Being on TV or taking part in a filmed production is a unique, intense experience. The casting process, the immersion of filming, and the sudden shift back into everyday life can leave many people feeling overwhelmed, lost, or unsure how to process what they’ve been through.

The Emotional Impact of Filming & Being on TV

Many people experience:

• Overwhelm during filming or casting

• Difficulty adjusting after filming ends

• A “decompression period” followed by feeling low or disoriented

• Anxiety about how they will appear when the show airs

• Overthinking or replaying events from filming

• Feeling like no one understands unless they’ve been on TV themselves

• Low mood or uncertainty about “life after TV”

• Unexpected trauma symptoms or resurfacing past trauma

When TV Brings Up Unexpected Challenges

For some, the filming process removes familiar coping strategies — routine, exercise, friends, home comforts — making neurodiverse traits or mental health challenges more noticeable.

Others face an existential crisis afterwards:
“What now?”
Maybe the experience didn’t lead where they hoped. Maybe fame or opportunity didn’t follow. The sense of loss, confusion, or disappointment is more common than people realise.

1:1 Support for Cast Members & On-Screen Contributors

We offer confidential support for individuals currently filming, recently filmed, or adjusting after a show has aired.

We can help with:

• Anxiety & overthinking

• Low mood and post-filming adjustment

• Trauma symptoms & PTSD

• Identity changes after being on TV

• Existential questions or uncertainty about the future

• Emotional overwhelm

• The pressure of public exposure or online reactions

Free 15-Minute Consultation

Initial assessment takes around 90 minutes and costs £175. A 50 minute therapy session costs £130, a 90 minute session costs £175. Online sessions available. Face-to-face sessions are based in Herefordshire. Travel available at additional cost.

If your TV experience has left you feeling lost, anxious, or overwhelmed, you don’t have to navigate it alone.
Contact us for a free 15-minute consultation to see how we can support you.