Helen Hoyte Therapy

24/09/2026

Have you ever created a timeline of your life?

A life timeline can be a helpful therapeutic tool when exploring experiences that may not have been fully processed.

It isn’t about forcing yourself to remember everything or repeatedly reliving painful events. It’s about gently placing the different parts of your story alongside one another.

You might include:

🌿 significant relationships
🌿 changes, losses and transitions
🌿 times you felt safe—or unsafe
🌿 experiences of being seen, misunderstood or excluded
🌿 moments of joy, connection and belonging
🌿 periods that feel unclear or difficult to remember
🌿 the ways you adapted and survived

When we see our experiences in context, patterns can begin to emerge. We may understand why certain situations affect us so strongly, recognise survival strategies we still use today and identify parts of our story that may need care.

It can also help us recognise something trauma often obscures: our strength.

A timeline should be approached gently. Gaps do not prove that something traumatic happened, and you don’t need to uncover every memory for healing to take place.

If creating one leaves you feeling overwhelmed, stop and return your attention to the present. This can be especially helpful to explore alongside a suitably trained therapist.

Your story is yours. You are allowed to approach it slowly, with curiosity, compassion and choice. 💚

SelfCompassion

24/09/2026

Three online ADHD workshops for counsellors

ADHD can shape how a client experiences safety, shame, identity, overwhelm and the practical demands of therapy. These three small-group workshops offer space to explore what that means in the therapy room and how we can adapt our work.

🌿 The ADHD Nervous System in Therapy
Monday 26 October 2026

🌿 ADHD Identity, Masking & Shame
Wednesday 25 November 2026

🌿 Executive Function & Therapeutic Scaffolding
Monday 1 February 2027

Each workshop runs online via Teams from 10am–4pm and costs £125. Places are limited to four counsellors per workshop, so there’s room for discussion, reflection and practical application.

You can book one workshop or join me for all three. Message me for details and a booking form.

Helen Hoyte
Counsellor, Clinical Supervisor & Therapeutic Coach

24/09/2026

Have you ever felt your shoulders tighten before you realised you were stressed? Or noticed that you’ve gone quiet in a conversation before you knew what had upset you?

Our bodies can respond before we’ve found the words for what’s happening. Interoception is our ability to notice internal signals, such as a change in breathing, a racing heart, hunger, tension or the need to rest.

Somatic therapy makes space to explore those signals gently. We might notice what happens in the body as we talk, feel the support of the chair beneath us, or try a small movement. There’s no pressure to close your eyes, breathe deeply or feel something particular.

For some neurodivergent people, body signals can be hard to identify, overwhelming, or change from day to day. That doesn’t mean you’re doing it wrong. We can start with what feels accessible and safe—even noticing the room around you.

A question to take away: What is one small sign that tells you you’re beginning to feel stressed? 🌿

NervousSystemAwareness HelenHoyte

21/09/2026

🌿 Welcome to Helen Hoyte’s Community!

A space to connect, learn, grow and discover new possibilities.

Whether you’re a counsellor, student, neurodivergent individual, or simply someone interested in stress management, personal growth and wellbeing, you’re warmly invited to join us.

✨ What’s coming up?

🌱 Neurodivergent-affirming workshops and professional training

🌱 Counselling and supervision opportunities

🌱 Stress management and wellbeing workshops

🌱 Online and in-person events

🌱 Exciting plans for wellbeing retreats in 2027!

This community is a place to stay connected and hear about upcoming opportunities as they develop.

Join Helen Hoyte’s WhatsApp Community here:

👉 https://chat.whatsapp.com/BQpwbsVo8O274JqGvXogZ1

Everyone is welcome. 💚

Different Minds. Brighter Worlds.

Community

15/09/2026

Have you ever written out your whole career timeline—not just the polished CV version, but every job, sidestep, pause and spectacular PIVOT? 😂

I did mine recently, and at first glance it looked slightly less like a career plan and more like someone had let a squirrel make the decisions.

But when I looked properly, it wasn’t random at all.

A timeline can help us see:

🌿 strengths we’ve carried from one role into another
🌿 patterns in what energises—and drains—us
🌿 skills and experiences we’d completely forgotten
🌿 moments when we adapted, survived and grew
🌿 clues about what we might want to do next

It can also challenge the belief that we’ve “wasted time”, “started again” or “failed to stick at something”.

Perhaps we weren’t going backwards. Perhaps we were gathering experience.

A meaningful life rarely travels in a perfectly straight line. Sometimes the detours are where we discover the most important parts of ourselves.

Try drawing your own timeline. Include every role, business, qualification, break, change of direction and seemingly unrelated chapter.

Then ask yourself:

What has been there all along?

You might be surprised by what your story reveals. 💚

AnythingIsPossible

15/09/2026

🌿 **New ADHD workshops for counsellors**

I’m delighted to be offering three interactive, neurodivergent-affirming training days exploring:

• The ADHD nervous system and emotional regulation
• Identity, masking and shame
• Executive function and therapeutic scaffolding

Each day will combine accessible teaching, fictional case studies, group discussion and practical ideas that can be used in the counselling room.

📅 October 2026–February 2027
⏰ 10am–4pm
💷 £125 per workshop
👥 Small groups of no more than eight

You can attend one workshop or all three. Please message me for further information or to reserve a place. 🌿

15/09/2026