Psychotherapy
Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing there is a field. I will meet you there.
Rumi
Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing there is a field. I will meet you there.
Rumi
People often come to therapy at times when something no longer feels workable.
This might be a sense of being stuck, overwhelmed, or disconnected, or a feeling that familiar ways of coping, relating, or holding things together are no longer enough. You may have insight into what’s happening and still find yourself repeating the same patterns, or struggling to feel settled or at ease.
Psychotherapy offers a space to slow down and connect with what is happening for you, beneath explanations, habits, or expectations.
My way of working is relational, embodied, and present focused. I pay close attention to what is unfolding in the moment, in thoughts, emotions, bodily sensations, and in the space between us.
Rather than approaching therapy as something done to you, I understand it as something we attend to together. My role is to support you in staying with your experience long enough for it to become clearer, more coherent, and more available to change.
While the past matters, we work with it in relation to the present. Unmet or unresolved experiences can often make it difficult to feel fully here, pulling attention away from the body, the moment, or a sense of inner steadiness.
At times, returning to past experiences can help reconnect with parts of you that still need care, repair, or witnessing, so that greater presence and freedom become possible now.
Therapy can support you to:
There is no expectation that you arrive with clear goals or answers. What matters is a willingness to be curious about your experience and to stay with what emerges.
The therapeutic relationship
I place great importance on the therapeutic relationship itself. Feeling met, respected, and understood provides the conditions in which difficult feelings, conflicting parts, or long held defences can be explored safely.
At times I may reflect what I’m noticing, ask questions that invite deeper contact, or gently challenge familiar ways of relating, always with care and attention to your pace.
Therapy is not about becoming someone else, but about reconnecting with who you already are, with greater honesty and self trust.
Practical details
I offer a small number of concessional spaces for those on low income or in receipt of benefits.
Psychotherapy can be short term or longer term, depending on what you are bringing and how the work unfolds.
If you’d like to have a brief conversation before deciding whether to begin, you’re welcome to mention this when you get in touch.