My approach

As a therapist I am curious about people and the stories of how they have arrived at the place that they are at in their lives. These stories can often determine how we look out into the world, make sense of it and how we engage with other people.

I have conversations with people to help them to understand their story, to help make sense of their lives and what is going on for them and to understand the parts of themselves, to arrive at a place where they have more knowledge of themselves and feel more balanced.

I am committed to offering support, walking beside you on what can seem like a scary journey as an equal, creating a therapeutic space for us that is safe, empowering and collaborative, where we can actively work together towards the change and growth that you want to see.

I work in a relational-integrative and trauma focused way, using Transactional Analysis as my main way of working. Transactional Analysis is a talking therapy that uses an approach focusing on understanding the complexities of human feelings, thoughts and behaviour that we often push aside or keep hidden, working with a belief that we can discover and rediscover our own power and abilities.

My approach responds to the individuals that I am working with, and I incorporate other therapeutic approaches into my work to broaden and deepen the therapeutic experience for my clients.

I work with clients from a range of backgrounds, who are experiencing many differing difficulties and challenges that can affect us all as human beings, including:

relationship difficulties, anger difficulties, trauma experiences, bereavement or loss, the effects of a physical health problem, and those that may have been given a name or label such as anxiety, depression, panic disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, complex post-traumatic stress disorder or eating disorders, through to those that have not been given a name, or do not have a need to be given a name or label to explain how people are feeling.