Remote therapy, parenting support, school liaison, from the convenience of your home or office
I specialise in working with people of mixed culture, suspected or diagnosed neurodivergence, or any other areas relating to identity or belonging including GSRD
I will give you a safe and confidential space, free of judgement, to explore whatever is difficult in your life, and to help you identify what you might want to change
Therapy & coaching sessions available to help support you, or your neurodivergent child or student
Remote or online counselling is a way for you to engage in counselling without the demands or stress of travel, and can be particularly helpful to those who experience sensory overload or have a demanding personal schedule.
I also offer coaching or consultancy sessions to parents and educators, to help you support your neurodivergent children and students.
I have full training and extensive experience in video, audio, and SMS therapy, as well as through email for those who may prefer no interruptions, a much slower pace, or who struggle with regular time commitments.
About me
Nina Shah Gestalt Counsellor Dip. MBACP (Accred.), Reiki Master Level 3
I am a British therapist who recently relocated to Stockholm, and I continue to work remotely with clients in the UK.
My cultural backdrop is British Croatian by birth, and British Pakistani by marriage. I specialise in issues relating to feeling different for whatever reason, including mixed culture life, neurodivergence (ADHD, autism etc), the twin relationship, and gender, sexual and relationship diversity.
I am a UK-accredited Gestalt therapist with 30 years of experience in the fields of mental health and psychology.
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I love my new fidget fluff, as made by one of my kids in slöjd (arts and crafts). #fidget #adhd #fluff
I love my new fidget fluff, as made by one of my kids in slöjd (arts and crafts). #fidget #adhd #fluff
So many neurodivergent women grow up trying so hard to fit in, to avoid criticism, to please those around us, that we end up becoming perfectionists and people pleasers, the high achievers that burn out.
Maybe it is time to let go of that which no longer serves us. That which takes energy we do not have to give.
#perfectionist #goodgirl #highachiever #adhdwomen #autisticwomen #adhd #autistic #neurodivergent
With captions: https://youtube.com/shorts/QPOjIFpfbeE And thank you @vanessabp1 for sharing this exercise.
So many neurodivergent women grow up trying so hard to fit in, to avoid criticism, to please those around us, that we end up becoming perfectionists and people pleasers, the high achievers that burn out.
Maybe it is time to let go of that which no longer serves us. That which takes energy we do not have to give.
#perfectionist #goodgirl #highachiever #adhdwomen #autisticwomen #adhd #autistic #neurodivergent
With captions: https://youtube.com/shorts/QPOjIFpfbeE And thank you @vanessabp1 for sharing this exercise.
This is an amazing video that helps you to get inside the mind of someone experiencing sensory overload, and it also shows the little kindnesses that make all the difference: 👉🏼https://youtu.be/etCCAREPCqE👈🏼
This is the first step of what a neuroaffirming public space would look like, and some of these reactions are neuroaffirming or neurosupportive interactions.
Future steps could include:
✨ quieter spaces to register arrival
✨ providing directions in different ways
✨ areas to choose to listen to music, but having majority spaces quieter e.g. like smoking booths became a thing, rather than having smoking everywhere
✨ eventually no additional auditory stimulations, so visitors can make their own choices about additional sounds like music
✨ making it a policy to have phones on silent when with clients or patients.
#sensoryoverload #neuroaffirming #sensory
This is an amazing video that helps you to get inside the mind of someone experiencing sensory overload, and it also shows the little kindnesses that make all the difference: 👉🏼https://youtu.be/etCCAREPCqE👈🏼
This is the first step of what a neuroaffirming public space would look like, and some of these reactions are neuroaffirming or neurosupportive interactions.
Future steps could include:
✨ quieter spaces to register arrival
✨ providing directions in different ways
✨ areas to choose to listen to music, but having majority spaces quieter e.g. like smoking booths became a thing, rather than having smoking everywhere
✨ eventually no additional auditory stimulations, so visitors can make their own choices about additional sounds like music
✨ making it a policy to have phones on silent when with clients or patients.
#sensoryoverload #neuroaffirming #sensory
I was randomly Googling the history of RSD and found this useful article: https://www.neurodivergentinsights.com/history-of-rejection-sensitive-dysphoria/
Reading aloud a list of bullets in the presence of one of my kids, they said "Oooh, it`s like they`re talking about me," and so now I have a different way to approach this child`s school (and general) anxiety.
Thoughts around RSD have previously floated through my mind about them, but for some reason didn`t stay for a chat with me, and it is so helpful to me that they were able to recognise and express this huge part of their challenges, because now I have more clarity about how to adapt my support of them, to make it more appropriate.
Many parents choose not to discuss their children`s labels with them, wanting to avoid their child limiting their expectations of themselves perhaps, and I do understand this, and of course everyone has a right to choose what and how to communicate with their own kids. But for my kids, being open about all labels, discussing them as part of everyday conversations, not just the ones they choose to own, but those their friends may one day choose, or that they may just come across in everyday life, has been hugely important in ensuring I understand their particular needs, in them understanding themselves, in getting their needs met at school, and, not least, in increasing compassion, both for themselves and for those around them.
