My Approach

My training is in integrative transpersonal psychotherapy with a relational focus.

‘Integrative’ means I draw on a range of techniques and approaches, which include a focus on exploring your early childhood and family dynamics to understand how these might have unconsciously shaped you; the importance of the body; understanding attachment styles; and exploring aspects of self, such as the inner critic and other sub-personalities.

‘Transpersonal’ means that which goes beyond the personal. Here we might use archetypes, myths or folktales as lenses to look at aspects of your life through; we may use dreams, the imagination, and other offerings from existence as clues to understanding this moment in your life more deeply. In this way of working, we include the idea of your soul’s journey, to hold a bigger view of your experience: Rather than ask ‘why am I suffering in this way?’ we might instead wonder, ‘why might this be happening to me now, and what might its meaning be?’

Because a good working relationship is central to effective therapy, and because relationship problems are central to much of what we struggle with in life, I include a relational focus in our work. Being curious about what is happening between us can be a really helpful way of thinking about how you relate to other people in your life.

About Me

I am passionate about supporting people to be truly and fully themselves.
My role is to listen deeply to what you share, and support you in understanding yourself more fully.
Change may or may not happen, but psychotherapy is likely to lead to a growing compassion for yourself, to valuing yourself as you are, to understanding how our past experiences have shaped who we are as adults, and to finding more peace with our lives now.
My background is working in social care, particularly in the substance misuse field and working with refugees and asylum seekers.

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

• Integrative Transpersonal Psychotherapist