What I do
I see clients for both short term counselling and long term psychotherapy.
Some of the things that people come to see me about on a regular basis include but certainly not restricted to:
Depression and Anxiety
Childhood Issues
Trauma and Abuse (emotional, physical, sexual, neglect, abandonment/attachment)
Complex Trauma
Personal Issues and Life Transitions
Relationship Issues
Grief and Bereavment
Difficulty Managing Emotions (including Borderline PD)
Lack of life satisfaction
Couples Therapy
My approach to therapy is to facilitate emotional and personal growth through developing awareness, insight and self acceptance. I am pretty laid back and dont stand on ceremony. I want you to feel as comfortable as possible, as soon as possible, so that you are able to tell me what you need to for us to start our work together.
I practise primarily as a Relational Gestalt Therapist which in a nutshell means that the relationship that develops between us is the most important part of the therapy process that will move you in the direction of change and healing.
I know that the thought of counselling can be a little (or a lot) daunting for some people. See blog entry
'First Sessions'. No matter what issues you are coming to counselling for the most important goal is for you to feel emotionally safe. I am always lead by you in the work that you want to do and the direction you want to go in therapy.
I do ask lots of questions, both for me to find out about you and for you to think about things that you might not have thought about. I used a 'phased approach' (as per best practice guidelines) if we are working on trauma which means that we dont go to places that you are not ready or dont wont to go. I am quite open, fairly unshockable, at times irreverent (but never about my clients) and like to be able to share a few laughs, which, even in the most bleak and desperate of situations, can help healing.
Many of my clients have experienced childhood events outside their control, including sexual abuse, neglect, witnessing or experiencing domestic violence and emotional abuse or parents who were 'unavailable' for many different reasons. I have completed additional advanced training in working with people who have experienced complex trauma (most recently with Bessel Van der Kolk who wrote 'The body keeps the score') and have many years experience working in this area. I also utilise CBT, Mindfulness and Psychodynamic/Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy. I am passionate about neuroscience and I see it as an important part of my work to keep up to date with current research findings that maybe of benefit to my clients.
I see clients for both short term counselling and long term psychotherapy.
Some of the things that people come to see me about on a regular basis include but certainly not restricted to:
Depression and Anxiety
Childhood Issues
Trauma and Abuse (emotional, physical, sexual, neglect, abandonment/attachment)
Complex Trauma
Personal Issues and Life Transitions
Relationship Issues
Grief and Bereavment
Difficulty Managing Emotions (including Borderline PD)
Lack of life satisfaction
Couples Therapy
My approach to therapy is to facilitate emotional and personal growth through developing awareness, insight and self acceptance. I am pretty laid back and dont stand on ceremony. I want you to feel as comfortable as possible, as soon as possible, so that you are able to tell me what you need to for us to start our work together.
I practise primarily as a Relational Gestalt Therapist which in a nutshell means that the relationship that develops between us is the most important part of the therapy process that will move you in the direction of change and healing.
I know that the thought of counselling can be a little (or a lot) daunting for some people. See blog entry
'First Sessions'. No matter what issues you are coming to counselling for the most important goal is for you to feel emotionally safe. I am always lead by you in the work that you want to do and the direction you want to go in therapy.
I do ask lots of questions, both for me to find out about you and for you to think about things that you might not have thought about. I used a 'phased approach' (as per best practice guidelines) if we are working on trauma which means that we dont go to places that you are not ready or dont wont to go. I am quite open, fairly unshockable, at times irreverent (but never about my clients) and like to be able to share a few laughs, which, even in the most bleak and desperate of situations, can help healing.
Many of my clients have experienced childhood events outside their control, including sexual abuse, neglect, witnessing or experiencing domestic violence and emotional abuse or parents who were 'unavailable' for many different reasons. I have completed additional advanced training in working with people who have experienced complex trauma (most recently with Bessel Van der Kolk who wrote 'The body keeps the score') and have many years experience working in this area. I also utilise CBT, Mindfulness and Psychodynamic/Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy. I am passionate about neuroscience and I see it as an important part of my work to keep up to date with current research findings that maybe of benefit to my clients.