My Approach

I am not the type of therapist who sits mute throughout our time together. Our session will be a conversation. I'll listen, clarify, ask questions, help you explore your options, take different perspectives, and sometimes I'll help you find a new and different set of possibilities. I will notice and help you to become more aware of what is happening in your body as you explore your life in therapy, because if you change your mind and your body disagrees- guess which one wins!

I sometimes offer simple awareness exercises to do with breath and movement. We may also work with creativity (imagery, drawing if you find it useful, writing or journalling) and you may find you enjoy some resources to take into your daily life, although there is never any obligation to work in ways that don't resonate with you. I was a yoga therapist and yoga teacher for many years overlapping with my work as a psychotherapist, so my understanding of how we breathe, experience our felt-sense and how we move is an important part of what I offer you. If this is difficult to approach at first, please know there is no pre-requisite, nothing you need to be good at- you don't need to have done any specific exercise, practice yoga or anything- although people who do find they resonate easily with my approach. Working with mind and body together can be called 'somatic psychotherapy' and I'm well versed in working with various types of trauma as well as anxiety, depression, relationship issues, work conflicts and sleep, a main area of expertise.

About Me

Even if you start therapy to help you out of a dark or difficult time, we can see it as great gift that you give to yourself. You can learn a lot about yourself, about others and ultimately about living life with more lightness and enjoyment. Working together in therapy means getting curious about what you learnt growing up and in your that shaped who you are now. We'll explore your world-view, your assumptions and even your body's responses to what happens in life.

We'll learn about how you manage your world in ways that *work* for you, as well as where these ways of relating are causing pain or limiting you. In our work, we'll find how you can unblock and release those old response patterns that don't work anymore. The goal is to find new ways of seeing and being that help you to be more at-ease and authentically yourself and in relation to friends, family, work and other important people and situations.

I believe every one of us has a soul-nature and way of being that works well for us and it's our job to work with that. I work with an integrative palette of approaches and tools, and share them with you in our conversations. A good deal of our work will involve working with how the thoughts and emotions land in our physical selves and our nervous systems.

I work with

• Companies
• Individuals
• Private healthcare referrals

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