Psychotherapy

I am a psychodynamic psychotherapist with over 10 years clinical experience. I work full-time seeing individual adult clients and I hope that my approach is experienced as warm, non-judgemental and relational. Whatever has led you to look for a therapist today, my view is that current persistent difficulties in life have their roots in the past. And I believe that it is only by getting underneath these symptoms and trying to understand where they come from that real and lasting change can take place. 

 

My own personal aim is to get things on the move, which requires engagement and commitment from both of us. There clearly does need to be some challenge to existing thinking or nothing can ever change.​ And permanent, positive change is what I strive for for all my clients.

 

You might be struggling with a specific problem. But sometimes it is not so obvious what is going wrong. People have sought help from me for a wide range of reasons such as:

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• General feelings of hopelessness and despair 

• Feeling depressed, flat, lonely or isolated 

• Feeling hyper-tense, anxious or fearful 

• Not feeling anything at all, numbness

• Finding it hard to make or sustain good relationships 

• Wanting to gain a better understanding of themselves 

• Feelings related to loss such as bereavement or divorce 

• Sexual concerns 

• Difficulties dealing with anger 

• Addiction issues 

• Difficulties originating in family conflicts 

• Issues relating to a partner 

• Tendency to ‘people-please”, or exert control over others. 
   

You might recognize yourself in one or a combination of the above… or it might be something else entirely.

 

Psychotherapy should be challenging if it is to have any meaningful effect, but it is also enormously rewarding (and life-changing) as you come gradually to self-understanding. And with self-understanding comes personal growth and increased inner confidence. ​

There are so many different modalities and individuals working in the broad field of psychotherapy and I realise that it might seem hard to make a decision about who is going to be able to help. On that score there is really no substitute for experiencing first-hand how a session feels and choosing a therapist that you feel you can trust and work with is essential.

 

Please do get in touch to set up an initial meeting. I think that therapy is best conducted in person rather than online. I very much look forward to hearing from you.

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