On June 9th, 2020, I made the decision to begin my journey as a solo therapist. It was a decision rooted in self-doubt and heavily steeped in imposter syndrome — and yet, beneath all the uncertainty and lack of confidence there was something I could not resist: a deep inner calling.
I'd decided to call my consultation practice CHOICE — because healing, I believe, begins not with certainty, but with a choice. The decision to do something. A choice to show up. A choice to feel. A choice to begin again, even when you don't feel ready. That was the first step.
Why CHOICE?
“I don’t have all the answers, but I will show up for myself anyway.”
And that is enough. That is profound.
Why This Symbol?
In the logo of CHOICE, the heart chakra that sits at the center is not merely decorative but rooted in meaning. I've used the symbol of the Anahata Chakra in the place of O.
The Anahata chakra, the fourth of the seven, is the bridge between the physical and the spiritual, between survival and surrender.
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The six-pointed star symbolizes the balance between the lower and upper chakras — grounding and growth.
Its energy is shaped by Rajas (movement) and Sattva (purity) — a harmony I strive for in my own work and presence.
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Its animal is the antelope, a reminder that we are always free — free to feel, to forgive, to move.
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And its colour is green — the colour of healing, hope, and renewal.
Anahata means “unstruck” — the place in us that remains whole, no matter what life throws our way.
To me, Anahata represents that inner space that remains untouched, no matter what life has thrown at us. It’s the part that doesn’t get shattered — even when everything seems pointless.
But a place where people feel safe, a place where they learn to reconnect with what’s always been theirs. That's the unstruck, unwavering place within each of us.
What CHOICE Has Become
It’s the place where I’ve:
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witnessed stories unspoken for decades finally breathe,
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held space for grief, doubt, shame, and breakthroughs,
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learned to trust silence as much as technique.
And it has held me, too. As a psychologist, a seeker, a human being. As I watched others heal, I healed too.
What I Now Know
And to the many quiet, healing choices still to come.