What I can help you with

  • Anxiety, Panic Attacks

    Anxiety is created by excessive worry, restlessness, and often followed by physical symptoms like muscle tension, blurred vision, sweaty palms and sleep disturbances. Panic attacks are sudden, intense episodes of fear with severe physical reactions such as rapid heart rate and chest pain, often occurring without warning.

    Using therapy to work through triggers and talking about the challenges can improve your approach and coping mechanisms.

  • Low Mood, Depression

    Depression is a mental health disorder which creates overwhelming sadness, loss of interest in activities, and a range of physical and emotional symptoms that significantly impair daily functioning. Low mood, while similar, is generally less severe and shorter in duration, and can be tied to specific situations or stressors. Having a space in therapy to speak openly about the thoughts and feelings towards these emotions can create awareness and understanding, which in turn will be worked through in session to address and manage.

  • Thriving With Neurodiversity

    Neurodiversity refers to the concept that variations in the human brain and cognition, such as autism, ADHD, and dyslexia are natural differences rather than deficits or disorders. It's term values neurological differences and advocates for the acceptance and inclusion of those with diverse cognitive process. By using different approaches and methods, we can tailor sessions for your needs and preferences - these may include visual aids, goal setting and inner child work.

  • Self Worth and Confidence

    In psychotherapy, self-worth refers to a person's sense of value, often shaped by past experiences and beliefs, which can impact overall mental well-being. Confidence involves an individual's belief in their abilities and capacity to handle challenges, often rooted in self-worth. Therapy works to enhance both by helping individuals recognize their inherent value and develop a more positive and realistic self-perception.

  • Relationships

    Family, friends, co-workers, intimate partners and even the relationship with ourselves are what help shape our wellbeing and identity. If you feel you are struggling to maintain or create beneficial relationships, talking therapy is a great focal point for delving into the why and how of relationships breaking down and what can be done to approach, improve and change this.

  • Trauma

    Trauma is a psychological response to a distressing event that can overwhelm a person's ability to cope, leading to lasting emotional, cognitive, and physical effects like anxiety and flashbacks. It can alter a person’s sense of safety and self, impacting their behavior and perspective. Therapeutic approaches like Narrative Therapy and Psychodynamic Therapy help address trauma by exploring and reshaping experiences. Narrative Therapy focuses on externalizing and rewriting personal stories to empower the present, while Psychodynamic Therapy uncovers and resolves deep-seated emotional conflicts from the past.

  • Inner Child Work

    Inner child work is an approach that involves connecting with and healing the emotional experiences and needs of our younger self. It helps individuals address unresolved childhood traumas and unmet needs by exploring and nurturing their inner child, leading to greater emotional healing and self-understanding. This work aims to integrate these early experiences into the present, creating healthier a relationship with self, others and improving overall wellbeing.

  • Identity

    Identity refers to a person's understanding of who they are, their self-concept, values, beliefs, and roles within various social contexts. In psychotherapy, identity is explored to help individuals understand and resolve different aspects of themselves, address conflicts, and create and maintain personal growth. Talking therapy helps examine and reshape self-perceptions, resolve identity-related issues, and develop a more cohesive and authentic sense of self.

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A few approaches to therapy that I use within practice

Psychoanalytical and psychodynamic therapy

Psychoanalytical and psychodynamic therapies explore how unconscious thoughts and perceptions formed during childhood influence your current behavior and thoughts.

Unlike other therapies, these approaches aim to create profound changes in your emotional development. By enhancing your awareness of your inner self and its impact on your relationships, they help you understand and resolve your problems.

Psychoanalysis
Developed by Sigmund Freud, psychoanalysis delves into an individual's unconscious, deep-seated thoughts, often originating from childhood. By exploring free associations, dreams, or fantasies, clients can uncover and interpret hidden memories or experiences that may be causing distress.

Psychoanalytic Therapy
Psychoanalytic therapy, derived from psychoanalysis, focuses on the influence of unconscious thoughts.

Psychodynamic Therapy
Evolving from psychoanalytic therapy, psychodynamic therapy seeks to understand how unconscious thoughts impact current behavior. This approach often addresses more immediate problems, aiming to provide quicker solutions.