#rsd #rejectionsensitivity #rejectionsensitivedysphoria #adhd #autism #asd #nd #neurodivergent
I was randomly Googling the history of RSD and found this useful article: https://www.neurodivergentinsights.com/history-of-rejection-sensitive-dysphoria/
Reading aloud a list of bullets in the presence of one of my kids, they said "Oooh, it`s like they`re talking about me," and so now I have a different way to approach this child`s school (and general) anxiety.
Thoughts around RSD have previously floated through my mind about them, but for some reason didn`t stay for a chat with me, and it is so helpful to me that they were able to recognise and express this huge part of their challenges, because now I have more clarity about how to adapt my support of them, to make it more appropriate.
Many parents choose not to discuss their children`s labels with them, wanting to avoid their child limiting their expectations of themselves perhaps, and I do understand this, and of course everyone has a right to choose what and how to communicate with their own kids. But for my kids, being open about all labels, discussing them as part of everyday conversations, not just the ones they choose to own, but those their friends may one day choose, or that they may just come across in everyday life, has been hugely important in ensuring I understand their particular needs, in them understanding themselves, in getting their needs met at school, and, not least, in increasing compassion, both for themselves and for those around them.
#rsd #rejectionsensitivity #rejectionsensitivedysphoria #adhd #autism #asd #nd #neurodivergent
I do love a good British treats package – finally the tea I ordered months ago (the delay entirely my own fault!), from The Covent Garden Tea House – I have tried others, and while there are many that do the job, these are the bees knees of tea.
#coventgardenteahouse #tea #britishtea #cuppa
I do love a good British treats package – finally the tea I ordered months ago (the delay entirely my own fault!), from The Covent Garden Tea House – I have tried others, and while there are many that do the job, these are the bees knees of tea.
#coventgardenteahouse #tea #britishtea #cuppa
My eldest brother brought me a copy of the book my mama translated - I`m so proud of her and delighted to own a copy. I also love the photo of her on the front cover.
She wanted to translate this for all Croatian diaspora who may have lost their mother tongue or simply prefer to read in English, but also, as she says in the intro, for anyone "where freedom continues to be yearned for and truth remains our common touchstone."
hashtag#ShanasMarriage hashtag#AnteJakšić hashtag#DubravkaWilliamsPodhraški hashtag#translation hashtag#CroatianClassics hashtag#CroatianLiterature Mil Williams
Update: available from Amazon, if anyone wants to buy this!
Amazon UK: https://lnkd.in/d-X2Jm82
Amazon US: https://lnkd.in/dVjK3xbE
Amazon Canada: https://lnkd.in/dyD3aQhF
Amazon Australia: https://lnkd.in/dP9DH75H
Amazon Sweden: https://lnkd.in/dDGggc-R
My eldest brother brought me a copy of the book my mama translated - I`m so proud of her and delighted to own a copy. I also love the photo of her on the front cover.
She wanted to translate this for all Croatian diaspora who may have lost their mother tongue or simply prefer to read in English, but also, as she says in the intro, for anyone "where freedom continues to be yearned for and truth remains our common touchstone."
hashtag#ShanasMarriage hashtag#AnteJakšić hashtag#DubravkaWilliamsPodhraški hashtag#translation hashtag#CroatianClassics hashtag#CroatianLiterature Mil Williams
Update: available from Amazon, if anyone wants to buy this!
Amazon UK: https://lnkd.in/d-X2Jm82
Amazon US: https://lnkd.in/dVjK3xbE
Amazon Canada: https://lnkd.in/dyD3aQhF
Amazon Australia: https://lnkd.in/dP9DH75H
Amazon Sweden: https://lnkd.in/dDGggc-R
Saw this amazing lettuce farm at our local Coop supermarket. Fresh lettuce every day, no transportation. Such a great idea!
#organic #freshproduce #freshlygrown #ecofriendly #lettuce #coop #greenstockholm
Saw this amazing lettuce farm at our local Coop supermarket. Fresh lettuce every day, no transportation. Such a great idea!
#organic #freshproduce #freshlygrown #ecofriendly #lettuce #coop #greenstockholm
** Trigger warning - deceased animal **
One of our poor visiting magpies is dead. 😭 I googled and they do funerals for their lost ones and make wreaths, so I`ve made a little wreath, super quick as I have a client soon, and I`ll bury him after a respectful time.
#magpie #funeral #grief #loss
** Trigger warning - deceased animal **
One of our poor visiting magpies is dead. 😭 I googled and they do funerals for their lost ones and make wreaths, so I`ve made a little wreath, super quick as I have a client soon, and I`ll bury him after a respectful time.
#magpie #funeral #grief #loss
