Testimonials

Therapy

We met with Gen in the hopes of fixing some major issues that were hurting our relationship. We had been to couples’ counseling before and did not have very good outcomes. So it’s safe to say we weren’t really sure this was going to be any better or that we would resolve any of the outstanding issues that were pulling us apart. From our first meeting we realized that Gen was not your typical therapist. Gen provided a safe place for us to discuss what we were dealing with, (both individually and as a couple) and gave guidance and support to enable us to see the situation with a more holistic and healthier viewpoint. Her straight forward assessment made all the difference. She helped us rekindled an appreciation for each other that had somehow gotten lost in the day to day. Her patience and skill in helping us see what we had been blind to, allowed us to get past the built-up resentments and really start to live our best life again. I would like to tell you that fixing these issues was easy, it wasn’t, it took work. But in the end it was worth it because we are in a great place and credit Gen for all the help she gave us to get here.
Both of us highly recommend Gen and hope that your journey is as fruitful as ours has been.

May 24 M&C

Gen came recommended to us as a couples therapist when our relationship was at an “All-time” low. We soon trusted Gen and felt safe with her. In NO time she pieced us together without us being aware. She understood how our couples-dance worked or rather, not worked anymore. She helped us to discover and acknowledge the weak and strong points in ourselves, the other and in therelationship. She taught us how important it is to really LISTEN to each otherand to communicate in an understanding and positive way.

Every session was an adventure, you never knew what would come up next, but soon realised everything was connected. It was really amazing!

Gen gave us the tools to find our love for each other again and how to stay together in a positive and respectful way. The rest is up to us!

We found Gen to be respectful, extremely knowledgeable, astute, intuitive and perceptive. She has a deep understanding of how the human mind, feelings and emotions work. We also appreciated her compassion and sense of humour!

From the bottom of our heart we can and will recommend Gen! Trust that you will be in very capable hands!

March 24 K&A

“Seeing Gen was my first experience of visiting a counsellor. I found our sessions eye opening & overall a very positive experience, which I would highly recommend.

Gen has a warm & friendly personality and She immediately made me feel at ease. Her methods, guidance & experience enabled me to achieve the outcome I needed”

February 24

All my life I never felt really happy, with some ups and downs. Then things went really bad.  I felt lost, not understood, I didn't even understand myself. I no longer enjoyed life and had no fun in it, everything seemed difficult. In the middle of the night when I couldn't sleep again I sent Gen an email. And not long after  I started therapy with her. Everything slowly got a little better. Not right away, that took time. You can't suddenly get "better" in a week when you've been that way your whole life.

I went to Gen almost every week for 4 months. I also listened to tapes that she had recorded for me, over and over again. That helped a lot. Now a year later I can say that I feel much better than I ever have in my life. Happy? I don't know and that's quite scary. But I'm not unhappy anymore either. And I now know where it comes from when I’m unhappy and how to deal with it.

I have seen other psychologists before  Gen, but that never really helped. Gen changed my life. I really recommend her :-).

KK January 24

“Gen created a safe and comfortable space for my daughter to share her thoughts and emotions. She listened attentively and showed genuine empathy, which made my daughter feel heard and understood. She also provided helpful insight and practical coping strategies that helped my daughter navigate her challenges. She maintained appropriate but open lines of communication and involved both my daughter and me in the therapeutic process. I highly recommend Mente Psychotherapy to parents seeking a supportive therapist for their teenage child.”

C.O Dec 23

"Gen changed the darkest 12 months of my life. Gens kindness, support and guidance helped me to deal with a history of dark hidden demons that had been destroying my life I have now come out the other end and I will always be eternally grateful to this wonderful lady".

Dec 23

It can be difficult to admit to yourself that you need professional help, and I thought long and hard before I did it. But my first meeting with Gen was like catching up with an old friend I hadn’t seen for years, as though we were pickingup our friendship where we had left off.  I’m embarrassed to say I wept nonstop during our first consultation, but it didn’tseem to matter.  She didn’t mind, nor did she try and comfort me in that awkward way that we sometimes find ourselves in.  She just encouraged me to keep talking and I found myself unburdening thoughts I’d been hiding from myself for too long.  It was cathartic, and I was exhausted after that first session.  But the relief was enormous, and with her compassion, patience and guidance she steered me back on to the path I had strayed from. With her support and advice, I rediscovered the strong woman that used to be me.  

Thank you, Gen! June Lover Nov 23

After seventeen excellent years together, my wife and I retired and moved to Portugal. Although we were both very happy with our new life, the retirement and the move created stress in our relationship. Genevieve helped us understand how we each had different ways of processing our situation, cognitively and emotionally, causing us to regularly misunderstand each other.  She quickly and skillfully taught how to replace our counter-productive patterns with a more positive and productive approach.

