Therapy Articles
Heart-centred articles written by our experienced & contemporary therapists at Gabriella de Mori & Co.
Private insights, strategies, and reflections from behind our therapy chair.
For Women Rethinking Their Lives | Psychotherapy for Women by our Founder
For those quietly scheming a different life, collecting moments of significance, and questioning everything they were supposed to want.
Late ADHD Diagnosis in Adults: What Counselling Can and Can't Do
A late ADHD diagnosis can change how you understand your entire life. Discover what ADHD counselling can and can't help with, from masking and self-criticism to identity, relationships and finding a way forward.
10 Questions to Explore After an ADHD or Autism Diagnosis
Receiving an ADHD or Autism diagnosis can bring a mix of emotions, from relief and validation to confusion, grief, and uncertainty. These 10 thoughtful questions invite you to reflect on your experiences, better understand yourself, and begin exploring what this new understanding means for your life.
Understanding Yourself After an ADHD Diagnosis: Bindi's Story
Receiving an ADHD diagnosis can bring a whole new understanding of who you are and why you've experienced life the way you have. In this heartfelt story, our therapist Bindi shares her personal journey of self-discovery, reflection, and learning to embrace her neurodivergent mind with greater compassion.
Can we please stop gaslighting women’s needs for their life?
How often are women made to feel that their needs are too much, their expectations are unrealistic, or their desires are selfish? You deserve to have your feelings, dreams, and needs taken seriously. It's time we stopped encouraging women to settle for less and started making space for the lives they genuinely want to create.
The Real Reasons You Can’t Rest
Have you ever felt completely exhausted, yet found it almost impossible to slow down? For many women, rest can bring feelings of guilt, discomfort, or the pressure to keep doing more. Explore why switching off can feel so difficult and what might be keeping you from giving yourself the rest you truly need.
Am I burned out, menopausal, have ADHD… or do I hate my husband?
Have you been feeling exhausted, overwhelmed, irritable, or disconnected from your partner, and wondering what's really going on? For many women, the experiences of burnout, menopause, and ADHD can overlap, making it difficult to understand what's contributing to their emotions. Explore how these experiences may affect your wellbeing, relationships, and sense of self, and why understanding your needs matters.
How to rest your Inner Slave-Driver
Do you find yourself constantly pushing to do more, achieve more, and take care of everyone else, even when you're completely exhausted? That inner voice telling you to keep going can make rest feel uncomfortable or even undeserved. Explore how to recognise your inner slave-driver, understand the pressure you place on yourself, and begin creating space for rest, kindness, and compassion in your life.
I've tried 10000 strategies to calm my mind. Here's what I do daily now as a therapist.
When your mind is constantly thinking, planning, worrying, and trying to stay one step ahead, finding a moment of calm can feel almost impossible. After exploring countless strategies over the years, I've come to appreciate the importance of simple, consistent practices that support emotional wellbeing. In this article, I share the daily rituals that help me slow down, reconnect with myself, and create a little more space for peace in everyday life.
What to do when everything feels urgent & your brain shuts off
Have you ever had so many things demanding your attention that you suddenly find yourself unable to do anything at all? When everything feels urgent, your mind can become overwhelmed, making even the simplest decisions feel impossible. Explore why this happens, how stress and mental overload can affect your ability to function, and how to begin finding your way back to a calmer, more grounded place.
How to relax go when you don't know how
Have you ever felt completely exhausted but found it almost impossible to truly relax? When you're used to constantly thinking, planning, and taking care of everything around you, slowing down can feel unfamiliar or even uncomfortable. Explore why letting go can be so difficult and how you can begin creating more space for rest, calm, and connection with yourself.
Why don't I know who I am anymore?
Many women become experts at caring for everyone else while quietly losing touch with themselves. Explore the roots of people pleasing, self-sacrifice and the path back to your own needs.
My love of writing
Writing just flows through me.
Writing is a soulful and reflective practice for my hat I have learned to rely on to cope, express myself and create something purposeful out of difficult times.
It’s been my anchor, my companion and my saving grace thousand times over, as I have travelled, lived overseas, loved, lost, fallen apart and questioned nearly everything that has come my way.
I have endless journals that I have lugged across this universe, refusing to become a digital journaller. Instead, my journals fill my bookcases with scrawling passages, printed photos and saved moments within.
I suppose it shouldn’t come as much of a surprise that I love to write for the pure pleasure of it as I’m a third-generation writer: My grandfather was a prolific Australian war historian, and both my parents were journalists.
My writing is not technical nor shared to impress. Rather, I share my words so that you may feel closer to your own heart.
I'd love to inspire and invite you to cultivate your own writing practice, as I believe we only truly know what we feel and how we think, once we have written.
Kind Words
“Dear one. You have loomed large and special in my life this year. So grateful for your insights and your incredible way of being. I’m inspired and also more acceptive of myself. I thank YOU. You are my version of a happy marriage between Daniella LaPorte, Heidegger and Simone de Beauvoir. I respond so well to your truth-telling, and the smidge of darkness that accompanies all things life, and vice versa. As a Hatha Trained yogi, reconciling the polarities is part of the gig, and we just can’t have one without the other. I really appreciate the leaning into ‘soma’ you bring, trusting the material wisdom of the body, both large and subtle, to determine our emotional comfort. Thank you for a lovely and lively sharing of your intimate insights. You are a treasure.” ~ Joani, Yoga Teacher
Kind Words
“You are seen and heard! You have important thoughts to share and the powerful voice with which to do so. Your writing is a gift! I look forward to reading so much more of it! It is women like you that make me excited to be raising two young wild children- wild women warriors of the future. Keep writing for us and for them. We need more women to do what you do, to be part of the change. We are taught to stay in our lanes, be quiet, soften our voice, don’t get too excited, tone it done, what will others think etc Forget that, rise up, soar! We need more women to do what you do, to be part of the change! Do it for my sake, for your sake, for my daughter’s sake!
~ Lauren, Psychologist
