Nina Brennan

I have had therapy on and off over the last 8 years or so. Nina has supported me for two different periods over the last 2 years. Nina is very welcoming, where she would invite me into the...

I have had therapy on and off over the last 8 years or so. Nina has supported me for two different periods over the last 2 years. Nina is very welcoming, where she would invite me into the session each time, emphasising that this is my space and time. What I loved about Nina’s sessions is they are client focused and client led. Depending on where I was at, or what I wanted to talk about, Nina was always happy to let me direct the session if I wanted to. If that week I didn’t have anything to discuss in particular, she always had areas she would suggest to work on based on what she thought would benefit me. Nina would always encourage me to challenge any of her thoughts if it was something I may disagree with, creating a really comfortable environment of open communication. I am now a month out of therapy, and looking back I believe this was pivotal in my growth and development. Firstly because it makes sessions very engaging, but also it because I feel it really allowed me to find the tools which work best for me. My self awareness has increased drastically, which in combination with my learnt tools, have made me well equipped for life at this stage. Finally, Nina and I developed a great working relationship. She is very relatable, down to earth and easy going. Therapy has ups and downs, but I feel where necessary, we could always have a laugh and keep it lighter hearted, if this aligned with my current state of course. I’m sure there will be a time where I could use therapy again, and I will no doubt be contacting Nina when that time arises.

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hi Nina is really nice but its too soon to rate her

hi Nina is really nice but its too soon to rate her

After the first session, I felt really bad afterwards and couldn't really say why. Ended up being depressed for like 3 days straight and confused. Now that I processed my thoughts I understood. I...

After the first session, I felt really bad afterwards and couldn't really say why. Ended up being depressed for like 3 days straight and confused. Now that I processed my thoughts I understood. I went in there having a goal of trying to process my thinking/ideology with overall pretty good mental health, which i wrote in the pre session form (also what i wrote was never acknowledged). Instead, I was met with someone who is trying to do routine diagnosis of depression and going through a checklist. She was trying to steering the conversation toward my previous depression or anger episodes and dig in it, which I believe I had grown past. But she gave very little attention toward what I was there to achieve or challenging my beliefs and thought processes. I wasn't ready to dig into previous depression that I believe i had moved past to a complete stranger I met less than 50mins. The result was I was left with feelings of the past and it revoked my previous bad habits which I had moved on and bringing back previous addiction. So my conclusion after the session is, she is probably excellent working with someone who is already diagnosed with depression or in a bad mental state. But I don't think she is suitable for people who has overall a positive mental and has grown past previous negative mental state. I understand that digging into negativity is a part of therapy to understand the brain, but maybe not on the first meeting. I knew her for less than 1 hour and I wasn't there with the intent of digging into it. I went there with positive mental state and came out feeling depressed and left to fend for myself. It was a rough few days after that. On the bright side, I did realise some stuff after the session so it did do something positive.

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Nina was so lovely with our daughter who had been through a horrible experience. Session by session she gained her trust, and got her to open up. I would recommend Nina without any doubt.

Nina was so lovely with our daughter who had been through a horrible experience. Session by session she gained her trust, and got her to open up. I would recommend Nina without any doubt.