We grow through relationship
By feeling heard, understood and supported by an attentive other we can learn to listen, understand and support ourselves better too. That's for me the role of the therapist: not a nodding head or the 'expert' there to fix you, but a 'fellow traveller' joining you in an exploration of your experience, needs and resources.
Each person needs from therapy something slightly different, but at the core, the aim of my counselling work is to help you become more curious about your inner life, develop self-compassion and find more creative and satisfying ways to be in the world and relate to other human beings.
My main counselling training is in Psychosynthesis ; a dynamic yet gentle approach to psychotherapy which foregrounds potential over pathology. I also obtained a Graduate Certificate in Jungian Psychology with Art Therapy and undergone further training in Gestalt, trauma treatment and third generation CBT approaches.
I use integrative 'parts work' and I am trained in IFS therapy (Internal Family Systems), which shares Psychosynthesis' understanding of psychic multiplicity, applying concepts of family system therapy to inner dynamics. I find IFS techniques particularly useful when working with inner conflict or critical self-talk. I have also trained in Janina Fisher's, trauma-informed parts' model, TIST
I offer short-term counselling when appropriate but I tend to work longer term to facilitate deep and lasting change. You can choose to see me for open-ended psychotherapy, or book a set number of counselling sessions.
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