What happens when the person helping others has their own story of trauma?

In this episode of Beyond the Therapy Room, Amanda Boafo shares her journey from the early stages of her career to building a practice aligned with her values and purpose.

We explore the challenges of change, the courage to let go of familiar professional identities, and the uncertainty that often accompanies growth. Amanda reflects on a pivotal realization—that she had more to offer personally and professionally, and that unresolved trauma was holding her back.

Through this conversation, we discuss how self-awareness, healing, and embracing discomfort can open the door to growth and deeper purpose. Whether you're a therapist, health professional, or someone considering a new direction, this episode is a reminder that meaningful change begins when we look inward, challenge our limitations, and answer the call toward something greater.

Often, the greatest barriers are the stories, fears, and experiences we carry within. When we find the courage to work through them, we discover more of ourselves available to give.

About Amanda Boafo

Amanda Boafo is an Accredited Mental Health Social Worker, Psychotherapist, EMDR Therapist, and the founder of Trauma Matters 2U. Drawing from both professional expertise and lived experience, Amanda is passionate about helping individuals understand, process, and heal from trauma. Through her work, she supports people in building resilience, reconnecting with themselves, and creating meaningful change in their lives.

Connect with Amanda
🌐 Website: https://tm2u.com.au/
📸 Instagram: @traumamatters2u.psychotherapy_

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You know you're capable of more. You have the skills, the knowledge, and the desire to make a bigger impact. So why does putting yourself out there feel so uncomfortable?

In this episode of Beyond the Therapy Room, Sky and Ali explore one of the biggest barriers that keeps therapists, helpers, and entrepreneurs stuck: the fear of being seen.

Whether you've spent a lifetime feeling too much, not enough, too loud, too quiet, or simply more comfortable supporting others from behind the scenes, visibility can feel deeply vulnerable. Together, Skye and Ali unpack how childhood conditioning, professional roles, and protective identities can keep us hidden—even when we think we're showing up.

From social media and business growth to relationships, body image, and self-expression, this conversation is an invitation to gently challenge the stories keeping you invisible and start taking small, safe steps toward being fully seen.

✨ In this episode, we discuss:

• Why self-awareness alone doesn't always create change
• The hidden ways therapists and helpers become invisible
• Fear of judgment, failure, success, and taking up space
• How visibility impacts your business, relationships, and confidence
• The difference between performing and authentically showing up
• Practical ways to build your visibility muscle safely and sustainably

The world doesn't need a perfected version of you. It needs the real you.

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Have you ever wondered why you keep getting stuck in the same patterns, despite all the personal growth and self-awareness work you've done?

In this episode of Beyond the Therapy Room, Skye and Ali explore the hidden identities that shape how we show up in our relationships, careers, therapy practices, and businesses. From the people pleaser and perfectionist to the overachiever, controller, and good girl, these parts often begin as protective strategies but can quietly become the very things holding us back.

Together, they unpack how these identities develop, how they show up in real time, and why awareness alone isn't enough. You'll learn how to recognize your own patterns, identify the bottlenecks keeping you stuck, and begin responding from your healthy adult self rather than old conditioning.

Whether you're a therapist, business owner, helper, or simply someone committed to growth, this conversation will invite you to look beneath the surface and ask: Which identity is running the show right now?

✨ In this episode, we discuss:

• The people pleaser, perfectionist, overachiever, and controller identities
• How childhood conditioning shapes adult behavior
• Why awareness is the first step—but not the final step
• The hidden ways these identities impact your business and relationships
• Moving from performance and protection into authenticity and presence
• How to identify the bottlenecks keeping you stuck

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As therapists, we're trained to develop skills, learn frameworks, and provide effective interventions. But somewhere along the way, many of us become so focused on doing therapy the "right" way that we lose connection with our own presence.

In this episode of Beyond The Therapy Room, we explore the difference between performance and presence — both inside the therapy room and beyond it.

We talk about the pressure many therapists feel to get it right, produce outcomes, and meet expectations, and how this can quietly shape not only our work but also our identities, businesses, relationships, and wellbeing.

Together, we explore:

✨ The difference between performing and being present
✨ Why self-monitoring can become self-pressure
✨ How people-pleasing and perfectionism show up in therapy work
✨ The role of self-trust in creating meaningful work
✨ Why authenticity creates deeper connection than perfection
✨ The link between performance, burnout, and disconnection
✨ How to reconnect with yourself when you've been stuck in your head

This conversation is an invitation to step out of performance and back into presence.

Because the most powerful thing we bring to our work isn't another qualification, modality, or framework.

It's who we are when we're fully present.

If this episode resonates with you, we'd love to hear from you. Join our community, share your reflections, and let us know what conversations you'd like us to explore in future episodes.

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Who are we, and why did we create Beyond the Therapy Room?

In this first episode, Ali and Sky share the personal and professional journeys that brought them here, from navigating self-doubt, people-pleasing, visibility, burnout, and identity shifts to building businesses, following their intuition, and discovering that there was more available to them than the path they were trained to follow.

Together, they explore what happens when the version of your life or career that once fit no longer feels aligned, and the courage it takes to trust yourself enough to take the next step, even when you can't see the whole path.

This podcast is for therapists, counsellors, and helping professionals who know there may be more available to them beyond the traditional one-to-one therapy room.

And we don't want this to be a one-way conversation.

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Because chances are, if you're thinking it, other therapists are too.

Welcome to Beyond the Therapy Room.

In this short introduction, meet your hosts, Sky and Alison, and discover the vision behind the podcast. Together, they bring two unique perspectives, clinical and intuitive, structured and expansive, to explore the conversations many therapists are thinking about but rarely say out loud.

In Beyond the Therapy Room, you'll hear honest discussions about burnout, identity, spirituality, business, relationships, and what becomes possible when you step beyond the traditional boundaries of the profession.

If you've ever found yourself wondering, "Is this it?"—this podcast is for you.

Tune in and subscribe to join us for future episodes as we explore what lies beyond the therapy room.