Seeking out therapy is a big step and so finding the right therapist is really important. Your experience deserves to be heard and understood on its own terms. People have told me that I make them feel relaxed and that I’m easy to talk to. I'll listen without judgment, helping you to understand yourself, the challenges you face and your relationship with others.
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What do you love most about your job?
Helping my clients to gain more awareness of who they are, the choices they have and the actions they can take.
What inspired you to start your own business?
To make a positive difference to the lives of my clients; however large or small that may be
Why should our clients choose you?
I treat each session as a meeting between two people rather than between counsellor and client. I'll listen without judgment, helping you to understand yourself, the challenges you face and your relationship with others.
Can you provide your services online or remotely? If so, please add details.
I offer both face to face and remote sessions depending on preference
What changes have you made to keep your customers safe from Covid-19?
I offer remote sessions if required and I never see clients face to face if I am feeling unwell
Psychotherapeutic Counselling
I specialise in Gestalt therapy, which focuses on bringing different aspects of yourself into present awareness. This will help you develop fresh insights into what’s going on for you. Helping you to move from just surviving to living the life you want.
Most people come to counselling because they want to change something about themselves or their lives. I believe that most of us can only change after we first understand who we truly are and how we really feel.
Without this awareness we can get stuck; repeating patterns of behaviour that may have kept us safe in the past but are not helpful now.
We may also try to force ourselves into a mould of how we think we should be. "Shoulds" that are shaped by the expectations of family, friends, work and the culture that we live in. Whilst relationships with others are really important, it's easy to lose sight of what you want from them.
Issues I have worked with
* Anxiety
* Bereavement
* Career challenges
* Depression
* Family difficulties
* Feeling emotionally numb
* Feeling stuck
* Lack of motivation
* Loneliness
* Loss of direction and meaning in life
* Low self-confidence
* Low self esteem
* Panic attacks
* Relationship challenges
* Separation and Divorce
* Sexuality
* Social Anxiety
* Stress
* Trauma
