“New Year, New Me” - Therapy and Christmas

Have you ever found yourself searching, “New Year, New Me?” at this time of year? Along with New Years resolutions, it’s one of the most common phrases people search for in the lead up to January.

It can promise a reset, a new start. But, once all the noise drops away, and the presents go to the charity shop (we’ve all done it), what’s often left is fatigue. Not just physical tiredness but emotional exhaustion.

Maybe yours comes from having kept it together, putting on a smiling face with friends and family, or spending a little too much time fighting social anxiety. Christmas can be stressful.

The enquiries I see at this time of year are rarely about wanting to become a new person. More often, they come from people who feel stuck, flat or silently overwhelmed - people whose lives may look fine on the outside but don’t feel that way inside.

January doesn’t create these feelings; it simply makes them harder to ignore sometimes.

Thinking About Therapy?

Therapy isn’t about forcing change or setting unrealistic goals. It’s about slowing things down enough to understand what you’ve been holding onto, what’s been draining you, and what might need to change - not because it’s January, but because you’re tired of feeling this way.

Whether you’re approaching 2026 with a goal of finally exploring your direction, if Christmas has made you realise you want to focus on that social anxiety or you need to explore your relationships with a fresh outlook, reach out here.