Seeking therapy and opening-up to someone may feel daunting, but you have already begun the work by looking for a therapist and reading my profile. At whatever stage in life, therapy is a dialogue which can bring greater self-understanding and new perspectives which can lead to growth and a new chapter.
I hope to provide a supportive and collaborative space in which we are be able to explore together what may be hindering you. My way of working is relational, which means looking with curiosity at how we relate to one another in the therapy room, and how this might reflect your way of relating to the outside world. It is a descriptive process, and I will listen to your story and to your lived experience. From this, I can help you draw different perspectives or notice things which you may not have been aware of leading to new insights.
You may be struggling with a particular issue, event, or health issue; or feelings of being stuck. You may be repeating past unhelpful patterns which, whilst recognising them, feel difficult to change. You may have experienced trauma which feels impossible to be freed from. Or it may be that you just feel something is not quite right in your life, that you may not be living as authentically or as fully as you might, and want to explore this feeling.
I work primarily as an existential therapist, namely I am interested in how you see yourself in the world, what it means to be you and what things are meaningful and important to you. I also work as an integrative therapist which means I can blend different modalities to suit you and the issues that you bring. While therapy does not seek to treat or cure your difficulties, it can deepen your understanding of yourself, allowing you to become open to new possibilities and to make shifts which can bring surprising change.
I have a Foundation Certificate and Master’s degree in Integrative Psychotherapy, as well as a Post-Graduate Diploma in Existential Psychotherapy. Prior to my psychotherapy training, I studied Social Anthropology and worked in the financial and charity sectors. Having grown up in different parts of the world, I am familiar with cultural diversity. Alongside my private practice, I work for a community-based counselling service with both adults and young people, and as a counsellor for an NHS health centre.
If you would like to explore working with me, please get in touch and I will offer you a brief free initial meeting online for up to 30 minutes. If you then decide to work with me, we will meet once a week for 50 minutes on the same day at the same time.
I am a fully qualified Psychotherapist with a Masters in Integrative Psychotherapy and a Post-Graduate Certificate in Existential Psychotherapy. I am registered with the UKCP and accredited by the Society of Existential analysis. Having grown up in different parts of the world, I am familiar with cultural diversity, and feelings of not belonging. Prior to my psychotherapy training, I studied Social Anthropology and worked in the financial and charity sectors.
Alongside my private practice, I work for a community counselling service with adults as well as with young people, a community youth centre and a NHS health centre.
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.
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