For many LGBTQ+ people, the most painful experiences are not always the openly hostile or obvious acts of discrimination. Often, it is the smaller, repeated moments that slowly wear people down over time. Comments, assumptions, jokes, exclusions, or subtle...
LGBTQ+ THERAPY & MENTAL HEALTH
Articles exploring LGBTQ affirming therapy, emotional wellbeing, identity, healing, self awareness, therapy for LGBTQ+ people, and mental health support in Manchester.
Negative Core Beliefs: How Shame, Rejection & Childhood Experiences Shape Self Worth
egative core beliefs can shape relationships in powerful ways. If somebody deep down believes they are unworthy of love, they may struggle to believe reassurance even when it is genuine. Compliments can feel uncomfortable, healthy relationships may feel unfamiliar, and emotional safety can sometimes feel harder to trust than emotional chaos.
What is GSRD Therapy?
Gender, sex, and relationship therapy (GSRD therapy) is an emergent psychotherapy building on the affirmative traditions of relational and humanistic schools and harnessing some of the techniques of third-wave cognitive behavioural therapy. The approach is crucial in...