SELF.
Mental wellbeing
for modern life.
A space to understand yourself, trust yourself and move forward in a way that feels right for you.
Psychotherapy, psychological education and professional support with Geri Carey MSc, MBACP.
You don’t need to have it all worked out.
You might know exactly what has brought you here.
Or perhaps nothing is obviously wrong, but something doesn’t feel quite right anymore.
You may be overthinking everything. Feeling anxious or overwhelmed. Questioning yourself. Struggling with confidence. Finding the same patterns showing up in your relationships, work or the choices you make.
Or maybe you’ve simply reached a point where you don’t feel quite like yourself.
You don’t need to arrive with the answers.
Sometimes the first step is simply having somewhere to start making sense of what’s going on.
That’s what SELF. is here for.
Explore TherapyKnow Yourself. Trust Yourself.
Lead Yourself.
SELF. is built around a simple idea.
The more we understand ourselves, the more able we are to trust ourselves and make choices that feel right for us.
Know Yourself.
Understand what’s happening, what may have shaped you and the patterns, beliefs or expectations operating beneath the surface.
Trust Yourself.
Build confidence in your own judgement, needs and decisions.
Lead Yourself.
Make choices that feel more aligned with who you are, what matters to you and the life you want to live.
It isn’t a rigid three-step programme.
It’s the thread that runs through everything at SELF.
Ways to work with SELF.
There is no single right way to begin.
You might want regular therapy, support with something specific, a more structured programme, a place to learn about yourself at your own pace or professional support within your work.
Individual Therapy
A regular space that’s just for you.
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One-to-one integrative psychotherapy for adults, available face to face in Cheadle, Staffordshire and online.
You may be dealing with anxiety, overwhelm, low confidence, relationship difficulties, work pressure or a significant change in your life.
Or you may simply want to understand yourself and the patterns in your life more deeply.
The work develops around you, at a pace that fits you.
SELF Focus
Sometimes you don’t need more advice. You need the right conversation.
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SELF Focus is a private 90-minute therapeutic coaching intensive for the decisions, doubts and situations that deserve more than another conversation.
It gives you dedicated one-to-one time to organise your thoughts, challenge your thinking and explore what may be making a decision, situation or next step difficult to navigate.
Ideal for big decisions, difficult conversations, crossroads, change or moments when you’ve thought something through repeatedly but still feel stuck.
SELF Anxiety
A structured 12-week therapeutic programme for when anxiety is the main thing getting in your way.
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You might look like you’re coping.
You’re working, looking after other people, getting things done and keeping life moving.
But underneath, your mind rarely switches off.
SELF Anxiety gives us a structured way to understand how anxiety is showing up for you, what may be driving it and what genuinely helps.
We’ll look at your nervous system, triggers, thoughts, behaviours, coping patterns and, where it’s helpful, what may be sitting underneath.
The framework gives us structure.
The therapy is individual to you.
School of SELF
Knowing yourself is part of becoming yourself.
Launching soon.
More about School of SELF
School of SELF is a private monthly membership for psychologically informed self-exploration.
A space to understand yourself more deeply through psychology, thoughtful questions and practical exercises.
You’ll explore what has shaped you, begin recognising patterns and start joining the dots in your own life.
It is rooted in psychology, shaped by research and created from Geri’s work as a psychotherapist and her Master’s research into authenticity and self-awareness.
Launching soon.
Supervision
Space to think about the client, the work and yourself within it.
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Reflective, integrative clinical supervision for counsellors and psychotherapists.
A confidential professional space to explore client work, therapeutic practice, professional development and what may be arising for you within the work.
SELF at Work
Psychological support for the human behind the role.
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SELF at Work brings psychologically informed support into organisations, teams and emotionally demanding environments.
This includes workplace wellbeing, training, reflective support and consultancy for people whose roles regularly involve pressure, emotion or difficult conversations.
Geri also provides event welfare and consultancy, supporting events and teams from planning and briefing through to on-site welfare support.
SELF.
Therapy shaped around you.
You are the expert on you. Even if it doesn’t feel that way right now.
Life and experience can sometimes disconnect us from our own judgement.
That’s why Geri works alongside you rather than telling you what to do.
Her approach is integrative, which means therapy isn’t delivered in exactly the same way to everybody.
One session might simply give you space to talk.
Another might involve understanding what’s happening in your nervous system, noticing a thinking pattern, exploring something from the past, working with beliefs or using practical exercises.
At times, the work may become more coaching-focused as you move from understanding what is happening towards deciding what you want to do next.
What is happening now
We look at what’s going on in your life today.
What sits underneath
Where it’s useful, we explore experiences, beliefs, expectations and patterns that may have developed over time.
Practical and deeper
Sometimes the work is practical. Sometimes it goes deeper. Usually, it’s a mixture of both.
The goal isn’t for you to need therapy forever.
It’s to help you understand yourself more deeply, recognise your patterns and build greater trust in your own judgement.
Find out more about TherapyMeet Geri
Geri Carey MSc, MBACP
Integrative Psychotherapist | Coach
Geri works with people who may appear to be coping perfectly well from the outside, while things feel very different underneath.
Her work combines therapeutic depth with a practical, human approach.
Rather than fitting you into a fixed programme or one way of working, the therapy is shaped around your experiences, what matters to you and what you need from the work.
Geri is a Registered Member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy and works within professional and ethical standards.
More about GeriProfessional memberships and registrations
- BACP Registered Member
- Counselling Directory
- Information Commissioner’s Office
- Police Firearms Officers Association Approved Counsellor
In their words
“I loved your style of coaching, lots of thinking space, mixed with compassion and humour too.”
“She has a very natural way of making you feel at ease, feel safe and she gives you the time and space to delve into your deepest thoughts, feelings and emotions with absolutely no judgement at all.”
“I loved the conditions of worth section as I had some real revelations about my career and past relationships here.”
Not ready to book?
The SELF Library
That’s absolutely fine.
You don’t have to start with therapy.
The SELF Library gives you somewhere to begin exploring at your own pace.
Discover articles, psychological insights and free resources around things like anxiety, overthinking, confidence, boundaries, self-awareness, relationships, patterns and reconnecting with yourself.
Use it to get curious.
Learn something.
Notice something.
And come back whenever you’re ready.
Explore free resourcesWhat happens next?
Starting therapy can feel like a big step, particularly if you’ve never done it before.
So we keep the first step simple.
Ready to start?
Sometimes the first step is simply having the conversation.
You don’t need to know exactly what you need before getting in touch.
Book a free 15-minute discovery call, tell Geri a little about what’s been going on, ask any questions and talk about what might feel most useful.
Book a free 15-minute discovery call