So you’ve landed here, looking for some support.

You may be in midlife and buckling under the many demands placed upon you; financial and career pressure, caring responsibilities etc… If so, I bet you fantasize about being left alone, in your own home, to muddle about and do whatever YOU feel like doing in that moment. Or maybe your thing is to run away and having your own Eat, Pray, Love experience. It just gets all a bit too much, doesn’t it.

Then again, maybe it’s not so much the demands of midlife but the ‘normal’ (but often painful) life events. You know … the one’s that hurt your heart a little or a lot (even if for some, you are looking forward to them?) Like supporting kids through casual jobs, driving lessons, ATAR, leaving school, working, uni, leaving home etc…and then ageing parents or parents who pass away. I’m sure there’s more but geez, any of those are enough.

Perhaps you’re peri or post-menopausal (or wondering if you’ve even begun down this road) and in a haze of brain fog, memory challenges, joint pain, hot flushes, irritability (perhaps even meno-rage), teariness, overwhelm and confusion. If so, you’re probably wondering where that capable and resilient woman has gone. You know … the ‘YOU’ before all this stuff cropped up.

And/or maybe you’re wondering if you’re an ADHDer. You can’t concentrate / focus, you can’t remember things, you can’t organise, plan or implement. Perhaps these things haven’t ever been your strong suit and as such, they’ve always taken a fair bit of effort. But hey, you’ve had strategies and systems to stay on top of things (mostly) even if you felt constantly overwhelmed, exhausted and chaotic on the inside. And so you wonder. Is it burnout? Is it perimenopause? Is it ADHD? Not knowing, is beginning to bug you more and more.

Well, I’ve supported many women with all of these things going on. Like LOTS of women. To be honest, I’ve learned the most useful stuff from them. But in case this matters to you, I will let you know this …

I’ve done a lot of learning in these areas; independent of one another as well as the intersection of two or all three. And that’s on top of my nearly 30 years working with women with trauma, relationship issues and separation/divorce, sexual difficulties, perinatal adjustment and parenting.

And in case you’re wondering why I’m so interested in this ‘area’ … well my 40’s have been filled with a few highs and lows. Perhaps the greatest ‘surprise’ was my own experience of perimenopause. Add to that a formal diagnosis of burnout AND a late diagnosis of ADHD and yep, it’s been a bit of a ride AND a steep learning curve. Funnily enough it’s the gift of hyperfocus that comes with being an ADHDer that’s driven me to deep dive and learn all about these experiences. Because I can’t help if all I’m drawing from is my own life experience. But it does mean I understand how discombobulating these experiences are. (In fact, I’ve never used the word discombobulating so much until this stage of life!) 

I want you to know that I truly believe midlife women are amazing. Seriously. You may not feel it right now. But you are and I would love to help you find discover your amazing-ness.

So if I sound like the psych you’d like to work with, reach out. You can make a booking below.