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I aim to bring clarity and sensitivity to my work with warmth and humour, together with my passionate beliefs of self-determination and responsibility.My role is to get to know you and for you to develop a greater understanding of yourself in a safe, confidential, supportive and jargon-free environment. This may include exploration of how you feel, think and act. Working at your own pace, I offer guidance and support so fresh ways of seeing yourself, the options and making choices become available. Alongside the issues you bring, we may look at where you would like to be in your life and what prevents you getting there, so far.
I value each person's uniqueness and respond in an individual way to your circumstances. I recognise that no one theory holds the truth, and that deep and lasting change is possible at any stage of life. Therapy is not an exact science and I do not hold a “one size fits all” approach. My experience and training includes working with a range of approaches and strategies. Most people have found that our way of working together and the quality of the therapeutic relationship is the most important factor.
Many also value talking to someone independent, without a vested interest or preconceptions.My focus is less about techniques or analysis and more about exploration, providing an external perspective, helping to shed light upon the obstacles in your life, so insights can be gained to change the areas you want to change or manage your life differently. My affirming approach is to be alongside you, and the issues you bring to therapy, so the choices you make, enrich rather than limit life. I hold the view that each person takes responsibility for the way they use therapy in their life, so the outcome is in the individual’s hands.
Issues I can help with
My website
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Session details
I offer an initial consultation and assessment. Following this, a therapy contract will typically be agreed. Sessions are usually weekly. An open-ended arrangement will usually be offered. Therapy is usually long term and involves exploring underlying difficulties and unresolved conflicts alongside our own values, dreams, hopes, aspirations and what really matters to us in our lives. Periodic reviews are offered to mark progress and future focus of therapy.
