The Attuned Room, with Heidi
Life’s messy
Let’s untangle it,
together
Integrative Psychotherapy for children, teens and adults
SOUTH BIRMINGHAM & ONLINE
A relaxed, down to earth space to make sense of the tough stuff, and to feel a little more at home within yourself
A LITTLE ABOUT ME
Hey, nice to see you!
I'm Heidi, the person behind The Attuned Room. Psychotherapist, clinical supervisor and speaker.
Born & based in South Birmingham.
I care deeply about making therapy feel less daunting and more like a natural part of everyday life. Something we all deserve, especially in a world that can feel stressful, overwhelming and pretty tricky to navigate at times.
My purpose is simple, to help people feel a little more at home within themselves, one conversation over a brew at a time.
Why I became a therapist
I was tired of seeing a mental health system that didn't reflect the kind of support I believed people needed and deserved.
I wanted to offer something different.
Therapy that felt more human, approachable and genuinely connected to the people I was there to help.
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I have worked in the NHS, residential homes, schools (mainstream & SEND), community centres and in private practice for a number of years.
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I have a specialist MA in Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy, with extensive training in understanding and supporting the emotional and psychological needs of children and young people.
In a world full of AI advice, social media wellbeing tips and endless opinions about how best to support children's mental health, it can be difficult to know where to turn or who to trust.
Children are not simply smaller versions of adults. Their emotional worlds are shaped by their early experiences, relationships, development and the family systems around them. Understanding these complexities is an important part of offering therapy that truly meets their needs.
My specialist training allows me to look beyond behaviours and symptoms, to understand what might be happening beneath the surface and offer thoughtful, developmentally informed support that considers the whole child and the world around them.
Perfectly polished? Probably not
If you're looking for the perfectly polished therapist you see on TV, I'm probably not it.
Chances are I've still got chocolate spread on me from the morning school run, and my unintentionally messy bun (which I try to pass off as effortlessly chic, although windswept is probably more accurate) is simply what happens when life gets a little busy.
And I’m ok with these real parts of me being visible, as in a world full of perfect AI editing, social media algorithms of everyone having a grand old time (all of the time) and endless noise about what 'good' mental health should look like, I think we could all do with a little less pressure to have everything together.
However, my attention to detail is reserved for making sure you feel as comfortable as possible during our time together. Whether that's offering you a hot drink and a cosy space to settle into, or helping you feel just as at ease when we meet online.
It's about making space for the awkward, conflicting and sometimes icky parts of ourselves we tend to bury beneath the surface.
And yes, while sometimes our conversations will feel heavy, there’s also room for laughter and lightness. As we begin to make sense of it all, together.
So, you don’t need to arrive with a perfectly put-together explanation of what’s wrong, or even know where to begin.
Bring the overthinking, the contradictions, the awkward and embarrassing bits, and all the other things that don’t quite make sense yet.