How To Release Hidden Stress and Anxiety Before It Costs You Your Career, Relationships or Health

The Cracks You Ignore Could Shatter Everything You’ve Built

Why Work With Me

1. "Is this even credible?"

Global Lineage. Clinical Precision.

Jungian Sandplay Therapy, rooted in Carl Jung’s analytical psychology and formalized by Dora Kalff, is a symbol-based, evidence-supported form of expressive therapy. While clients are welcome to speak, the core work happens through image and placement — using sand and miniature figures to access emotional truths that often live beneath language. It supports verbal reflection, but does not rely on it — allowing deeper layers of the psyche to emerge, be seen, and gently integrated.

Decades of research across Europe, Asia, and the U.S. show its effectiveness in accessing deep emotional patterns, regulating stress responses, and resolving anxiety beyond what talk therapy alone can do.

I’ve trained under leading global authorities in this field:

  • Dr. Lorraine Freedle (USA) – Neuroscience-based trauma expert

  • Prof. Toshio Kawai (Japan) – International Jungian psychology leader

  • Betty Jackson (USA) – Direct student of Kalff herself

  • Dr. Michael Cai & Prof. Gao Lan (China) – Integration of psychoanalysis with symbolic process

This is not coaching, advice, or analysis.

It’s clinical, experiential work rooted in depth psychology — refined for emotionally complex, high-functioning individuals.

The foundation of my Inner Mirror Method™ is built on this clinical rigor, with a track record of sustainable outcomes for professionals navigating intense emotional and leadership landscapes.

2. "I’ve done therapy. Will this actually help?"

Designed for When Talk Isn’t Enough

High-performing professionals often reach a point where insight alone isn’t the issue — it’s the deeper emotional charge that remains unresolved.

You may already understand your patterns. You may have talked it through. But if you're still bracing, overthinking, or emotionally stuck, it’s likely the healing needs to happen beyond words.

The Inner Mirror Method™ goes beyond traditional talk therapy. It blends:

  • Jungian Sandplay Therapy (to access the unconscious through symbols)

  • Somatic awareness techniques (to calm and regulate the nervous system)

  • Reflective, structured experiences (to reprocess and reframe emotional patterns)

It’s not passive. And it’s not endless.

This method gives you access to deep insight and emotional release — without years of storytelling or emotional exhaustion. It’s quiet, contained, and highly effective for those who need to feel better — and function well — without stepping away from their lives.

“Talk Therapy helps explain your story. Coaching helps you change your story. The Inner Mirror Method™ helps you meet the part of you who was never in the story at all.”

3. "Shouldn’t I be able to handle this?"

For Those Who Lead, But Feel the Strain

You’re used to holding it all together. On the outside, you appear calm, composed, and capable. But on the inside? You’re carrying too much. And the pressure is showing up — in your sleep, your focus, your patience, your sense of self.

This method was built for high-responsibility professionals who:

  • Lead others, but have no safe place to land emotionally

  • Are relied on by many, but silently question their capacity

  • Feel stuck in over-functioning patterns they can’t name

In just a few symbolically guided sessions, clients often report:

  • A softening in their body and a sense of emotional steadiness

  • Mental clarity without mental overwork

  • Decisions and leadership from grounded calm, not survival mode

You don’t need to collapse to create change.

You need the right conditions to release, reset, and rise — without performing, without unravelling, and without losing your edge.

See Real Lived Stories of Inner Change

Symbolic Representation Disclaimer

The individuals behind these stories are real. So are their experiences.

Names and personal details have been thoughtfully altered to honour their privacy and dignity.

The sandplay images you see are symbolic mirrors of their inner worlds —reflecting a journey that is profoundly authentic, and deeply lived.

Xiu Ling — Media Professional

“I didn’t know if I’d ever sleep again without fear.”

My Story

Nothing could have prepared me for the day I had to identify my brother’s body. That image has stayed with me — vivid, haunting, and deeply traumatic.

After his sudden and tragic death, I felt like I was spiralling — drowning in grief, anxiety, and a terror I couldn’t name. Sleep became impossible. Every time I closed my eyes, I feared seeing his face again. I couldn’t be alone. Nights were filled with panic.

