MindInsight Psychology - Psychologist and Business Coach

Prue Bell

I do not recommend Ms Ward as, in my experience with her, she lacked a basic demonstration of empathy. This was extremely confusing for me as I was recovering from psychological and emotional abuse. My consultation with her only reinforced some very negative beliefs that I should not ask for help or want to process the trauma I had endured. I felt she was not committed to actually getting to know me or my context. She made several assumptions about my background and quickly drew inaccurate and unhelpful conclusions about my situation. I felt very judged. She was also in too much of a rush to set goals, when what I needed in my first session was to simply be heard. As a psychological professional you hold a lot of authority. I came away questioning what a psychologist even does and whether I was supposed to just work through my pain alone. Thankfully, I found another psychologist who affirmed to me this is not the case, who listened to my story and demonstrated empathy. Listen to your gut and keep looking for a professional you can trust to show empathy and validate the impact abuse has had on you or whatever it is you've been through! First you've got to be heard. Then you take the time and do the work to heal, with the help of trusted people. Whoever you are reading this, please know these things: Your needs are real and important. Your pain is valid. You deserve to be heard. You are worthy of love. You can heal. You were not made to do it alone.

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