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Therapy for women who are done pretending they're fine.

Individual counselling for women navigating midlife, emotional overwhelm, burnout, anxiety, identity shifts and relationship difficulties, online across the UK and in person in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex.

I work with women across the UK online and with women in and around Leigh-on-Sea, Southend-on-Sea, Westcliff and Essex in person. All sessions are 50 minutes, individual and one-to-one.

The work isn't one-size-fits-all. It starts with understanding what's actually going on for you not a label, not a symptom checklist, but a real picture of who you are and what's been happening.

Therapy room at Aletheia Therapy, Leigh-on-Sea
Therapy room at Aletheia Therapy, Leigh-on-Sea
Core offer

Individual Therapy for Women

One-to-one counselling for women dealing with anxiety, emotional overwhelm, burnout, low self-esteem, relationship difficulties and the kind of quiet exhaustion that doesn't have a name but you recognise immediately.

We work at your pace, around what's most pressing, with a clear framework and regular review points so you always know where you are. The initial recommendation is six sessions, reviewed together every six weeks.

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Flexible access · UK-wide

Online Therapy UK

Online therapy for women works. The evidence is clear on this and in practice it often allows women to access sessions more consistently, without travel, without childcare logistics, without the performance of leaving the house.

Sessions take place via a secure video platform. You'll need a private space and a reliable internet connection. Everything else is the same as in person. Online counselling for women is available to clients anywhere in the UK.

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In-person · Leigh-on-Sea, Essex

Counselling in Leigh-on-Sea

For those who prefer to meet in person, I see clients in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex. Sessions take place in a calm, private setting. Some people find that being physically present in a separate space, away from the kitchen table, the family, the daily noise, helps them shift into a different mode.

In-person therapy in Leigh-on-Sea is available for women in Southend-on-Sea, Westcliff-on-Sea, Rayleigh and the surrounding areas of Essex.

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Midlife · Identity · Overwhelm

Counselling for Women in Transition

Midlife brings a particular kind of pressure, often invisible, often dismissed. Identity shifts, the feeling that you've lost yourself, relationship changes, career crossroads, the intersection of caring responsibilities and personal ambition.

Midlife counselling for women isn't about crisis management. It's about understanding what this moment is actually asking of you and building a next chapter that feels genuinely chosen, not just defaulted into.

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Michela Genovese delivering a talk
Corporate · Teams · Events

Talks & Workshops

Available by request for organisations, teams and events. Topics draw on the same framework as the one-to-one work, emotional load, burnout, wellbeing at work and why capable people often struggle in ways that performance metrics don't capture.

Previous talks and workshops have covered the mental load and emotional labour in the workplace, burnout, what it actually is and what actually helps, understanding anxiety and emotional overwhelm in high-performing teams and wellbeing for women in leadership.

Talks are tailored to the audience and context. Corporate, charity, healthcare and community settings all considered. If you have something specific in mind, get in touch and we can talk through what would work.

"The map, not the journey."

Areas of focus

What we might work on together

Sessions cover whatever is most relevant for you. Common themes in therapy for women include anxiety and emotional overwhelm, burnout and chronic depletion, low self-esteem and self-worth, boundaries and emotional wellbeing, relationship difficulties, identity and midlife transitions and self-understanding. If you're not sure whether what you're experiencing fits, get in touch. It almost certainly does.

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