It began with the quiet heartbreak of watching people in need fall through the cracks.

While working in a youth ward, I met adolescents carrying more pain than anyone their age should — not because of anything they had done, but simply because life had been deeply unfair.

We did what we could. But with only twelve beds and a long waiting list, there were always more young people who needed help than we had space to support. That reality never sat easily with me.

Later, I led a DBT project in institutional care. There, I created workshops that made a real difference — engaging, evidence-based, and able to reach adolescents who had often disengaged from traditional forms of therapy.

But again, we were limited. One institution. A handful of adolescents. Too many still out of reach.

Later, while working with adults in an addiction ward, I saw a similar impact — even after decades of pain.
But what many of my patients said stayed with me:
“If only someone had helped me earlier…”
“I could’ve saved decades of pain.”

That’s why I created Acceptitude.

To take what works — and make it accessible to more people.
To offer support earlier, and reach those who might otherwise go unseen.