I like to think of myself as an active and engaged therapist.
I listen, I try to understand how things are for you, I sometimes
ask questions and I connect with you person to person.
I believe that it is important for me to be genuine
and real in the therapy room rather than a distant ‘expert’.
My aim is for you to feel safe and at ease so
that we can make the most of each session. I try to stay
present and observe closely, sometimes sharing what I notice
for you to comment on. At other times I may encourage you to
pause and look inward with a compassionate curiosity. And at
yet other times we may gently consider what insights can be
gleaned from what’s happening in the here and now between us.
I am also trained in somatic approaches. Alongside talking
therapy, I may sometimes invite attention to bodily sensations,
posture, breathing, or the felt sense of an experience.
This can offer another way of understanding
difficulties that are hard to put into words and can help
people reconnect with aspects of themselves that have
been overlooked
I don't claim to have the answers to your problems.
What I bring is experience of the therapeutic process:
helping people explore what is happening for them, make
sense of difficult experiences, and create the conditions
in which change and growth can emerge.