Why psychotherapy and counselling?
People seek out psychotherapy and counselling for many different reasons. When life feels overwhelming, therapy creates space to explore and navigate life's challenges. This journey can help foster compassion for your inner struggles. It may involve stress, anxiety, and depression, improving relationships, boosting confidence, establishing boundaries, or healing from emotional wounds or trauma.
A therapeutic relationship that is accepting and non-judgmental makes space for growth and healing. Psychotherapy and counselling invites an exploration of challenging past experiences and focuses on processing the feelings we hold as a result of these experiences. At the heart of our work together we will seek to understand our emotions and work alongside them. As we uncover and work through the foundations of patterns, behaviours, and feelings in a safe and supported environment, we gain greater insight into ourselves, this is where we can make significant change. By allowing the space to explore and gain insight into the issues you are facing, psychotherapy and counselling can have a significant positive impact on an individual's mental health.
Training, qualifications & experience
MA in Psychodynamic Psychotherapy and Counselling (Distinction) at Goldsmiths University and a Certificate in Counselling Skills at Bristol City College.
Alongside my private practice, I have experience working as a psychotherapist at Carers Network, providing short term work to adult clients as well as roles in sexual health and the education sector.
I am committed to Continuing Professional Development and regular supervision to support my practice.
Recent Continuing Professional Development:
Working with Depression: An Integrative and Creative Approach
Embodied approaches to Psychotherapy
Codependency in Adulthood: Enmeshment and Merger in the Parent-Child Relationship
Avoidant attachment : The Defence Against Intimacy
Grief Works: stories of life, death and surviving
Understanding complex grief and suicide bereavement
I am a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy and abide by their ethical framework.
My Approach
As a psychodynamic psychotherapist and counsellor, I offer an empathetic, supportive and non-judgmental space for the exploration of the foundations of patterns, behaviours and feelings. I apply this approach while also maintaining a strong awareness of the social systems we live in and value the importance of a strong therapeutic alliance.
In my approach, I place importance on exploring the root cause of the problem and provide an affirming therapeutic space to facilitate change. I also incorporate cultural awareness and sensitivity by respecting difference, including where our backgrounds and identities differ, as it relates to race, ethnicity, sexuality, faith, class, and gender.
I am a registered member of the BACP and adhere to the ethical framework which values empathy, confidentiality and compassion as fundamental to the therapy practice.
I offer short term therapy and long term therapy. Whether there is an specific issue that you would like to focus on or a deeper exploration into different aspects of your life.
Services
Please contact me if you require further information regarding the services I offer, including fees and concessionary rates.
Contact Me
Use the contact form below or email me directly so we can arrange our first consultation. If you would like to request my privacy policy, please reach out. I recognise the courage that it takes to seek therapy and ask for help, you have made the first step. I look forward to hearing from you.
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