Trauma-informed therapy to soothe anxiety, release burnout, rebuild your self-worth, and step out of survival mode.

Trauma-informed therapy for burnout and anxiety that has its roots in early relationships. Online across the UK, and in person in Bexhill-on-Sea.

Iga Sielenko - Integrative Counsellor in Bexhill on Sea
  • Find it difficult to switch off your mind or relax without feeling guilty.

  • Feel constantly tired, even when you rest

  • Experience anxiety, emotional overwhelm, or find yourself becoming increasingly overwhelemed

  • Keep achieving and still feel like it’s never enough

  • Put other people's needs before your own, leaving little time or energy for yourself

  • Feel drained by people, even people you love.

  • Notice recurring patterns in relationships that leave you feeling unseen, unfulfilled or emotionally drained

  • Struggle with self-worth or carry a persistent inner critic

  • Feel disconnected from yourself, your creativity, or the things that once brought you joy

  • Feel like you're surviving rather than truly living, and want life to feel more manageable, meaningful and fulfilling

  • Are autistic, ADHD or AuDHD (whether formally diagnosed or self-identified) and are trying to better understand your needs, energy, identity and boundaries in a world that often feels overwhelming or asks you to mask who you are.

If you recognise yourself in some of these experiences, I'd love to hear from you.

You might be here because you:

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I offer counselling and trauma-informed therapy for adults (18+) who feel exhausted, anxious, overwhelmed or disconnected from themselves. Many of the people I work with have spent years holding everything together. They're responsible, thoughtful and often the person everyone else relies on, yet beneath the surface they're struggling with anxiety, burnout, low self-esteem, perfectionism, people-pleasing or the lasting impact of relational trauma.

I offer a grounded, inclusive and emotionally safe space where you don't need to pretend you're okay or arrive with everything neatly figured out. We begin exactly where you are, with the messy bits, the parts that feel ashamed, stuck or sceptical about whether therapy will help. Therapy with me is collaborative, relational and deeply human rather than clinical or distant.

My approach is trauma-informed, neuro-affirmative and rooted in the belief that healing happens through understanding, connection and a safe therapeutic relationship.

Drawing from attachment based therapy, IFS, psychodynamic therapy, nervous system awareness, somatic and creative approaches where helpful, we'll explore not only what's happening now, but also the experiences that have shaped how you relate to yourself and others.

I’m deeply interested in people’s stories and in gently noticing the patterns that sometimes hold us back. I’ll encourage you to be kinder to yourself and to soften those harsh internal voices, while also compassionately challenging unhelpful beliefs you may carry.

I bring warmth, depth, creativity, and often humour (when appropriate) into our sessions. I care deeply about this work and continue to feel inspired by the courage it takes to look inward.

Thank you for being here. If something in these words resonates, I’d warmly welcome you to reach out.

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Burnout that rest hasn't fixed

Some burnout comes from a heavy season of work. Some of it runs deeper. If you've taken the break, changed the job or cut back, and the exhaustion followed you, it may be connected to patterns that began in early relationships. Perhaps you learned to keep the peace, to be the capable one, to need very little, or to stay on guard. Those strategies once kept you safe. Over time, they take a toll on the body and nervous system, and can show up as exhaustion, anxiety, numbness or a sense of never being enough.

In therapy, we get curious about where those patterns came from, what they have been protecting you from, and how to loosen their hold, at a pace that feels manageable. I work online with adults across the UK, and in person in Bexhill-on-Sea.

How Therapy Can Help

Together, we can work towards helping you:

  • Understand the roots of anxiety, burnout, self-criticism and relational patterns that no longer serve you.

  • Feel less overwhelmed and more able to navigate life's challenges with confidence.

  • Understand your nervous system responses and develop compassionate ways of regulating them.

  • Quieten your inner critic and cultivate greater self-compassion.

  • Build healthier boundaries and trust yourself more fully.

  • Feel safe enough to rest, experience your emotions and prioritise your own needs without guilt.

  • Develop more balanced, meaningful and fulfilling relationships.

  • Reconnect with yourself, your values and the parts of life that bring you joy.

  • Move from surviving to living a life that feels more connected, authentic and fulfilling.

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