My Approach

I offer an active, engaged form of psychotherapy. I am interested not only in what has happened to you, but in how you are living now: where you feel most yourself, where you adapt or hide, what feels essential to you, and what gets in the way of being real with other people.

My approach is integrative, with strong existential, psychodynamic, Jungian, transpersonal and somatic influences. The relationship between us matters more to me than allegiance to any particular therapeutic school.

Therapy with me is conversational and collaborative. I will ask questions, offer thoughts, notice patterns and sometimes challenge you. I also want you to be able to tell me when I am wrong.

Dreams, imagery, bodily experience, creativity and spiritual or uncanny experiences can all enter the work if they matter to you. I take these seriously without assuming that they prove any particular belief about how the world works. We can explore what an experience means without forcing it into a predetermined interpretation.

I pay close attention to what happens in the body and between us. Sometimes understanding something intellectually is not enough. We may notice tension, defensiveness, withdrawal or the felt need to protect yourself as these arise, and explore whether those patterns can begin to let go.

Humour, curiosity and honesty are important parts of how I work.

About Me

I am a UKCP registered transpersonal psychotherapist and a Registered Member of BACP (MBACP).

I work particularly well with thoughtful people with rich inner lives, and with those with creative minds. I also enjoy working with people whose minds move quickly or non-linearly, including many people with ADHD.

I am particularly interested in the parts of people that have not fitted comfortably with what others expected them to be. Sometimes this means working with someone who has spent years adapting, pleasing others, hiding aspects of themselves or feeling ashamed of being different.

Some people come to therapy with a clearly defined difficulty; others want to understand themselves, their relationships, their creativity or the direction of their lives more deeply.

I have a longstanding involvement in writing and the creative arts. With writers and other creative people, therapy sometimes develops naturally into discussion of the work itself, particularly where creative material and the person's inner life overlap.

I work both short and long term.

I work with

• Individuals

Special Interests

Like all UKCP registered psychotherapists and psychotherapeutic counsellors I can work with a wide range of issues, but here are some areas in which I have a special interest or additional experience.

Types of Therapies Offered

• Transpersonal Psychotherapist

What I can help with

• ADHD
• Anger Management
• Anxiety
• Depression
• Eating Disorders
• Family
• Identity Problems
• Mental Health Issues
• Obsessions
• Parents
• Post-Traumatic Stress
• Spirituality
• Suicide
• Trauma