About

Working with me

I am an integrative therapist. This means that I can employ a number of different approaches that can best meet your needs. In our earlier sessions I will support you to clarify your priorities, at the same time, I recognise that as therapy progresses these may change. After this initial period we will work together to establish how you can get the most out of our time together. We are all so different, and complex that I like to keep an open mind about what therapy with you might look like beyond that.

Before therapy it can be helpful to think about what you’d like to achieve in this precious time. For example, taking time to explore how your early life and family relationships relate to your current experiences; or understand how to change reactions or behaviour that no longer serve you; or to get support for trauma from emotional, physical or sexual violence, or race, class and/ or gendered oppression. You may be anxious about the future or facing challenging decisions, or perhaps you might need some time to work out who you really are and how you truly want to be.

Also, think about how you’d like me to be. Whether you’d like me to quietly hold space while you lead your therapy, or if you would like more discussion or input from me. Perhaps you would want a more structured approach or on the other hand, maybe you’d like to leave space to discover what could emerge? You might like the idea of walking and talking. If you think you would like to explore therapy outside of the room or online space, let me know. Feel free to ask for what you want and to give me feedback about our work together. I will listen without judgment.

Whatever your concerns, I will support your feelings, help you create your own meaning, and value you, your time and your process of recovery or discovery.

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