WORKING TOGETHER

Many starting points

It is common for us to think of depression and anxiety as common starting points for therapy, but contributing to these may be a range of past traumas, grief, loss, separation, a struggle to manage intense emotions, or tensions and misalignments between internal parts of self.  Sometimes things are going fairly well externally, yet we feel something fundamental is missing inside - something we maybe can't easily describe.  In our dialogue around what you are thinking and feeling, we have the opportunity to unearth some of the underlying concerns and patterns and understand them better – and then different choices become possible.

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Integrative style

I take an 'integrative' approach, meaning I am trained in and combine a variety of psychotherapeutic approaches to best support you, according to your needs.  I remain rooted in a humanistic stance which means I am led by you, which I feel is key to working together effectively.  If required, I may make suggestions to use particular lenses or tools to work with specific issues that emerge related to eg your thought processing, or relational/behaviour patterns.  At each point we will discuss how you feel about the work and your preferences in how we work together as research has shown this makes for more successful outcomes.

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I care deeply about you finding me open to whatever you are going through and I believe that my extensive travel and life experience across cultural, religious, gender, sexual and other boundaries helps me to be open, inclusive and curious about the full spectrum of human experience.  I want to be able to meet you where you are and for you to feel heard, and confident that I am able to track with you in a supportive way through your internal world.

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​I look forward to meeting you in whatever conversation you wish to have.