Who Can Benefit?
These therapies are particularly beneficial for individuals seeking to resolve past issues. Instead of targeting specific symptoms, psychoanalytical and psychodynamic therapies explore the individual's personality, investigating the motivations and reasons behind certain characteristics and recurring difficulties in daily life.

Person-centred therapy

Person-centred therapy, also known as client-centred counselling, is a humanistic approach that focuses on how individuals consciously perceive themselves, rather than relying on a counsellor's interpretation of their unconscious thoughts or ideas.

Who Can Benefit?

The non-directive style of person-centred counselling is considered to be beneficial for those with a desire for self-exploration and those seeking to address specific psychological habits.

Integrative counselling

Integrative counselling is a comprehensive approach to psychotherapy that merges elements from various therapeutic techniques.

Integrative therapists (such as myself) believe that no single approach can effectively address every client's needs in all situations. Instead, we consider each person as a whole, tailoring counselling techniques to fit their unique needs and personal circumstances.

Solution-focused therapy

Solution-focused therapy (SFBT), also known as solution-focused brief therapy or brief therapy. It is a psychotherapy approach which is focused on solution-building rather than problem-solving. While it recognises present issues and past causes, SFBT primarily focuses on an individual's current resources and future aspirations.

This approach encourages individuals to look ahead and leverage their own strengths to achieve their goals.

Gestalt therapy

Gestalt therapy teaches clients to distinguish between their actual experiences and their interpretations of events. Through this therapy, clients explore their thoughts, feelings, behaviours, beliefs, and values to gain awareness of how they present themselves and react to their environment. This process helps them identify choices, behavioral patterns, and obstacles affecting their health and well-being, ultimately enabling them to reach their full potential.

Inner Child

Inner Child Therapy is a therapeutic approach which addresses and aims to heal the emotional wounds and unmet needs from an individual's early childhood. It involves engaging with and nurturing the inner child - an aspect of the self that holds memories, feelings, and experiences from childhood. This may involve techniques used such as visualization, dialogue, and self-compassion. The goal is to integrate and heal these early experiences to improve current emotional well-being, self-esteem, and relationships.

Attachment Theory

Attachment-Based Therapy is an approach which focuses on understanding and addressing the impact of early attachment relationships on an individual's emotional and psychological development. It looks into how early interactions with our primary caregivers can shape patterns of attachment; influencing current relationships and emotional well-being. It aims to repair and strengthen attachment styles by creating secure, trusting relationships and addressing unresolved attachment issues to improve overall functioning and relational dynamics.

What you will take from working with me

  • 1. Identity

    You will become more self aware and emotionally in tune.

    As you engage in regular sessions, you will find yourself having regular check-in's, which will improve your emotional awareness and capabilities. In time, you will equip yourself with the tools to reflect and process in a way that feels healthy to you.

  • 2. Tools and Techniques

    You will create different ways that feel authentic and realistic in order to manage your mental health concerns. Whether battling with panic disorder or depressive states, you will be on a continuous path of self improvement that is catered to you, by you.

  • 3. Feeling Heard

    You will find a space where time allocated to you, for you - this is because it is all about you.

    Sometimes all it takes is for someone to listen and to offer a space that's judgement and bias free for you to work through your challenges.

My Experience

My experience working in mental health dates back to 2017. Over half a decade of therapeutic development and practice has provided me the skills and experience I can offer you within our sessions together. Trauma, inner child work and the here and now (Gestalt therapy) are my areas of expertise, covering work with children, adults and older adults.

I work from an integrative approach; this allows for the session to be unique to you. I recognise that following a single approach or method can sometimes feel limiting or restrictive for some. So I bring a range of approaches alongside authenticity and transparency, which is what I value in my character and as a professional. There is no 'one size fits all' in therapy. I recognise each person as an individual, and aim to be fluid and responsive to that by bringing a range of therapeutic techniques to appreciate that we all respond and process differently.

I appreciate the pressure and stress that comes with seeking help, so I aim to make it as smooth sailing as possible.

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