How I Work

The word ‘therapy’ may be used used whether you're seeking counselling or psychotherapy. Counselling might initially address a current or specific concern, such as a work or relationship difficulty. Often, a current concern will have links with past experience.

Psychotherapy involves meeting in a long-term and open-ended way. It explores the rich tapestry of your life from childhood onwards, and looks deeply within to uncover unconscious patterns and conflicts.

Therapy can be an enlightening journey, introducing a range of new insights, perspectives and possibilities, and addressing assumptions, beliefs and behaviours. New ways of being can become possible.

I'm trained in a range of modalities, so I tailor my approach to suit your needs. I'm informed by humanistic, psychodynamic, cognitive-behavioural, transpersonal, existential, developmental, attachment-based and body-oriented theories. Monitoring our embodied states is particularly important, since emotions are physiological events, created, felt and regulated through the body.

I'm a relational therapist, which means an exploration of our relationship may be part of our work. Relational work means that I see us as two human beings in the room, not as one expert and one 'patient.' I intend to be honest, open and curious when I reflect with you. If I get it wrong, I intend to be honest about that too, and see how we can learn and grow from it.

I don't take the 'blank screen' approach, meaning I don't stare at you in silence. If I don't share my thoughts with you, the therapy is only taking place in my head. I offer a caring and reflective space, where you're valued for the unique individual you are. This kind of environment can be rare to find, and powerful to experience.

I believe we all have the capacity for transformation, and this is a gift we're offered throughout our lives. We may have more than we know. We have our bodies, our breath, the ground beneath our feet and the sky above us. We can look inside, to discover our true selves, and look around, to consider what part we each can play in creating our futures.

I tend to work in a long-term, open-ended way. Some of the areas I can help with include depression, anxiety, low self-esteem, relationship problems, intimacy issues, sexuality, addictions, loss, bereavement, cross-cultural issues, life transitions and existential concerns. Nothing shocks me, and I don’t judge. Please enquire if you want to discuss a particular area further.