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My Approach
What I can help with
Do you feel disconnected from yourself or your partner? If so, you are not alone. I believe there is hope and utilise evidence based practice, creativity and humour in an aim to make you feel 'better' - whatever that means for you. If you are navigating change (such as becoming parents, healing from difficult experiences, dealing with infidelity or grief) I can help you to reconnect with yourself and others. Take a look at further information about couples therapy, EMDR, individual therapy and therapy for families.
I am a trained systemic family practitioner (PGDip), meaning I am trained to look at the systems we exist in (society, culture, family, work) and understand how they affect us. If you want to rebuild trust, restore communication, and build better understanding, Couples therapy and Therapy for Families can help.
We will look at what’s getting in the way of closeness and peace - whether that’s stress, family patterns, or unresolved pain - to find new ways to talk, listen, and show up for each other, without blame. This can be for couples, or families with children/adolescents. I draw on a range of theories and models such as the Developmental model of couples therapy, Gottman and EFT.
If you are curious about who you are and why you do what you do, and perhaps are facing a shift or difficulty in life, Individual Therapy can help you to gain new perspectives and understanding. I am a registered Dramatherapist (HCPC), trained to look at unconscious and early experiences and use a range of methods to make sense of life. You may wonder why part of you wants to do one thing, whilst another part wants to do something else - we can give form to these thoughts and explore them together.
In addition, difficult experiences or traumas can affect our whole identity and confidence. If it is clinically appropriate, I may suggest EMDR Therapy in order to process traumatic experiences, so they affect you less in your day to day life.
The process
We start with a free 30-minute Consultation to have a chat and find out a bit more about each other. You can share and ask me questions, and I can understand what you are seeking help with - so we can get a sense of whether we will be a good fit. I can let you know what support feels most appropriate - whether with me or someone else. If you want to work with me, we will book in a first session - booking is confirmed when you pay, and I ask for payment 48 hours prior to the session. We can work face to face or online and I work with individuals, couples and families.
At our first session we will chat further, work out your goals/aims for therapy, and make a plan of what seems useful/most needed. We will get an idea of how many sessions you may need, which varies depending on the way we are working and your needs. You can end the therapy contract at any time, but I ask that if this is after our first session, we have one concluding session to close the work. I use questionnaires at the beginning and end of work to determine goals/needs and track progress.
Feel free to reach out and find out more - contact me to book a free consultation call.