Early separation and institutional care can leave lasting patterns — emotional shutdown, self-reliance, hidden grief, difficulty trusting, or feeling cut off from your own needs. I offer specialist counselling for ex-boarders and missionary school survivors to safely explore and work through the long-term impact of those environments.

Who This Is For

This therapy is for adults who can feel that their boarding or missionary school experience still lives in them — even if they have been “high-functioning” for years.

Common Experiences

You might notice that:

• Relationships are hard to trust or sustain

• You feel capable but not truly connected

• You’ve built a successful life while feeling internally flat, detached, or “not quite here”

• You carry old grief or anger without a clear place to put it

Why This Work Helps

You may recognise yourself in descriptions of Boarding School Syndrome, or have tried general counselling before and felt the boarding school piece needed a more specialist space.

This work is not only for people in crisis — it is for anyone who wants to understand the legacy of early separation and live with more ease, connection, and self-permission.