Sarah "Astra" Adams
I'm not going to give you the polished version of my story. That's not really how I work. So here's the real one - cup of tea optional, but recommended!
Right, let me be honest with you.
I had anxiety and panic disorder from childhood. Proper, debilitating anxiety - the kind that follows you around and convinces you it's just who you are. I spent nearly 10 years in a toxic marriage. I've had dark nights of the soul, losses, moments where I genuinely couldn't see a way through.
Deaths and rebirths - and I've had a few.
And then, after about 30-odd years of all that, I finally started to figure some things out. The shadow work, the inner child healing, the rewiring. Understanding why I kept attracting what I did. What I actually believed about myself, deep down, underneath all the stuff I'd plastered over it. It wasn't pretty. But it was worth it.
All the while, the intuitive gifts had been quietly developing. I've always felt things deeply - other people's energy, what's going on beneath the surface, things people aren't saying. For a long time I just thought I was "too sensitive." Turns out that's actually a gift, and I'm done apologising for it.
So now I use all of it - the tarot, the intuition, the pendulum, the Reiki, the inner child work, the lived experience of having been properly knackered by life and clawed my way back - to sit with people the way I wish someone had sat with me. Without rushing. Without telling them what they want to hear.
I've been to some pretty dark places. And I'm still here, shining. Somehow.
People tell me I make them feel safe. Heard. Seen. That I hold their hand through the dark. That I knew things I couldn't possibly have known.
Honestly, for a long time I downplayed all of that - I was terrible for comparing myself to others and thinking, am I actually good enough at this?
I believe it now. I really do. And I bring every bit of it into the room with you.
I've heard it enough times now that I've stopped arguing with it.
Every session is different because every person is different. I pull cards, tune into your energy, use the pendulum where it helps, follow whatever comes through - but what I'm always really looking for is the source. Not just what's happening now, but why it keeps happening.
I'll be honest with you. I won't just tell you what you want to hear - I'll tell you what you need to hear, with love. If there's shadow work to be done, I'll say so. If I see a trauma bond, I'll name it gently. If something in the cards makes no sense I'll tell you that too, rather than make something up.
People often say sessions with me feel like therapy. I take that as a real compliment. I hold a Level 2 in Counselling Skills - but this is spiritual and intuitive guidance, and it works best as part of life rather than a replacement for professional support when that's what's needed.
I don't do quick-fire yes or no. I dig. I get into the nitty-gritty.
For those who like to know the specifics. Though honestly, the thing I'd point to first is the 30-odd years of lived experience. That's not on any certificate.
✓ Level 2 Certificate in Counselling Skills
✓ Reiki practitioner
✓ Tarot reader - multiple decks including Moonology and oracle cards
✓ Pendulum and charm reading
✓ Inner child healing and shadow work
✓ Trapped emotion release work