Hello
I'm Lucy, a counsellor based in Ellesmere Port (and online) and the face behind Little Oasis Therapy.
As a little girl, I used to hide behind family, friends, anyone who could speak for me because I felt so fearful of getting it wrong. I desperately wanted to fit in but the fear of embarrassing myself, of not 'being enough' kept me stuck in unhelpful thought and behaviour patterns for much of my life. I learnt to mask this as much as I could and I got good at it. But as much as I looked 'fine' on the outside, this wasn't always how I felt on the inside and much of my time was spent getting frustrated with myself and talking myself down. Until I went through a huge life transition in 2018 and started my counselling journey - since then, things started to really change for me.
My Story
I've always been a sensitive soul, I watch out for signals from others and feel their emotions (and my own) deeply. I used to find it so hard to understand why I felt so frozen in social situations, why I came away from every conversation second-guessing myself. Now, after doing a lot of healing work, I finally feel confident and content in who I am and it's made the biggest difference to how I feel about myself and my life - which is why I feel so passionate about helping people to feel understood.
Back in 2017 my mum, the rock of my family, was rushed into hospital with a sudden ruptured aneurysm in her brain. I went from daughter to carer overnight and no one can ever prepare you for that. Later on that year I began my journey into becoming a therapist - I had experienced how truly valuable it was to have a supportive professional around you at a time where every else feels unstable and I wanted to be that person for others.
I gained my diploma in L4 Therapeutic Counselling and I went on to work for charities & the NHS helping to utilise community services to improve individuals health and wellbeing. I noticed that my calming nature, warm empathy and natural interest in people's stories allowed me to connect and build strong trust with individuals - I knew I had found my path. I now help quiet, emotionally aware women turn panic and overwhelm into self-confidence and security, so they can stop 'performing' and start belonging.