About Rino

For a long time, I learned how to cope.

From the outside, things looked fine. I worked, stayed busy, and kept moving forward. Inside, though, there was often tension. A sense of pressure. A feeling that I was carrying more than I could properly put into words.

I tried to deal with it in the way many people do. By pushing. By thinking my way through things. By telling myself to get on with it.

That worked for a while.

Over time, it stopped working.

I began to realise that effort alone was not enough. Insight alone was not enough. Something in me needed space rather than pressure.

Therapy helped me see that.

Not because it fixed me, but because it slowed things down. It gave me somewhere to notice what was actually happening in my body, not just what I was thinking about.

When things were given space, they became less overwhelming. Less urgent. More manageable.

That experience changed how I understand struggle.

It showed me that many people are not broken or failing. Their bodies have simply learned ways of coping that once made sense, but no longer help in the same way.

This shapes how I work now.

I don’t rush people. I don’t push for answers. I don’t assume I know what is going on. We take things step by step, paying attention to what shows up and what feels difficult to stay with.

Often, the people I work with are thoughtful and capable. They are used to coping on their own, even when things feel heavy underneath. They may feel anxious, low, disconnected, or unsure why things feel the way they do.

You don’t need to arrive knowing what the problem is.

If something feels off, that is enough of a place to start.