Loneliness

You can be surrounded by people and still feel completely alone. Or you can be isolated by circumstance and feel it even more sharply. Either way, loneliness often brings shame with it, the sense that something must be wrong with you if you struggle to connect.

In our sessions we can look at what lies behind it. Sometimes it's patterns that keep people at a distance, or old experiences that taught you closeness wasn't safe. Sometimes life has simply left you cut off, after a move, a separation or a change of job.

We can work on how you feel about closeness and, where it would help, on practical steps towards other people. The hope is that connection starts to feel possible again.