★Professional work by psychotherapist and author Donna Maria Bottomley!
★A practical book to help readers put psychological problems in perspective and encourage readers to actively seek psychological treatment.
★The title provides insight into how we can acknowledge and overcome the dual-fear of not only what we think it means about us if we see a therapist, but the fear of our own emotions themselves.

Why are we wary of seeing a therapist? Could the fear of getting upset be part of the reason? While society as a whole is becoming increasingly conscious of mental health, and the social consequences of the global Covid-19 pandemic has made the issue ever more salient, the idea of asking for professional help has largely remained taboo. The fear of being thought mad, weak or helpless, and the prospect of having to revisit personal trauma, have stopped many people from seeking out a therapist.
In this empathetic and practical guide, drawing on some of the latest studies in the field, psychotherapist Donna Maria Bottomley examines these anxieties and argues that therapy should be just as acceptable as going to the doctor for a checkup or booking your car into the garage, and needn’t be our last resort.
The book provides a framework through which we can plot what is upsetting us, and lays out what to expect from therapy and how to make it work for us. The many pathways towards finding help, whether in a traditional practice setting or via alternate routes made possible by modern technology are also discussed, alongside a tool to help you choose between the many therapies on offer.

Donna Maria Bottomley is a psychotherapist and writer based in Mid-Wales, UK.
She runs a private psychotherapy practice (DMB Therapy) where she offers therapies such as CBT, EMDR, Brainspotting and Expressive writing therapy.
Donna also trained in creative writing, songwriting and integrative arts and uses writing as an expressive art both personally and professionally. She is a member of the Society of Authors and is interested in helping to advance the use of expressive writing as a mode of emotional processing.
Donna's personal writing and musical work explores issues related to mental health and neurodiversity, both of which have affected her personally. She is a published songwriter (under the artist name Ortense Blue) and has also had two poems published 'A scent of a memory' and 'The Sea Orphan'.