Just some of the stories of people Arise has helped find their hope + future
SG
After 10 years of lots of counselling, nothing was really working until I met Lipika. After just 6 months I feel like a different person! She really believed in me and helped me to make sense of so much. She helped me find myself, develop my strengths, to live the life I always wanted but didn’t ever think I could ever have.
RS
Lipika is like no other counsellor I’ve ever had before. She has this way that makes you feel safe, understood and believed in. She supported me through some of my darkest times. I was so lost. Her compassion and support was something I could always count on. She helped me find my way. She helped me be who I needed to be for myself, and who I wanted to be for my loved ones. Without her, I don’t know where I’d be. I am eternally grateful! You will not regret seeing her.
JA
Lipika has been so helpful to me and the best counsellor I’ve had. I have been seeking help for my issues for over 12 years, though the issues have been affecting me for 20 years. I am so grateful I found Lipika. She made things make sense, she heard me. She didn’t give up on me. She has helped me change my life and embrace who I am. She has helped me be the best version of myself. She has impacted my life so positively. I highly recommend her!
DM
The care and emotional support from Lipika was so genuine and empowering for me to take my life back and move forward. I don’t know honestly where I would be now had I not done these sessions.
JH
Lipika has been there for me in some of my darkest moments. I am deeply grateful for her support, care and belief in me. Me and my family wouldn’t be where we are today if it weren’t for her help and support.
BD
I have found that I have come such a long way since I commenced counselling. I feel that Lipika has such a lovely way about her whilst always remaining professional.
MT
Lipika has been a constant and reassuring support. She has made me feel safe to express myself, my feelings and emotions. I feel great trust in her, to share the most personal aspects of my life. Her approach is gentle, compassionate and understanding, which has encouraged a positive environment for my own self-reflection and growth. With Lipika’s professional help, I have developed better insight into my past traumas, as well as with present difficult situations, anxieties and stressors. She has taught me practical skills and strategies to help in my recovery and in coping with life’s challenges on an ongoing basis
RF
Before I began seeing Lipika I was overwhelmed by my circumstances and felt hopeless. I was living my life for others and deeply unhappy. I am a private person and could not imagine myself opening up to anyone about how I really felt. After my first session with Lipika I knew I had found someone who was committed to working with me to improve my quality of life. Several months on from that first session I barely recognise the person I used to be. Thanks to Lipika's gentle guidance and insight I am happier and more content than I have ever been. My relationship with myself has changed forever. I have learned to love myself and from that place to show love and appreciation of others. I feel calm and confident in situations which would have previously made me anxious and miserable. I am on a new path and looking forward to the future. I know I could not have done this on my own and feel very blessed to have met Lipika.
ST
After years of trying many different therapists and at the point of losing hope I found Lipika. I had been to several therapists and persevered with regular appointments, while often ignoring the feeling I had, that something wasn't right. I always put the blame on myself, thinking 'it's not the therapist, it's me, I am just defective'. It was an exhausting and depressing way to live. Lipika helped me in so many ways. She helped me to become aware of my feelings and showed me how necessary they were, she taught me how to trust myself. She helped me to build faith in myself, something I had completely lost. I felt safe and free to speak about what was going on in my life, without judgement, just care and kindness. Lipika taught me that I too was a 'whole' person who is deserving of things in life, that I could have wants and needs. She taught me about boundaries and that I could say 'no' and that I could trust the decision that I had made to say no. This was all completely new to me. Lipika taught me about self-care and putting myself first in my life, she taught me that I could change my mind if that was what was needed to take care of myself. Lipika taught me that I mattered. This has enabled me to become strong, independent and self-protective. I will be forever grateful to Lipika, she really cares. She cares about her clients, it is very obvious.
