Norah Finn Therapy

Norah Finn Therapy Counselling, Psychotherapy and Clinical Supervision MIACP. Training Workshops CPD. Family Systems Co

Norah Finn has worked with people using alternative practices since 1996. In 2000 she trained as a Psychotherapist to add to her numerous qualifications. Having founded Alethea Counselling, Psychotherapy, and Training Services in 2004, Norah then founded Alethea Holistic and Healing Services in 2010. Our clients can receive many different treatments from psychotherapy, family constellation work, c

ognitive behavioural therapy, life coaching, massage, colour chakra therapy, spiritual readings, spiritual mentoring to beauty treatments, and much more. If we can’t provide the treatments, we’ll recommend and refer you to the best.

16/06/2026

EVERYDAY, is a new beginning that gives you the opportunity to start again. There are no failures, just opportunities to improve.

Keep moving in the direction of your dreams. Even small steps add up. Never look back. Keep your focus on the road ahead.

What do you need to do today to move towards you breaking the chains that bind you? 💜

15/06/2026

CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM - is just advice you never asked for.

No one has the right to comment on your life, your choices, or your journey. People often dress judgment up as concern and call it helpful.

“I’m only telling you this for your own good” isn’t always for your good.

You don’t have to accept any opinion that’s offered to you. It’s only information. What you choose to do with that information is your choice.

You are allowed to trust yourself, reflect on your own choices, and decide what fits your life.

One boundary you could try: “I practice self-evaluation. I’m not receiving feedback today.”

People may judge you. But they aren’t walking in your shoes, carrying your experiences, or living with the consequences of your decisions.

Happy people evaluate themselves. Unhappy people evaluate others. Leave them at it.

Be who you want to be.

Live your life the way you choose to. 💜

15/06/2026

SHOWING UP FOR YOURSELF isn’t always glamorous. Sometimes it looks like going to therapy, having uncomfortable conversations, setting boundaries, or finally admitting you need support.

Healing isn’t about becoming someone new, it’s about learning to care for yourself with the same compassion you offer others.

Everything you do thats good for your psychological wellness, every insight, every step forward, really counts.

Therapy taught me that showing up for yourself is a practice. Something you do daily. Something that’s deserves daily attention.

What will you do to show up for YOU today? 💜

13/06/2026

The gender gap is not a theory - it is documented data with a daily human cost.

12/06/2026

I will be out of the office from June 13th - June 29th. See you on my return.

Much thanks. I hope you’re all keeping well. Norah 💜

12/06/2026

THERAPY IS …… so much more than words!
We go to therapy to seek support through life changes, and if we’re growing, then we’re changing. Therapy supports us to grow deeper in awareness of the unconscious patterns we’re acting out of that hinder us in relating effectively with others in our world. We all have a part to play in breaking the stigma attached to seeking emotional support. Talking with a trained professional is an emotionally healthy choice.

“It’s good to talk”, really, it’s necessary to talk, to seek support. We cannot bypass the process. It allows us to grow in awareness of self. Going to therapy is a life long process. If you’re going to anyone for support in your life, make sure you check out that they too engage in the process of therapy. Never seek support from anyone who doesn’t avail of their own ongoing exploration and growth of self. Therapy is not something you complete, it’s a process that is a part of your ongoing support plan.

I do not meet broken people in my therapy room. I meet really well people who are seeking support in discovering who they are and why and how they operate as they do in this world. It really is time that the world dropped the outdated view that therapy is for people who are broken. I never worry about anyone who attends for therapy, I worry about those who avoid therapy, or see themselves as not in need of it, or as a process they’ve completed. We all deserve to live our life with peace of mind. Accept nothing less for yourself. 💜

online awareness innergrowth

11/06/2026

JUDGING OTHERS is often a reflection of the wounds within ourselves that have not yet healed.

As we heal, we learn to see and accept all parts of who we are - our strengths, our flaws, our victories, and our mistakes. We begin to meet ourselves with compassion rather than criticism. And when we stop judging ourselves so harshly, we naturally become less judgmental of others.

Arrogance can be a shield. It can protect us from facing the shame, insecurity, or pain we carry within. If we convince ourselves that we are superior to others, we don’t have to acknowledge our own struggles. We don’t have to look at the parts of ourselves that need healing.

The truth is that arrogance is often rooted in hurt. People who lack compassion for themselves may project that same lack of compassion onto others.

The journey is not about becoming perfect. It is about becoming aware. It is about learning to love and accept ourselves, warts and all.

When we cultivate self-compassion, we create space for compassion toward others. When we stop condemning ourselves, we become less inclined to condemn those around us.

Therapy can help us examine the inner judge and understand how we relate to ourselves. Because ultimately, the way we treat ourselves shapes the way we treat others.

Self-love is not selfish - it is the foundation of empathy, understanding, and connection. 💜

10/06/2026

DO WE THANK THAT LITTLE CHILD WITHIN US FOR WHAT THEY NEEDED TO DO TO SURVIVE? Don’t over burden them now. Let them be free. Let them play.

If we find ourselves being irritated, over reacting, stressing, defending ourself, feeling abandoned, panicked, over apologizing, over thanking, taking things personally, etc, chances are that it’s not the adult in us responding. It’s the small wounded little child who’s in charge. .

Therapy helps us to welcome our inner child back to us. To become the person we needed when we were little. It allows us to separate the child within from the adult we are today. Otherwise, that small person is running the show. We wouldn’t leave a child to do adult things. They wouldn’t be safe. Why would we do that to the small human within us?

If you find yourself blindly acting in a way that you later regret and think “I can’t believe I just did/said that”, chances are you were acting out of the younger unhealed parts of self. Until we acknowledge, embrace and love the small version of us, how can we ever love the adult self.

Be kind to the little you. Slowly introduce yourself and encourage them to play and feel safe in this world. It’s your job to save them now 💜

familysystems awareness

09/06/2026

Coercive control is psychological abuse. You don’t grow accustomed to it. You don’t learn to live with it. It is a form of psychological warfare inflicted upon you.

You don’t develop a thick skin. It breaks you down, piece by piece.

If you find yourself searching online, trying to understand someone else’s toxic behaviour, that’s information in itself. If their behaviour were healthy, rational, and respectful, why would you feel the need to constantly research and make sense of it?

Living with psychological abuse will wear you down. It can erode your confidence, your sense of self, and your connection to who you are. Over time, it can leave you feeling like a shell of the person you once were.

Education is power. Keep learning about toxic relationship dynamics and coercive control. The more you understand, the more clearly you can see what’s happening, and the more able you become to break free from the grip of a trauma bond.

Toxic relationships are progressive, but recovery is too. Keep educating yourself. Reach out for support. Start talking about what you’re experiencing.

You are not going crazy. What you’re feeling deserves to be taken seriously. 💜

08/06/2026

Allow nothing or no one to disturb your inner peace. You, and only you, can make the best of your life.

You do not need anyone’s permission to be happy. Make the choice yourself to be happy. Do life your way 🌻

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