The emotional toll seeped into my work — I lost focus, missed important cues, and questioned whether I’d ever be able to function fully again. I wasn’t just grieving — I was afraid I was losing myself.

How the Inner Mirror Method™ Helped

When I found Hannah, I didn’t have to explain everything — she met me exactly where I was. Through Sandplay, I was able to express the unspeakable. I created symbolic scenes — one, in particular, that allowed me to honour my brother without re-experiencing the trauma.

That process helped me gently release the terror I had been holding in my body. The physical act of shaping the sand gave me distance from the images and emotions that had gripped me. It wasn’t about forgetting — it was about finding peace within the remembering.

On nights when the panic threatened to consume me, I reached out — and Hannah was there. Calm, steady, never forcing. Just guiding me back to breath and safety.

What changed

I can now sleep through the night without fear. I feel safe in my own space.

I’ve returned to work with clarity and presence — not as someone pretending to be fine, but as someone who has genuinely healed.

I’ve taken solo business trips again, with a quiet confidence I never thought I’d reclaim.

The trauma no longer defines me. My brother is with me — not as a haunting image, but as a memory I can hold with peace.

Thanks to the Inner Mirror Method™ and Hannah’s unwavering support, I’ve found my way back — to myself, to my life, and to a kind of healing that feels deeply real.

Katya – Creative Entrepreneur

From toxic overwhelm… to quiet confidence and creative freedom

My Story

When I first came to Hannah, I was carrying a quiet storm inside me. The anxiety from working in a toxic environment had taken a toll — on my creativity, my confidence, and my sense of safety within myself.

I found it hard to trust my ideas or even my instincts. Fear of failure lingered in everything I did. Deep down, I was wrestling with old beliefs that told me I had to get everything right, or not try at all. I felt stuck — emotionally tangled and mentally worn out.

How the Inner Mirror Method™ Helped

From the beginning, Hannah’s presence was warm, steady, and safe. I never felt rushed or judged. Through Sandplay, she helped me explore memories, patterns, and parts of myself I hadn’t known how to access with words.

Together, we uncovered the quieter voices — the inner child who needed to be seen and reassured. With simple, thoughtful questions, Hannah helped me gently challenge the perfectionism and fear that had been holding me back. I began to realise that failure wasn’t the end — it was just part of the process.

And that I didn’t have to carry everything at once. That showing up, even when things aren’t perfect, is still enough.

What changed

By the end of our session, something had softened. I felt lighter. I had clarity — not the kind that pushes you to act, but the kind that quietly says, you’re ready now, in your own time.

I’m beginning my next project not out of pressure, but from a place of gentle knowing — rooted not in perfection, but in self-trust and inner steadiness.

Hannah gave me more than tools — she gave me a space where I could breathe, reflect, and reconnect. And from that space, I’m creating again — with a heart that feels lighter, and a voice that feels more like my own.

Dr Soojin –Veterinary Scientist & Mother of Six

From overstimulation and emotional fatigue… to stillness, clarity, and deep replenishment

My Story

Between the unrelenting demands of raising six children and the pressure of my career as a Veterinary Scientist, I was drowning. Every part of my day required output — decisions, care, responses. I didn’t just feel exhausted. I felt erased.

When I tried to speak about what I was feeling, it often felt like too much — even to me. I didn’t want to over-explain. I just needed space. Not advice, not fixing — just space to be.

How the Inner Mirror Method™ Helped

Sandplay gave me that space. A place where I didn’t need to find the perfect words or explain what I was going through — because I was already overwhelmed.

Each session offered me stillness. Silence. A moment away from the mental noise and emotional pull of daily life. I could come in, place figures in the sand, and feel the release without having to perform emotional labour. The symbolic process spoke for me when I couldn’t.

It wasn’t about avoidance — it was about permission to be with myself quietly, without being demanded of.

What changed

Now, I have something sacred to return to each week — a rhythm of quiet where I can gather myself again. I leave sessions feeling centred and softly energized, like my system has finally exhaled.

I’m still a mother. I’m still a scientist. But I no longer feel like I’m disappearing in the process. I feel more present, more grounded, and more me — not because I’ve done more, but because I’ve finally learned how to stop, listen inwardly, and just be.

