Ms Gillian Fagan

Therapy for people who feel things deeply, including neurodivergent clients, those navigating complex trauma, and those living with complicated inner worlds, relationships, or life circumstances. I work with adults and couples experiencing a wide range of emotional, relational, and identity-related challenges. Many of the people who come to my practice are thoughtful and self-aware, yet feel overwhelmed by patterns that are difficult to shift on their own. Areas I frequently support clients with include: • Complex trauma and traumatic experiences – including childhood abuse, sexual trauma, birth trauma, trauma bonding, coercive or controlling relationships, workplace bullying, and the long-term impact of growing up in unpredictable or unsafe environments. • Attachment and relationship patterns – such as difficulty finding or sustaining relationships, repeating painful relational cycles, relationships changing or ending when you finally begin to show your authentic self, or navigating separation, betrayal, and relationship transitions. • Family dynamics and early relational wounds – including the lasting impact of narcissistic, emotionally unavailable, or highly critical caregivers. • Neurodivergence and late diagnosis – including ADHD, autism, AuDHD, dyslexia, dyspraxia, alexithymia, sensory processing differences, and related neurodivergent ways of experiencing the world. Many clients are exploring neurodivergence for the first time, and self-identification or suspicion is respected even without a formal diagnosis. • Intense emotional experiences – including rejection sensitivity, emotional dysregulation, overwhelm, identity crises, or periods where your sense of self feels destabilised or unclear. • Living behind a role or mask – including high-achieving professionals, performers, leaders, athletes, and public-facing individuals who appear successful externally but privately struggle with feelings of imposterism, pressure, or living a life that no longer feels authentic. • Identity, belonging, and meaning – including periods of personal change, identity breakdown, existential questioning, eco-anxiety, or searching for a deeper sense of purpose. • Anxiety and nervous system dysregulation – including OCD patterns, intrusive thoughts, burnout, and chronic stress. I also work with individuals navigating complex relational dynamics, including experiences often described within personality disorder diagnosis or attachment-based frameworks, as well as partners or family members impacted by these dynamics.