understand...

If we walk the same route every day, eventually we will create a well-worn path: the brain works the same way. Have you ever stopped to notice the way you talk to yourself? Perhaps you've caught yourself thinking, "I'm just an anxious person." Or "I'm useless at speaking up." Maybe you've said things like "I always overthink everything," or "I'm just not confident." It might seem harmless, but neuroscience tells us that the story we repeatedly tell ourselves has a powerful influence on how...

With SFH, you don't need to relive your trauma to move forwards. This is a question I'm asked surprisingly often. People will often contact me and ask, "Do you specialise in trauma?" The answer is no, I don't specialise in trauma itself. However, many of the clients I work with have experienced difficult or traumatic events either recently or at some point in their lives. Sometimes that trauma is clearly linked to why they've come to see me. Other times it's simply one part of a much bigger...