B&K Nov 23

A very good friend of mine recommended Gen when I was going through a rough period of time. From the very first session I felt very comfortable and understood. Gen took all the time in the world to help me back on the right path. With her help, I was able to learn a lot about myself in a short time and can also apply her methods in the long term. I’m very grateful to Gen for her support and can recommend her to everyone who is looking for a professional and efficient therapist. Thank you Gen!

Linda October 23

From the first session I felt really safe and connected to you . You very quickly understood the issue I was struggling with and with your quick and accurate insight I was able to deal with my particular problem very quickly. The time spent with you has made a really positive difference.
Thank you Genevieve for all your help.

M.M August 23

“Dear Gen,

Thank you for helping me through some very difficult times. Right now, my mind is clearer and more focused. You’ve made an incredible positive impact!Thank you again”

I.S July 23

“Hello Gen, just wanted to text you to say thanks a lot for your help and time at the start of my recovery , I’m doing really well, life at home has never been better . With the kids and xxx. Tomorrow I compete in my first Ironman event and I have been 9 months sober now 🙏🏽🙌🏽.. thanks again Gen really appreciate what you have done for me“

Ian July 23

Embarking on our first therapy experience, we were initially nervous and daunted. However, our fears quickly dissipated upon meeting Gen. From the very beginning, she created a safe and comforting environment, making us both feel at home. Gen's attentive listening and practical advice allowed us to open up and gain valuable insights. Through our sessions, we experienced enlightening moments that will profoundly impact our lives both together and individually. Gen's expertise and guidance have been instrumental in our personal growth and strengthening our relationship. Her compassionate approach and profound impact on our lives make her an exceptional therapist that we cannot recommend enough.

Couple June 2023

After several life changing experiences, which included going into retirement, moving from Scandinavia to Portugal and several years of practical challenges in our house improvement project, we found ourselves also challenged in our mutual expectations and communication. After consulting Gen in both individual and joint sessions, we got the tools and support to self insight and how our behaviour affected our relationship.
Gen’s immediate insight and her ability to communicate in a professional, yet simple and direct way, as well as introducing relevant tools and new behavioural practices has helped us to overcome our challenges and rekindle our long lasting relationship, with mutual respect and love. We would recommend Gen to any individual or couples who need a small or big push and support to self development and to regain a positive perspective of life and relationships. We are truly grateful.

April 2023 F&I

'I've had therapy before where the main focus is talking about the past, and whilst it helped to a certain extent it didn't really help me during the times where I was still experiencing depressive and anxious moods. However therapy with Gen completely changed this. She has provided me with tools and techniques to not only help prevent these moods, but to also manage them when they do occur. A huge takeaway from our sessions has been learning acceptance, and when I do have a wobbly day or two it no longer feels as scary as I have the tools to help me back out of it. This in itself has been absolute gold, and I would say to anyone considering therapy with Gen to just go for it as you won't regret it!'

April 2023 Keara

Gen has been instrumental in helping my daughter overcome her anxiety. Her compassionate and empathetic approach made all the difference. Throughout the entire process, Gen took the time to truly understand my daughter's unique challenges and created a personalized therapy plan that was very effective. Highly recommended.

March 23 Tim

Starting therapy was our last chance and I can honestly say it changed our lives. Gen helped us really see the negative patterns we were repeating daily in our relationship and gave us constructive ways to break these cycles.

Both partners were helped to identify why we reacted to situations in the way that we did and we were helped to make behavior changes for the benefit of the relationship.

With Gens guidance through the sessions we really saw a big change and saw that we did have something worth saving. We hope to go on from here with a much more secure relationship and we are happy in the knowledge that we now have the tools to keep working on improving our marriage.

March 2023

“We thought long and hard about couples therapy, but after 7 years and 3 children we were struggling to communicate, and it felt like the last chance. Gen was honest, fair and patient. She helped us see we had to own our part, and our past was showing up too often. Sometimes it felt too raw and hard after we left a session, but she made sure we knew this was part of it because we had been ignoring our issues for so long. I can't thank her enough for guiding us back to a good place.”

December 2022

“The understanding and insight that Gen brings to each session in a non judgmental way is a breath of fresh air and light to a period of life when you feel that there are only dark clouds.
Her depth of commitment to unraveling the issues and then helping you find the answers certainly worked for me at a time and pace that I needed.
I would wholeheartedly recommend her to anyone who needs help to make sense of life and regain control and direction.
Thank you Gen.”

Dec 2022

“After four solo sessions with Genevieve, I can honestly say that my life has taken a huge change for the better, both my marriage and my own life. I have not been this happy for years.”

November 22

"Gen was helping me deal with a tough time in my life.
Suffering from anxiety and several psychosomatic neurological symptoms,
I had to get myself some professional help.
Together we found a way out of emotional confusion and disorientation.
I am very happy and grateful that Gen helped me out of all this trouble,
I feel so much better now and can say that I am very confident and on
a good way.
I can highly recommend Gen if you feel lost on your way, she is more than
qualified."

