PSYCHOTHERAPY & COUNSELLING
Why come to therapy?
You might come because of anxiety, grief, relationship difficulties, childhood or adult trauma, or a sense that your identity is in transition or flux.
You might come because of your beautiful and often misunderstood neurodivergence, your sexuality in all its spectrum, or because parts of yourself have had to be hidden, managed or carried alone for too long.
Or you might simply feel lost, out of touch with yourself, or that life itself, your life, has become too much to hold by yourself.
Therapy offers a space where we can begin to feel what needs to be felt, carefully and safely, so that those feelings do not have to remain trapped inside you.
And perhaps, through that process, something begins to expand: the space of you, your heart, your spirit, your sense of what might still be possible. That is the work.
Counselling or psychotherapy: what is the difference?
Counselling is often shorter-term and may focus on a particular issue, such as a bereavement, relationship difficulty, work stress, a recent change, or a decision you are trying to make. It can offer support, clarity and a place to process what is happening now.
Psychotherapy is often longer-term and allows for a deeper exploration of your life, relationships, history, identity and repeating patterns. It can be useful when the difficulty feels less contained, or when you sense that what is happening now may be connected to earlier experiences, deeper emotional patterns or long-standing ways of coping.
Talking therapy, body awareness and the nervous system
Psychotherapy and counselling with me are grounded in conversation, relationship and careful listening. We may talk about your feelings, relationships, history, identity, grief, anxiety, trauma, sexuality, neurodivergence, health, creativity, or the patterns that keep repeating in your life.
But I also listen for what may be happening beneath the words. As a therapist trained in body-based and mind-body approaches, I pay attention to how experiences may live in the body and nervous system.
This does not mean that every session will include a technique. Sometimes the most important thing is simply to talk and be deeply heard. At other times, if it feels useful and appropriate, we may gently include grounding, breath, EFT, or Emotional Freedom Technique, sometimes called tapping, visualisation, image, story, metaphor or other body-aware practices.
The aim is not to analyse you into change, but to help your whole system feel safe enough for change to become possible.
How do I know if I need therapy?
What happens in a first therapy session?
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Is everything I say confidential?
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How many sessions will I need?
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How often would we meet?
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How do I know if you are the right therapist for me?
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Do you offer online sessions?
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What is your cancellation policy?
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What if I want to stop therapy?
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