Zoe Hardie

You’re probably here because you’re in pain and you’re hoping that therapy can help you feel better. 

If we work together, that may happen. You may also find that you develop new ways of understanding yourself and others that lead to a richer and fuller life. 

So let’s start with the issue. Perhaps you’re unhappy in a relationship or dealing with a relationship breaking down. Maybe you’re seeing the same problems show up repeatedly, whether that’s persistent insecurity and unworthiness, or you’re finding it hard to get emotionally close at all - it might even feel as if you’re losing something of yourself when you do. 

You might be dealing with a loss, such as a bereavement, the impact of a shocking event, or a betrayal. These experiences can be incredibly destabilising and may have undermined your sense of the world being a safe place. 

Maybe the pressures of daily life and work have become unmanageable, and challenges you once were able to cope with are overwhelming. You feel irritable or tearful, and it’s difficult to get through the day. Or it might be that daily life has become so routine and predictable that you feel disconnected - even alienated - from yourself and others. 

You may well be here because you’re doing things differently and you want to talk with someone who won’t hold you to norms that aren’t a good fit for you - whether you’re practising relationship diversity, experimenting with creative ways of living (or of making a living), or being part of alternative communities. 

Maybe none of these ring true for you. A lot of people come to therapy feeling that something isn’t right and they don’t know what or why. Anxiety, depression or a pervasive sense of shame may be all that you can point to. We can start from there. 

Whatever brings you to therapy, we'll work together to help you understand yourself and, if needed, make changes. 

How I will work with you

My therapeutic style is integrative, and my approach is relational and collaborative. If you work with me, I will strive for you to feel deeply understood, respected and accepted, while gently challenged in a way that’s appropriate for you. Together we can gain awareness of what’s hurting and we’ll consider whether some of your pain and distress may have unconscious or historic origins. I’m trauma-informed and trained to work to a blend of humanistic, existential and contemporary psychodynamic approaches, tailored to your way of being and your issues. I will be striving to help you discover and rediscover what is authentic to you and your lived experience, and that will involve tuning into body sensations as well as thoughts and feelings. 

I take inspiration from mindfulness and meditation practices, as well as philosophy and literature. I have an intersectional attitude and will look at your situation through a social and cultural lens, as well as a psychological lens. For some people, therapy is also a spiritual or soulful enquiry - if that’s you, I would be delighted to explore that with you. 

I’ve worked with all sorts of issues, including but not limited to: loss and bereavement, death anxiety, suicidal thoughts, social phobia, isolation, identity crisis, bipolar, borderline personality style, low confidence, work issues/burnout, relationship issues, masculinity, LGBTQI+, panic, sexual abuse and dissociation.

I am non-pathologising in my approach, and that includes my approach to gender, sex and relationships.

I charge £65 for a 50-minute session. A limited number of concessions are available - please enquire for details.

Sessions are normally weekly at the same time. I work face-to-face from a therapy room near Homerton station and can also offer therapy online. 

I offer a free 15-minute telephone consultation so that we can discuss any questions you may have and see if we are a good fit.

Clients pay by bank transfer (BACS / Monzo).