Inner Child Therapy with Stella Dove

Reclaim your voice. Restore your self-worth. Rewrite the story.

Does this sound like you?

I often struggle with my relationships
I find it difficult to say no or set boundaries
I fear that expressing my needs will push people away
I’m a people pleaser — and it’s exhausting
I feel lonely, even in my relationship
I experience intense emotional reactions and don’t always know why
I often feel unattractive, unworthy, or misunderstood
I crave connection, but I fear rejection
I feel like I was “too sensitive” or “too much”
I avoid conflict, hide how I feel, or over-explain myself to feel safe
I struggle with insecurity, shame, or emotional volatility
I worry that something is fundamentally wrong with me

If any of these feel familiar — even occasionally — it’s likely that your Inner Child is still carrying unresolved emotional pain from early life.

Let's Fix This

The Impact of Childhood Trauma

Trauma isn't always loud or obvious. Sometimes it looks like:

A parent who was emotionally unavailable
A teacher who humiliated you
A sibling who bullied you
A household where love was conditional on your behaviour

Over time, this shapes your nervous system. The prefrontal cortex, responsible for regulation and calm decision-making, slows its development. Meanwhile, the amygdala — the brain’s alarm system — becomes hyperactive. That’s why:

You may react more strongly than others
You find it hard to calm yourself down
You live in a state of hyper-vigilance or emotional suppression

These are not character flaws.
They are coping strategies your younger self developed to survive.

Your Trauma Has Been Making Decisions for You

As children, we do whatever it takes to stay safe — emotionally or physically. But what protected us then may now be preventing us from:

Setting boundaries
Feeling seen in relationships
Speaking our truth
Trusting love
Knowing our worth

These patterns are known as Maladaptive Coping Mechanisms. And they’re not your fault.

What Is Inner Child Therapy?

Inner Child Therapy is a gentle, structured process that:

Validates your emotional pain — no matter how “silly” or “irrational” it may seem
Helps you connect with the parts of you that were neglected, shamed, or unseen
Supports you to reparent yourself — with love, truth, and compassion
Builds emotional regulation, self-acceptance, and resilience

You do not need to disconnect from the people who hurt you.
You do not need to remember every painful detail.
You do not need to fall apart to begin to heal.

This work is gentle.
Layered.
Safe.
And profoundly liberating.