Fear
A response to perceived danger which — unlike anxiety — is directed at something concrete.
How it shows up
Fear has an object: a dog, heights, an exam, a conversation. Anxiety doesn’t. The distinction matters, because fear can be worked with directly, by approaching what you avoid step by step.
What we do with it in therapy
Avoidance lowers fear in the short term and strengthens it in the long term. So we work in small, manageable steps towards what seems impossible to you — never by force and always at your pace.
See also
Emotional literacy
The ability to recognise, name and express feelings — your own and other people's.
Neurodivergence
A term for brains that work differently — not a defect, but another way of processing the world.
Peer consultation
Consultation between colleagues of equal standing about demanding cases — a complement to supervision.
