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.
Each person brings something different to therapy, but at the core, counselling is sitting with someone who pays full attention and helps you pay better attention to what's going on in and around you. This makes us a little kinder to ourselves and often to those we love.
My main counselling training is in Psychosynthesis - a very inclusive and flexible approach that brings together different traditions and believes in our potential to live in ways that express our truest nature and allow us foster right relations with other humans and with the planet. I also obtained a Graduate Certificate in Jungian Psychology with Art Therapy and undergone further training in Gestalt and various body-based trauma treatment approaches like Sensorimotor Psychotherapy and Hakomi.
Much of my work draws on parts-based approaches, particularly IFS therapy and Janina Fisher's TIST model. Both are especially helpful when working with inner conflict, self-criticism and the lasting effects of trauma. You can read more about each below.
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.
