Approach:

My approach is primarily informed by a psychodynamic perspective whilst integrating understandings from cognitive, behavioural, and mindfulness-based orientations.

A basic premise of the psychodynamic approach is that finding ways to encounter and talk through underlying aspects of experience can open up new modes of understanding and relating.

In sessions we give time and space to elements of life which might be unfelt, unspoken or difficult to articulate. We think through the patterns and themes that emerge and seek new capacities to hold and work with the complexity of psychological life.

Sessions involve creating an atmosphere of reflective exploration. A range of topics - from past to present and from more immediate to more deeply rooted - may be explored. The conversation follows whatever feels most alive and in need of attention.

My approach can be contrasted with those that are more structured and prescriptive. While at times sessions can include more specific forms of guidance, I generally seek to offer a therapeutic space that is open and inviting of whatever arises.