Everyone deserves the chance to tell their story and be heard and counselling allows that opportunity. I believe we have the potential to heal, given the right environment and support.
Counselling is a collaborative process, with its foundation set in having a strong therapeutic relationship between client and therapist, with the client’s wellbeing at the heart.
We will work together to create a supportive and confidential environment where you can be comfortable exploring your experiences and gain a deeper understanding of yourself. I will walk with you on your journey, hold a safe space and guide you as you need.
Our sessions will help you discover ways to change negative patterns and behaviours, overcome challenges and safely process past traumas.
Past experiences are intrinsically linked to our values, beliefs, expectations, behaviours, and give rise to the views we have of ourselves today. In particular, the messages we receive from caregivers and those in authority have a significant impact on our emotional development. I will guide and support you while you learn to give yourself new messages, make positive changes in your belief systems, and change negative patterns.
I work with a range of therapeutic approaches, which I call upon to suit your needs in the moment.
The theories I work with are Transactional Analysis, Gestalt, CBT and Person Centred. I have trained in mind-body (somatic) work and can integrate this into talk therapy sessions.
I have also trained in
- Pain Reprocessing Therapy
- Rewind Therapy for PTSD
- Adult ADHD
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder / Intrusive Thoughts
- Bereavement
- Mind-body Connection
- Shame
- Trauma
- Attachment
As well as supporting you in our sessions, I will provide you with psychoeducation and tools to use in your day-to-day life. This will empower you to recognise when you may be acting out or repeating a negative pattern, help you to understand it, disrupt it and intervene on your own behalf.