I WENT TO MONEY
I stare at my laptop screen, dazed, in the spare-room-slashoffice of my flat. While I wait to enter the Zoom meeting, I think about all the things I need to say. But, when I'm let in and meet my therapist, my mind goes blank. How do I begin? Vicky Reynal is a psychotherapist who has been a qualified financial therapist for over 20 years. Reynal works with people like me who have financial trauma – a deep and complex response that stems from emotional interactions with money and finances.
It's not just about being ‘bad' with money, but it having a deep impact on your life, whether that's overspending uncontrollably or finding you have blockers in place – for example, finding it physically uncomfortable to check your bank balance. Reynal has seen an increase in the need for her services over the past 18 months, but believes that many people still don't know that this sort of help exists. This is, she explains,actually talking about money.
