Therapy can benefit you in different ways and can ultimately help you to move towards real and lasting change.

I offer a space where you can talk about whatever's on your mind - even things that feel messy, unclear, or irrelevant. Sometimes the things we dismiss or overlook turn out to hold the most meaning.

Psychodynamic Psychotherapy

My core training is in psychodynamic psychotherapy, which explores how our early life experiences and relationships - and the unconscious - can continue to shape how we think, feel, and relate to others in the present.   We might look at patterns that repeat, parts of yourself that feel stuck or hidden, or feelings that are hard to name. Over time, making sense of these can lead to greater self awareness and the possibility of lasting change; we can become more grounded and integrated people, and better able to negotiate life's challenges.  I also work with dreams, which can offer a powerful window into our unconscious thoughts, feelings, and internal conflicts.

This approach is research validated and evidence based, and has been shown to be effective in helping with a range of issues, and works with your current issues as well as the past. For a more detailed but accessible explanation of how psychodynamic therapy works and its effectiveness, you may find this article helpful.

Whilst the psychodynamic approach is central to how I work, I also don't believe in a one-size-fits-all approach. Each person is different, and I believe therapy should reflect this. Together we can shape the work in a way that feels meaningful and manageable to you. I'm also influenced by ideas from other schools of therapy, and especially Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Jungian Analysis, Existential Psychotherapy, and Transactional Analysis (TA).

Practicalities

Sessions last for 50 minutes and would normally be at the same time each week.  

For some people, several weeks or months of therapy brings clarity and relief around a specific issue. For others, deeper or longer-standing issues may need longer term work. 

In our early sessions we'll explore what has brought you to therapy and the context around it - your background, relationships, and what you're currently struggling with. Over time, we can focus more deeply on patterns and root causes, and work together to find ways of understanding and addressing what's going on for you.

Most clients begin to feel a shift as the sessions progress, and a sense of having a safe place to return to each week.