Jiayi – Grieving Mother, Anxiety Survivor

From unbearable fear and grief… to grounded peace and the courage to mother again

My Story

Losing Eliana — my first child, during the third trimester — was the most painful thing I’ve ever gone through. I didn’t just lose a baby… I lost a part of myself. After that, I wasn’t the same. Then not long after, my aunt — who was like a second mum to me — passed away from a brain tumour. From then on, I started living in fear. Keep thinking, what if I get the same thing?

When I got pregnant again, the fear became worse. Every small thing — cramp, spotting, even just feeling a bit off — my heart would race. At night, I couldn’t sleep. Sometimes I’d wake up suddenly, cannot breathe properly, like got something pressing on my chest. I was so tired, but also scared to even close my eyes.

I remember reaching out to Hannah so many times. She never pushed me, never say, “don’t think so much” or try to give advice. She just… sat with me. Held space. And that helped me slowly calm down, bit by bit.

How the Inner Mirror Method™ Helped

During one of the Sandplay sessions, I created this scene — didn’t plan anything, just let my hands move. Then I saw it… Eliana was there. My aunt was there. God was there. And me. All standing together, each with their own place.

Then I realised — I had built this little mound of sand. At first, I didn’t think much. But then it hit me — that was the tumour I’d been so scared of all this while. Somehow… by placing it outside of me, it felt like I could finally breathe again.

That session helped me start saying goodbye to Eliana — not with guilt, not with regret. But with love. I thought letting go meant I would forget her. But actually, it just means loving her in a different way — one that doesn’t hurt so much.

It’s not about “move on” .

It’s about remembering… with peace.

What Changed

The fear that used to control me — it’s not so strong anymore. I don’t wake up in panic like before. I can sleep. I can eat. I can laugh again.

Eliana is still with me — not as pain, but as quiet strength.

And this time, with my second pregnancy, I don’t feel like fear is choking me every day. I’m not frozen anymore.

Now I feel more grounded. More whole.

And finally, I feel ready to be a mother again — this time, not from fear…

But from love.

Edmund – Eldest Son, Business Founder, Family Anchor

From silent burden and blame… to grounded clarity and release

My Story

As the eldest son in a traditional Chinese family, I was raised to carry the family name, the business, and the honour of our household. From a young age, I understood that face — how others see us — mattered more than how I felt inside.

I built the business from the ground up, making sure my parents were proud, my siblings were taken care of, and the family name stayed intact. I gave everything. But when financial trouble hit, the fingers turned toward me — even from the very people I sacrificed for.

I felt betrayed. Not just by them, but by a system that expected me to be invincible. I couldn’t break down — I had to save face, keep up appearances. But inside, I was collapsing. I woke up each day with dread, went to bed with guilt, and lived in a state of constant anxiety, always waiting for the next accusation.

The more I tried to hold everything together, the more invisible I became — even to myself.

How the Inner Mirror Method™ Helped

For once, I found a space where I didn’t have to wear the mask. Through symbolic work and Sandplay, I stepped out of the “dutiful eldest son” role — the role that had been drilled into me my whole life.

I created a symbolic scene that reflected everything I couldn’t say out loud — the family pressure, the hidden shame, the guilt, the fear of losing face. In that tray, I saw how much of my identity had been shaped by duty… and silence.

Without needing to explain or defend myself, the images spoke. And for the first time, I felt seen — not for what I provide, but for who I am when the expectations fall away.

What Changed

I no longer carry the weight of their projections the same way. The guilt has loosened. The pressure in my chest — the one I thought would never go away — has lifted.

Now, I look at the business and my role in the family through a new lens. I’ve set clearer boundaries. I’ve begun making decisions not to preserve face — but to honour truth.

For the first time in decades, I feel like a man — not a puppet of tradition, not just a provider or scapegoat, but a person with worth beyond performance.

And perhaps most healing of all:

I no longer feel alone in my story.

Chloe – Empathetic Coach

From emotional fog… to feeling deeply seen, heard, and whole

My Story

As a coach, I’ve always held space for others. But when it came to my own pain, I often felt dismissed — like people didn’t quite know what to do with my emotions. I’d open up, and suddenly the conversation would shift to advice or solutions. Underneath my warmth and insight was a quiet ache… a longing to be held, not fixed.

