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Calm, Grounded Therapy for Adults and Young People.
Living in a world that wasn't built for your nervous system is exhausting.
When running on empty, even the simplest daily tasks can feel like an uphill climb. Whether you are a young person feeling overwhelmed by life’s expectations, an adult quietly battling anxiety and burnout, or someone trying to make sense of complex family history, feeling constantly on guard wears you down.
There is nothing wrong with how you are made; your body and mind are simply exhausted from trying to fit in.
Hinks Headspace offers a calm, cosy space, either online or in-person blended CBT and Person-Centred therapy. To space to stop masking, catch your breath, and finally feel understood.
Who This Space Is For.
Teens & Young Adults (ages 13+)
Support for academic burnout, dreading everyday "adulting," and that heavy, post-social exhaustion where you just need to hide under a duvet in a dark room.
If executive dysfunction, sensory overload, and the constant fear of getting things wrong leave you frozen and anxious, this is a space to drop the act, breathe, and figure out life at your own pace.
Neurodiversity & Exploring How Your Mind Works
If you are exhausted from forcing yourself into boxes you don't fit, battling executive dysfunction, or overanalysing whether you're just "lazy" (spoiler: you're not), this is a space to stop fighting yourself.
Whether you have a diagnosis of Autism or ADHD, received one in adulthood, or are simply questioning how your mind works, we focus on unlearning the self-blame, managing sensory overload, and making daily life work with your brain, not against it.
Family, Upbringing & Relationships
Healing from the roots up.
Growing up without feeling emotionally safe leaves you constantly waiting for the other shoe to drop. If complicated family dynamics, care-experience, or old childhood wounds leave you walking on eggshells, people-pleasing, or struggling to trust others, we’ll help your nervous system finally feel safe, grounded, and understood.
Mid-life, Hormones & Menopause
Reclaiming yourself when life rewrites the rules.
When hormonal shifts hit, you can suddenly feel like a stranger to yourself. If brain fog, uncharacteristic rage, sleep loss, or sudden panic spikes are leaving you overwhelmed while still caring for everyone else, this is your space to catch your breath and feel grounded again.
Down to Earth Space Where you are Fully Understood
Support for aged 13+
I’m Gemma, an accredited Cognitive Behavioural Therapist (CBT) counsellor (MNCPS). I provide warm, practical, zero-judgment therapy for adults and young people who have spent years holding everything together on the outside while running on empty within.
My work is rooted in genuine empathy, lived experience, and a realistic understanding of what real life feels like when you're overwhelmed. Genuine conversation with tools that actually fit everyday life.
Together, we can:
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Understanding Your Mind: Gaining insight into how your brain operates, moving away from self-blame, and celebrating your strengths.
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Nervous System Calm: Practical, gentle ways to manage sensory overload, overthinking, big emotions, and that knot of anxiety in your stomach.
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Healthier boundaries: Finding out who you are beneath the roles your play (parent, partner, student, employee) and dropping the daily mask, and feelings secure in your own skin.
What Moving Forward Can Look Like
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Making Peace Of Mind: Understanding how your brain naturally operates, letting go of the feeling that you are broken or falling behind, and working with your strengths instead of fighting them
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Less Overwhelm More Calm: Practical, gentle ways to settle a racing chest, manage your sensory environment, and protect your social battery before you hit complete exhaustion.
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Healthy, Guilt-Free Boundaries: Learning how to say no without panic, breaking the cycle of people-pleasing, and feeling secure in your relationships with family, friends or colleagues.
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Reclaiming Who You Actually Are: Untangling the real you, from all the masks you've worn to fit in, and finally giving yourself permission to just be human.
I am an accredited registrant with the NCPS and verified by Psychology Today and Counselling Directory. I also accept self-referrals through private medical insurers and Employee Assisted Programme (EAP) through Allianz, Aviva, Sparta Health & Vitality Health (with applications in progress for Healix)
Contact Hinks Headspace
You don't need to have everything figured out before you reach out. Whether you'd like to book an initial session or just arrange an informal 15-minute phone call to see if we are the right fit, you are welcome to get in touch .