What I offer

Finding a therapist who you trust and feel comfortable with, to start exploring what has brought you to seek therapy, can be a difficult thing. It can also be a huge relief and the first step to development of further awareness and change.

I offer both brief (6-12 sessions) and long term therapy (open ended), providing a non judgemental space for you to talk and  explore your thoughts and feelings. These might  concern a specific event or be   more generally motivated by a lack of fulfilment, indecision, or struggle.  We will work together with the mutual aim of gaining greater understanding and awareness. This might for example involve looking at your past experiences, current situation and relationships, and your relationship with me as your therapist.

   My approach is psychodynamic in it's focus, although when needed, I also incorporate other forms of therapy, for example Cognitive Behavioural Therapy or more creative practices.

Psychodynamic Therapy

Psychodynamic therapy is a contemporary development of the original psychoanalytic approach as pioneered by Freud.  In order to minimise our experience of pain we all develop ways of coping,  some of which we remain aware of, but others we may not be aware of. These defence mechanisms are necessary but they can also become fixed preventing growth and connection. They come at a cost. I believe that the opportunity to challenge habitual behaviour patterns, re-examine beliefs, and explore buried feelings can allow for deep change to take place in ones life. I provide a safe and non-judgemental space working with my clients, where an authentic therapeutic relationship will be central to the development of our work.