Kim Tainio | Counselling and TRAUMA THERAPY

On Your side

Helping individuals and couples to think, feel, communicate and live better, happier lives.

Moving you towards the life you want

Do you feel that on the outside, you appear to have it all together and under control, but on the inside you feel confused and disorganised?

Perhaps you are experiencing:

  • troubling thoughts or excessive worry
  • critical self-talk and self-doubt
  • unpleasant bodily sensations
  • trouble making decisions
  • excessive anger
  • lingering feelings of fear or dread
  • confusing behaviour and responses to situations or people
  • heightened emotional reactivity
  • a sense of being out of control
  • imposter syndrome at work or in your relationships
  • difficulty relating to other people?

If any of these feel familiar, or you feel stuck in other ways then there’s hope. My heart is to help you become the best version of you.

Helping you to:

Overcome anxiety and stress

Gain insight into your anxiety, develop healthy coping strategies, and skills to calm your body and mind.

No matter what you have experienced or how long ago it was, you can heal from trauma wounds and their effects that leak into your life uninvited. You will set the pace and direction, supported by me every step of the way. I have many approaches to draw from, so together, we can work out what is uniquely best for you.

Experiences from our past, current stresses and unresolved trauma can all play out negatively in our relationships – with partners, at work, and with our families. By understanding why we react as we do, we can find new choices for how we respond.

My Approach

Together We Will

I am dedicated to helping you heal, grow and thrive. Together we will relieve your emotional distress, restore healthy, relational connections, and get you back in the driving seat of your heart, mind and body. With the help of both traditional and contemporary therapeutic methods, together we will find the most effective way to get you unstuck.

I also profoundly believe you already possess all the strength and wisdom you need to live resiliently – after all, you managed to get this far already. Together we will get you on the next part of your journey with new insights, new tools and a more comfortably solid sense of self.

Whether you want to improve your mental health, improve your relationships, heal trauma or just don’t feel fully ‘together’, we will set you on the path to becoming the best version of you.

 

About Me

The most important things I want you to know about me are that I am on your side and that I am here to help you change your life. I will meet you wherever you find yourself now, and journey with you to where you want to be.

My warm, relational presence is a cornerstone of my practice, along with the provision of a competently held non-judgemental space. I am an international adoptee so understand attachment and cross-cultural issues.

Being trauma-informed is a critical aspect of my practice: This means that I recognise the profound impact that past traumatic experiences can have on all aspects of self. If trauma is  holding you back or limiting your life, I will help you access your inner strength and help promote a realistic sense of safety and empowerment.