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Friends & family

Support for the people supporting someone else

When someone you care about is struggling with mental health, ADHD, substance use, or addiction, it can affect you too. This page offers a clear route to supportive, boundaried conversations.

You matter too

A space to understand what is happening and what is yours to hold.

Therapy can help you make sense of the impact on you, notice patterns, develop boundaries, and respond with care while protecting your own wellbeing.

Understanding patterns

Make sense of cycles, conflict, worry, or repeated attempts to rescue or withdraw.

Boundaries and communication

Practise clearer ways to communicate and protect your own capacity.

Shame and self-blame

Work compassionately with guilt, anger, fear, grief, or helplessness.

Practical next steps

Identify what support is realistic, safe, and sustainable.

Free 15-minute consultation

You do not have to navigate this alone.

A free consultation can help clarify what kind of support may be useful.