therapywithsakina

I was out shopping with a couple of friends and their children. As children do, they were running around with laughter and energy. Suddenly, an attendant rather curtly asked the parents to keep them “disciplined.” What happened next stayed with me. The mother calmly yet firmly replied,“They’re kids. I can ask them, but I cannot force them. They’re not adults.” In that moment, something shifted within me. It felt as though the child within who had long craved understanding rather than...

A client sat in the session weighed down by exhaustion.He had ended a relationship, yet the emotional contact continued.Texts. Calls. Invitations to hold space for his ex. He felt responsible. Unable to say no. Unable to rest. His work, sleep, presence — all deteriorating. He described it like this:“I feel at the edge… like I could fall anytime.” We paused the narrative there. He painted a mental image — himself standing at the edge of a cliff, trembling with fear. Then came the shift....

A client, regular with his counseling sessions, often walked in with heightened emotions. Week after week, the focus was on emotional regulation and resilience. And all credit goes to him he showed up consistently, even when life began to feel stable again, even when there was no crisis to “fix.” That’s when the real work began. With space finally available for healing, we started exploring deeper layers memories from childhood that had remained tucked away. Using neuro-counseling techniques,...