Why I Do This Work - A Note From Me
- Skye Welbourne
- Oct 6
- 3 min read
I’ve sat in the client chair often over the past 18 years, as a human who was hurting, searching, and hoping for change.
And that experience changed everything for me. It didn’t magically solve all my problems, but it gave me something I hadn’t had in a long time: a safe place to bring all of me. The messy, tender, uncertain parts. The parts that weren’t coping or had been holding it all together for far too long. The thoughts and emotions I had tucked away because I feared they were too terrible or embarrassing to share out loud.
Being a client showed me how powerful it is to be seen, heard, and not judged. To have someone beside you who believes you’re worthy of care without needing you to be fixed first.
My own experience of therapy in the client chair shaped how I show up now, as a therapist.
My Why
I do this work because of my lived experience of trauma and unsafe experiences in my younger years, and the loss of my sister Jaye almost 17 years ago. And because I believe we’re not meant to do life or healing alone.
So many of us carry silent struggles:
Couples stuck in years of disconnection, afraid to hope again.
Individuals overwhelmed by anxiety, grief, trauma, or low self-worth.
People who are tired of performing, coping, and pretending they're fine.
What I know now is that healing doesn’t happen through insight alone. It happens in safe, compassionate relationships with others, and eventually, with ourselves.
My job isn’t to “fix” you. It’s to walk alongside you as you remember your own capacity to heal, connect, and change.
The Values That Guide Me
Here’s what you can expect from me in the therapy room:
Safety & warmth: You don’t need to have it all together here. I meet you where you are, not where you think you should be.
Honest, gentle challenge: Growth often needs both care and courage. I’ll sit with you in the hard stuff - and gently invite the shifts you’re ready for.
Evidence-based practice, real human connection: I use proven approaches and adapt them to you, your story, your pace, and your needs.
Curiosity over judgement: Whether you’re grieving, anxious, shut down, or stuck in old patterns, you make sense. We’ll make space for the “why” behind what’s happening, not just the “what.”
Belief in your worth: You don’t need to earn support. You deserve it simply because you’re human. And I will hold the belief that you can achieve your goals and create the change you seek, even if you can't right away.
If you’re here and wondering…
“Do I need therapy?”
“Is my struggle big enough?”
“Will this even help?”
Know this: If something inside you is asking for more - for clarity, for relief, for connection - that’s enough. You’re enough.
You’re welcome here. If you're ready to get started you can book a session here.
S.W.
I’m Skye Welbourne, a registered counsellor who supports people navigating stress, anxiety, grief, trauma, relationships and the emotional load of modern life. My approach is gentle, compassionate, and rooted in nervous system awareness.
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