My Approach

My overarching aim is to give my clients a deep sense of being heard and understood in a way that validates their experience and in time allows them to be more present in the here and now.

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Person-Centred

A person-centred approach is central to my ethos, this places great value on establishing a warm and empathic relationship. A central belief is that given the right therapeutic conditions we are able to move towards reaching our highest potential. Sometimes difficult past experiences can cause us to lose touch with this ability and counselling can help re-connect us to this deeper knowing.

Integrative

I am an integrative therapist which means I draw on different ideas and models of working with people to best suit the needs of the individual. My approach is to attune to the client as closely as possible so that a compatible way of working is formed.  Alongside my person-centred approach I might incorporate psychodynamic principles, some Mindfulness techniques, creative approaches or a more existential framework.

Sand Tray

This is a creative approach which is steadily gaining popularity as it is an accessible and uncomplicated way of working with the unconscious. Through the intuitive placement of miniature figures and objects within a purpose made sand tray, you will be able to explore your deeper feelings about present and/or past experiences. This can be an enormously enlightening process and it also offers the opportunity to resolve and give some completion to past events.

Holistic

I like to work from a holistic perspective, as I feel that all aspects of our life need care and attention in order to facilitate meaningful levels of well-being. Creating homeostasis and balance are our natural human leanings and therapy is a good space to address our often competing needs as we strive to achieve this balance. Therefore we may want to talk about life-style changes that need attention in order for there to be more balance in your life.

Environmental Arts

Having studied with Marianne Siddons Heginworth and working with the extraordinary book Environmental Arts Therapy and The Tree of Life written by Ian Siddons Heginworth I also offer longer sessions for those who would like to embrace this particular way of mapping our path through life. Working with the cycles of nature we would be exploring your current issues but within the safe container that nature provides whilst working creatively with the symbols and metaphors that are so abundant in this environment. Before undertaking an Environmental Arts session we would need to have had at least an initial session within my therapy space to assess the suitability of this work.

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