Vanessa Porter

Welcoming Jaye to Be/Here Hi everyone, I’m really proud to share some lovely news with you. Jaye Jones has joined Be/Here as a therapist and director. Jaye uses they/them pronouns and is a counsellor and psychotherapist bringing lived experience as a queer, non-binary and neurodivergent person into their work. Their practice is integrative, neuro-affirmative and person-centred, with a strong focus on creating a space where people do not have to filter, edit or justify who they are. This...

Healing from internalised homophobia can feel like trying to untangle a knot you did not tie yourself. It can show up quietly. In the way you speak to yourself. In the way you shrink around certain people. In the shame that appears when you feel joy, attraction, pride or softness. In the part of you that wonders whether you are “too much”, “not enough”, “too queer”, “not queer enough”, or somehow difficult to love. And before we go any further, I want to say this clearly: Internalised...

Coping with family rejection can be one of the most painful experiences an LGBTQIA+ person goes through. Not because we are weak. Not because we are “too sensitive”. Not because we should just get over it. But because family is often where we first learn what safety, belonging and love are meant to feel like. So when that space becomes conditional, cold, judgmental, or unsafe, it can shake something really deep inside us. At Be/Here, we speak to so many people who are coping with family...