Bindi Forrester

Relational patterns, how we seek safety, closeness, or distance, are often shaped long before we're consciously aware of them. In therapy, I help clients notice these patterns as they show up in real time, including within our own therapeutic relationship, where new ways of relating can often be explored safely and gently

Together, we explore where these patterns come from and how they impact current relationships, without getting stuck in blame or self-criticism.

Over time, clients often find they're better able to recognise their needs in relationships, communicate them clearly (even if it feels uncomfortable at first), and choose connections that feel respectful, supportive, and nourishing.

If you've been late-diagnosed or spent years masking, you may have come to believe that struggling means you're failing. Together, we'll make sense of your executive functioning, sensory needs, and the strategies you've developed to cope, recognising them as adaptations rather than flaws.

Rather than trying to "fix" the way your brain works, we'll explore practical strategies and environments that support you as you are. Over time, you'll experience less burnout and overwhelm, while developing a greater appreciation for the strengths that come with being neurodivergent.

Understanding your nervous system can help explain why you respond the way you do during times of stress, overwhelm, or uncertainty. Together, we'll explore somatic and polyvagal-informed approaches, practising them in session so they become familiar and accessible in everyday life.

This isn't about feeling calm or regulated all the time. You're human, and your emotions deserve to be felt, not avoided. Instead, we'll build the flexibility to recognise when you need to soothe, when you need to stay with difficult emotions, and how to move through them with greater confidence.

Perhaps boundaries have always felt difficult. You may avoid them altogether, or find yourself setting them so firmly that they create distance rather than connection. Together, we'll explore what's sitting beneath those patterns, whether it's people-pleasing, fear of conflict, or years of putting your own needs aside.

We'll practise identifying your limits and communicating them in ways that feel authentic and respectful. Over time, you'll become more confident saying no without guilt, saying yes without resentment, and creating relationships that feel more honest and sustainable.

If your inner critic has been running the show for years, you're not alone. Together, we'll become curious about that voice, explore where it came from, and begin building a kinder, more compassionate relationship with yourself.

This isn't about positive thinking or ignoring life's challenges. It's about developing a different way of responding to yourself, so that setbacks are met with curiosity instead of judgement, and growth feels possible without constant self-criticism.

With many years of experience supporting people through grief, I work alongside clients navigating bereavement, as well as other forms of loss and life transition, including relationship endings, health changes, and identity shifts.

My approach isn't "time heals all" or neatly moving through "the five stages of grief." I don't believe grief is something to get over, but something to build an ongoing relationship with.

Together, we'll find ways to carry your grief that feel more bearable over time, while maintaining a meaningful connection to who or what has been lost, rather than feeling pressure to move on from it.

Over time, you'll find you're able to hold your grief with greater compassion, less isolation, and a deeper sense of continuity between who you were and who you're becoming.