About me
I am a qualified Integrative Counsellor and Therapist.
I am a registered member of the BACP and follow their ethical guidelines.
I have worked with people from a diverse range of backgrounds within the mental health sector for the charity Mind and low-cost therapy service Headstrong, both within one to one roles and coordinating services.
What drew me to therapy was the opportunity to work with people in a unique way. I see a part of the therapist’s role as to accompany and assist others on their path to finding a more grounded, whole and meaningful life that works for them. Furthermore it is an opportunity to challenge the social structures in place that restrict us and that may contribute to poor wellbeing.
I want to help my clients find a way to navigate their specific conflicts and tensions. Sometimes we might find answers, but often it means opening to uncertainty. I believe there, lay hidden or new parts of us that want be seen and known. I often think this work goes hand in hand with that of trying to reach one’s full potential.
I have a Diploma in Integrative Counselling and Psychotherapy at one of Europe’s foremost institutes, the Minster Centre.
I have been on additional trainings for Bereavement and Dying, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Child Sexual Abuse, Family and Belonging, Eco-Anxiety, Gender, Sexuality and Relationship Diversity (GSRD), Racism in Real Time, Severe Presentations and the Use of Medication, and Time-Limited therapy.
“It is a joy to be hidden, and a disaster not to be found”
D. W. Winnicott
My approach
Integrative
Integrative psychotherapy means my training is grounded in the idea that no one way is the right way. As a result I have been trained in a number of modalities and practices, that provides a holistic approach. Each client calls for a unique therapy. Integrative psychotherapy aims to find what works for the individual client and relationship in the room. Integrative psychotherapy also has a second meaning around integrating one’s self.
Relational
Relational psychoanalysis aims to examine the relationship between client and therapist. It values the participation of both subjects equally. The approach looks at both past and present experiences of the client in relationship, and considers how patterns in their interpersonal interactions may determine how difficult emotions and feelings may be dealt with. This in turn impacts thoughts, behaviours and beliefs.
Body Psychotherapy
The mind is not separate from the body. Neuroscience confirms that our social and historical situation sits in our bodies. Through the lens of our various intersectionalities, the body is the source of emotion, power and powerlessness, and is co-regulated via another. I often invite the client to pay attention to what shows up in their body in order to get close to the emotional processes that we cannot manage, often the result of traumatic events either personal, intergenerational or historical.