October 2022

“I don’t know if I would truly know myself without the help and guidance of Gen. She helped guide me to a more effective and better understanding of my life that had repeated in a negative tone…over and over…

When you connect with someone who cares about you and just wants you to be the best person that you can be..!!… I know my life will never be the same. My life has forever changed.”

October 2022

“I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia 18 years ago and was put on antidepressants in order to dull the effects of the symptoms I had been feeling. With 6 weeks I was feeling much more alive and able to cope with life’s up & downs. About a year ago I started to feel my 1 tablet a day was not helping me. So I slowly cut back on my  once a day tablet. Then I really got to the point where I was finding just existing ,was too much for me. I was then put on another 2 tablets per day. Again to dull the affects of my symptoms.

Then I suffered a depression episode about 5 weeks ago. Followed by panic attacks. I went to my Doctor and she recommended I go to see A psychotherapist as panic attacks do not go away unless you are able to get to the root cause.

When I went to the psychotherapist Genevieve 4 weeks ago For my first consultation she was able understand why my nervous system was behaving this way.   Because she was very highly qualified in her field she was able suggest I should find out about The polyvagaltherepy which has been used very successfully to release long time tramas that have been stored in my memory since early childhood. It has really been an Amazing release of long time blocks that have been stored there. The therapy has been so revealing yet so simple to achieve I Can’t help but thank my Psychotherapist, Gen for introducing it to me. I will carry on using these new found skills through the rest of my life.

They were first put into practice I. The late 1980/1990’s I feel very committed to sharing these new skills to friends and family.”

Mary M loule. September 2022

“Genevieve has been an outstanding therapist for me. To say she goes above and beyond is an understatement. Aside from the benefit of one to one meetings she is also at the end of a text or email and so responsive that you feel you have the best possible support you could have.

Her empathy, coupled with knowledge and patience enables you to feel total confidence with exposing your vulnerability at a time you feel the most in need.

Her support, clarity and ability to reframe when you are stuck in a certain mind frame helps you to see things from a perspective that enables you to move on and recognise the future is in fact bright. I can not recommend her enough”

July is 2022

‘I was fortunate enough to meet Gen at the perfect time. She was highly recommended to me and after an ‘accident’ left my young son traumatised and unable to sleep I booked to meet with her. She was beyond professional, calm, kind & compassionate to my son, after only 5 sessions he had come to terms with what had happened and was back to himself. My family and I will forever be grateful for the advice and help offered. I cannot recommend highly enough’

yours Bex Seabrook x’

April 2022

“I have had therapy in the past and CBT to help me with my confidence but working with Gen she actually worked with me in a way that made me feel confident to go out and actually do the home work and I just feel calmer…”

July 2021

“Me and my partner have changed circumstances and retired to Algarve and now spend more time together and we have found we just bicker all the time and my wife felt isolated and wanted to go back to England. It took time but working with Gen we started to resolve issues we have had for years that reappeared now we had time together and how to change how we react to situations. We are still working it out but things are better - some of my wife’s worries were actually the loss of not seeing our grandchildren and friends as much and how to grieve that and me to support her...”

August 2021

“The word psychotherapy can be scary, especially when people you know do not understand and say you are mad for attending psychotherapy appointments. Do not be afraid or don't think you are crazy, take the first step for the change you need - that’s my advice! Having someone to speak freely and not being judged is what everyone needs. Gen is really amazing, she hears you , makes you to put things in a different perspective and works with you to find out ways to make it better. She has been wonderful, she is compassionate and skilled. Her advice and way of communicating has been really helpful and she has never seemed upset if I haven’t been able to put her suggestions into practice. I am so happy about what I found out about myself throughout my sessions. I feel it has really changed me. A big thank you!”

November 2021

I have been having regular sessions with Gen for many months. The sessions have helped me to learn numerous things about myself including my attachment style and the fact i am hyper-vigilant.

When i first started i was stuck in ambivalence and although this is a part of who i am, my decision making process is now much improved.

Her sessions are professional and very reflective. I feel overall calmer and have learned some breathing exercises etc to help with Anxiety

I would encourage and highly recommend to anyone who is struggling with mental health, whatever it may be, to reach out to Gen

February 2022

“Ok where to start? I always knew I suffered with some mental health issues as a child through into adulthood. I have had addictions for over 30 years and never thought therapy or hypnotherapy would work but after meeting Gen for the first time I felt at ease, and that maybe we could help me get better, so I booked 12 weeks of sessions.  It has been truly life changing and after 6 weeks my life started to improve and I managed to kick the addiction and my mental health improved no end. So much so that that I felt strong enough to finish 2 weeks early and I’m feeling great. Gen is the most calming understanding person and is professional in every way.  I now feel like a human again and ready to tackle whatever the world throws at me”

March 2022

Coaching

“I found Gen’s ability to understand what I needed and her no nonsense approach helped me to really challenge my thinking and helped me approach my long term and short term goals differently...”