Episode 26: Turbulent Relationships & Helping Gang-Affected Youth | ShediYah HatNebMaoo
This episode contains discussion around relationship breakdown, low self-esteem, vulnerable young people, gang involvement, and creative therapy approaches.
Join us for an inspiring and deeply personal conversation with Child, Adolescent and Family Therapist ShediYah HatNebMaoo as she shares her unconventional journey from struggling in a turbulent relationship with low self-esteem to becoming a compassionate therapist who helps vulnerable young people imagine new possibilities for their lives.
This honest discussion explores how therapy can transform our confidence and self-belief, and why creative, person-centred approaches are so powerful when working with young people facing difficult circumstances.
In this compelling episode, ShediYah openly shares:
- Her unconventional journey into therapy as a young mother
- Struggling in a turbulent relationship with low self-esteem
- Being encouraged to try therapy by her partner’s probation officer
- Feeling unsafe leaving her children with someone else
- Finding a therapist who allowed her to bring her children along
- How therapy helped her rebuild her confidence
- Contemplating a career change whilst raising young children
- Spending 4 years volunteering before committing to training as a counsellor
- Working with children and young people, many of whom are vulnerable
- Supporting young people with experience of gangs
- Using gentle, person-centred approaches in her work
- Incorporating creative therapy and dreamwork into her practice
- Helping young people to ‘imagine something else for themselves’
- Her role as a lecturer and Clinical Supervisor
This essential conversation offers valuable insights for anyone working with vulnerable young people, navigating difficult relationships, or interested in creative therapeutic approaches.
Key Topics Discussed:
- Seeking help whilst managing childcare responsibilities
- The impact of turbulent relationships on self-esteem and confidence
- Therapy as a catalyst for personal transformation
- The power of person-centred approaches
- Creative therapy and dreamwork with young people
- Supporting vulnerable young people and those affected by gangs
- Building hope and possibility with young people facing adversity
- The journey from client to therapist
- Volunteering and career transitions
- Clinical supervision and training others
- Reimagining futures for young people in difficult circumstances
Learn more about ShediYah HatNebMaoo.