I carried confusion, self-blame, and a heaviness I couldn’t always name. I craved a space where I didn’t have to explain everything — just be met.

How the Inner Mirror Method™ Helped

From the very first session, I felt something different. Hannah listened — not just with ears, but with presence. We wove together reflective conversations, handpicked books, and music that resonated deeply with where I was emotionally. There was no rush to solve me. My emotions were welcomed, validated, and gently explored.

Over time, I began reconnecting the parts of me that had been living in separate rooms — my head, my heart, my voice.

What changed

Now, after each session, I don’t just feel lighter — I feel whole. I leave with a quiet clarity, a sense of being deeply affirmed, without losing my complexity.

That experience of being fully seen has changed how I show up — not just for myself, but for my clients.

I no longer model resilience through endurance… I model it through grounded vulnerability. And that has made all the difference.

Jonathan – Serial Entrepreneur, Father, Rebuilder

From emotional fog… to feeling deeply seen, heard, and whole

My Story

I’ve stood on stages, received awards from heads of state, and built businesses across continents. But none of that prepared me for the collapse. When the economy crashed, so did everything I’d spent decades building. I lost my business, my house, and eventually, my marriage. My wife remarried. I became a single father overnight — trying to stay strong while slowly losing the will to keep going.

For over 20 years, I wore a mask of control while privately living in survival mode. There were days I couldn’t get out of bed. Nights I questioned if life was still worth it. Everyone remembered the man I used to be… I wasn’t sure he still existed.

How the Inner Mirror Method™ Helped

This was the first space where I didn’t need to prove anything. I didn’t have to explain my résumé or justify my pain. Through symbolic work, I was able to express the unspeakable — the grief, shame, and exhaustion I never had words for.

In one session, I built a sandtray that showed a collapsed empire on one side… and a single, flickering torch on the other. That torch represented the part of me that survived — not the public figure, but the father, the soul, the man still breathing beneath it all.

It was more than therapy. It was a reclamation.

What changed

For the first time in decades, I feel grounded — not because I’ve rebuilt everything outside, but because something inside has finally come home. The shame has loosened its grip. I no longer feel like a failure in my own story.

I’m rebuilding now, slowly and intentionally. This time, not to impress — but to live. I’ve found strength not in performance, but in presence. And I finally believe… that I still have more life to live.

Santosh – Aerospace Engineer

From silent loss of identity… to grounded strength and emotional clarity

My Story

I used to be known as the guy who always delivered — a bit of a prima donna, maybe, but deeply respected. I held the room. I knew my edge. Lately, though, I’ve noticed that edge slipping.

Conversations would happen without me. Invitations stopped coming. And the worst part? I wasn’t sure if it was them... or me.

There was a quiet fear: Am I losing my grip?

Add to that the unspoken grief — from workplace stresses and life changes I had never processed — and I found myself running on fumes, silently unravelling.

How the Inner Mirror Method™ Helped

This work gave me something I didn’t know I needed: a place to be human, not just competent. Through Sandplay, I accessed parts of myself I had shut down for decades. The scenes I created weren’t just symbols — they were truths I hadn’t dared to face.

I saw the loneliness behind the persona. I gave shape to the pressure I always masked. And with voice work, I started speaking again — not just technically, but emotionally.

What changed

I no longer need to perform strength to be respected. I’ve started sharing how I feel — with my family, with colleagues — and something unexpected happened: people leaned in, not away.

I still lead, but with more clarity, more calm. The edge I thought I lost? It wasn’t sharpness I needed — it was connection. And now, I have both.

Ann – Financial Professional

From restless uncertainty… to empowered clarity and emotional steadiness

My Story

When I found myself in a dark, confusing season — caught between career dissatisfaction and emotional restlessness — I felt stuck in a loop I couldn’t exit.

No matter how much I tried to figure things out, nothing seemed to shift. I was drained, disoriented, and unsure of what I needed — only that I couldn’t do it alone. I knew I needed someone who could hold space without judgment and guide me toward clarity.

