My Counselling Approach
Counselling is often more than finding solutions; it's about understanding yourself, exploring your experiences and making sense of the things that may feel difficult to put into words.
My approach is relational, neuro-affirming, and inclusive.
My role is not to tell you who you should be. Instead, I will work alongside you; supporting your own understanding, recognising your strengths and finding a way forward that is meaningful for you.
Person - Centred Approach
This approach places value on the therapeutic relationship we build together.
I believe wholeheartedly that you, the client, are the expert of your experience. Therefore our work will be guided by your needs and goals.
My work is underpinned in acceptance, empathy and non-judgement where you can feel truly heard and valued.
Psychodynamic Approach
This perspective allows us to explore what may, sometimes, sit beneath the surface.
Our past experiences, relationships and early ways of making sense of the World can influence the ways in which we feel about ourselves and relate to to others in the present.
Exploring these connections cna help us to recognise patterns, gain self-awareness and begin to understand ourselves in new ways.
As an Integrative Counsellor I draw upon a variety of approaches and research, allowing our work to be shaped around you as an individual. I primarily work from a person-centred and psychodynamic lens. By bringing both of these modalities together, we can explore what you are experiencing in current events, feelings and relationships and of past experiences that may influence thought, feeling and response in the present.