Jade’s specialisms and approach

Narcissistic Abuse

Jade specialises in supporting adults who have experienced narcissistic abuse across different relational contexts. Narcissistic dynamics often involve subtle coercion, gaslighting, emotional manipulation, and cycles of idealisation and devaluation that can deeply destabilise a person’s sense of reality.

Clients frequently present with confusion, shame, hypervigilance, self-doubt, and difficulty trusting their own perceptions. Therapy focuses on helping clients make sense of these patterns, understand how abuse operates psychologically, and begin restoring clarity and internal stability.

Childhood Narcissistic Abuse and Repeated Relationship Patterns

For clients who grew up with narcissistic or emotionally unsafe caregivers, therapy can help illuminate why similar relational dynamics may later recur. Early environments where boundaries were blurred or emotional needs were minimised often shape adult attachment patterns, self-worth, and expectations of love.

Jade supports clients in understanding how early relational templates influence present relationships, reducing self-blame and fostering greater self-compassion. The work helps interrupt cycles of repetition and supports the development of healthier, safer relational choices.

Domestic and Sexual Abuse Recovery

Drawing on her experience within domestic and sexual abuse services, Jade works with clients who have experienced complex and multi-layered forms of trauma. This may include coercive control, sexual trauma, physical violence, or long-term emotional abuse.

Therapy prioritises safety, stabilisation, and empowerment. The focus is not only on processing traumatic experiences but also on rebuilding agency, boundaries, and a sense of autonomy.

Jade’s Therapeutic Approach

Jade works integratively, tailoring therapy to each individual. Her approach combines psychodynamic thinking, cognitive behavioural therapy, humanistic principles, and somatic techniques within a trauma-informed framework.

This allows the work to operate on several interconnected levels:

1. Understanding relational patterns (Integrative and psychodynamic work)
Jade supports clients in recognising recurring relational dynamics and internal beliefs shaped by earlier experiences. Insight into these patterns helps reduce confusion and self-blame while creating space for different choices.

2. Challenging internalised beliefs (Cognitive and humanistic approaches)
Narcissistic abuse often leaves individuals carrying distorted beliefs about responsibility, worth, and safety. Therapy gently challenges these beliefs while strengthening self-worth and emotional clarity.

3. Processing trauma held in the body (Somatic techniques)
Trauma is not only cognitive; it is physiological. Jade incorporates somatic techniques to support nervous system regulation and help clients access and release emotions that cannot always be reached through talking alone. This helps reduce chronic anxiety, hypervigilance, and emotional overwhelm.

4. Creating safety and pacing (Trauma-informed practice)
Jade’s trauma-informed approach ensures therapy remains validating, collaborative, and paced according to the client’s readiness. Emotional regulation and stabilisation are prioritised so that deeper work can unfold safely.

Together, these methods support clients in rebuilding self-trust, establishing firmer boundaries, and navigating relationships more safely and authentically. Jade offers a steady, non-judgemental space focused on empowerment and long-term change.