How the Inner Mirror Method™ Helped

Hannah became that steady presence I was looking for. She listened deeply, never rushed me, and gently helped me see where my voice had been quieted — especially in my relationships and professional life.

She helped me build practical skills around assertiveness, so I could express my thoughts with more confidence and calm. That alone began to change the way I showed up.

Sandplay was an unexpected gift. It invited me into deeper parts of myself — places I hadn’t consciously accessed before. Engaging all five senses through this creative, symbolic process helped bring light to childhood patterns I hadn’t realised were still active in my adult decisions.

What changed

I now feel clearer — not just about what I want, but about who I am in the process. I speak with more self-assurance, and I’ve noticed how differently people respond when I bring that calm clarity into the room.

Most of all, I’ve started to trust myself again. The restlessness has quieted. The loop I was stuck in no longer defines me.

If you’re in a place where you’re seeking clarity — whether in your relationships, work, or inner self — I wholeheartedly recommend to start a session with Hannah. You may discover truths within you that have been waiting to be seen.

Kristen– Childhood Trauma Victim Finding Inner Ground

From silent trauma… to inner awareness and emotional grounding

My Story

I came to Hannah with a deep sense of overwhelm and chronic anxiety — but I couldn’t explain why. Nothing seemed “big enough” to justify how sensitive I felt. I didn’t have a story. I just knew that I was constantly on edge, easily triggered, and emotionally exhausted. I lived in my head, overanalysing everything, but felt numb in my body. I wasn’t even aware I was carrying childhood trauma — I had no conscious memory of it.

How the Inner Mirror Method™ Helped

What made the difference was that I didn’t have to explain anything. Through Sandplay, things I could never have put into words began to surface on their own — images, patterns, emotional fragments that had lived in me quietly for years. The method bypassed the pressure to make sense of it all. Instead, it helped me feel what had been frozen. We uncovered subtle trigger patterns and practiced rituals that grounded me in my body again — without needing to retell or even remember the past in a linear way.

What Changed

I no longer feel like my emotions are happening to me. I recognise what’s rising, and I can now respond with calm, not confusion. I feel rooted and steady — not because I solved the puzzle of my past, but because I finally made space for what had been buried. There is a quiet safety inside me now, and a sense of self-worth I didn’t realise I was missing. This work gave me access to something I didn’t know I needed — and could never have reached with words alone.

Imelda – Business Owner Craving Deep Clarity

From hidden struggles to profound peace

My Story

As a business owner constantly on the move, I wasn’t sure healing was even possible for someone like me. I was always travelling, leading, fronting — and beneath it all, quietly carrying emotional heaviness I couldn’t name. There was a spiritual weight too, something I couldn't talk about openly. Vulnerability felt risky. I feared that if I stopped to feel, everything might unravel — especially my authority as a leader.

How the Inner Mirror Method™ Helped

Working with Hannah changed that. Between flights, we integrated focused counselling with Sandplay sessions that didn’t require me to explain everything — they just allowed things to surface. What emerged were symbolic messages that aligned deeply with my faith and gave me peace.

What Changed

I now travel not just light in luggage, but light in spirit. I feel clear-headed, spiritually aligned, and emotionally at ease — even when life moves fast. I lead by being, not just doing. And most of all, I feel something I haven’t felt in years: seen, settled, and free from the weight I didn’t know I was carrying.

Ready to Feel Like Yourself Again?

Without Explaining Everything?

If you're high-functioning on the outside but quietly overwhelmed inside...

If words haven’t worked, and you’re still carrying what you can’t quite name...

The Inner Mirror Method™ offers a different way in.

This goes beyond talk therapy.

It’s a clinically grounded, symbolically guided method designed to access what’s hidden — gently, effectively, and without emotional overload.

In Your Consultation, We Will Cover…

  • How you can use The Inner Mirror Method™ to release emotional burdens, even if you don’t have the words

  • How to achieve emotional congruence and calm in the shortest time based on your current state

  • How to experience sustainable inner clarity — without needing to collapse, overanalyze, or relive the past

Let’s begin — not by bracing, but by being. One conversation.

A quiet turning point.

The part of you that's been waiting?

It’s time to bring you home.

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