{"id":46,"date":"2023-04-30T09:39:03","date_gmt":"2023-04-30T09:39:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/benkayetherapy.com\/?page_id=46"},"modified":"2025-11-28T20:09:32","modified_gmt":"2025-11-28T20:09:32","slug":"therapy-its-ok-not-to-be-ok","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/benkayetherapy.com\/?page_id=46","title":{"rendered":"It&#8217;s ok not to be ok"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><style>\/*! elementor - v3.18.0 - 29-11-2023 *\/<br \/>\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"header-banner\" data-aos=\"fade-up\">\n\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"image-overlay\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/benkayetherapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Mountain-sunset-scaled.jpeg')\" data-small=\"https:\/\/benkayetherapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Mountain-sunset-scaled.jpeg\" data-medium=\"https:\/\/benkayetherapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Mountain-sunset-scaled.jpeg\" data-large=\"https:\/\/benkayetherapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Mountain-sunset-scaled.jpeg\"><\/div>\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"inner-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"outer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 data-aos=\"fade-down\"><span>It&#8217;s ok not to be ok<\/span><\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"breaker\">\n\t<div class=\"container is-fluid\">\n\t\t<div class=\"line\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><style>\/*! 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Sometimes we are able to move forward and work through issues on our own; but on other occasions we can begin to feel stuck and need support with navigating our thoughts, feelings and emotions to be the best version of ourselves &#8211; and that is totally ok!<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a qualified therapist I can help you consider the way you think and act, in order to alter habits or behaviours that are no longer making you happy. 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