How I Work
I work from a place of genuine care, showing up as a human being first, and seeing you as a person rather than a diagnosis, label or patient. My aim is to build a therapeutic relationship that feels safe and is grounded in honesty and transparency. I walk alongside you, rather than acting as the expert on your life.
Although I have a strong understanding of clinical theory and therapeutic approaches, I use everyday language and explore things with clients in ways that feel connected rather than removed or distant. My grounding in phenomenology, a branch of philosophy and psychotherapy that focuses on experience as it is lived, means that I pay careful attention to how it really feels to be you, to have the experiences you have and the emotions you feel.
I recognise that different people need different things from therapy, and so I work collaboratively with you throughout the process. We can reflect on what feels helpful and adapt our way of working together when needed.
When it’s helpful, I also offer psycho-education and practical strategies that can help alongside therapeutic exploration. This might include techniques to manage intense emotions or dissociation.
What Can be Gained from Therapy
Therapy can help you feel more connected to yourself: to who you are, what you want, how you feel and what you need. It may support you to relate to yourself with greater acceptance and compassion, and to communicate your feelings and needs more openly in your relationships.
It can also help you make sense of experiences and parts of life that you cannot change, understand the impact of your past, and recognise patterns that might feel damaging. In doing so, space can be made for new possibilities and a greater sense of peace.
Above all, therapy can help you to live more authentically and honestly, and empower you to make choices that feel important to you.