I think that having a dedicated space to explore our experiences, thoughts, emotions, memories, patterns with curiosity and compassion can lead to new perspective, self-knowledge and change. I've always been hugely valuing of these sorts conversations and am a great believer in their potential to help us navigate life and find meaning in its challenges and tensions. I also think that having this sort of dialogue with another person can bring a certain quality of relational meeting that can be reparative and connecting in and of itself - connecting us to ourselves, to another person, and to our place in the world more broadly. 

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​Each therapeutic relationship is unique and created between the two of us. Generally though, I would say I work by offering a space in which you can freely explore whatever it is that brings you, and that by listening and trying to understand your experience as accurately as I can, a dialogue is initiated in which patterns may emerge, underlying beliefs may be unearthed, and emotional experiencing brought into awareness and expression. At times I would also offer my own responses and reflections along the way - say what I notice, what I wonder about, perhaps suggest possible perspectives. All very much in the spirit of shared enquiry and something for us to wonder about together as opposed to opinion or advice as such.

 

It can require a real courage to trust another person with the details of our inner lives and experiences; I take this seriously and aim always to be a warm, genuine, and collaborative sort of a presence.

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​I'm instinctively very drawn to existential thinking and have ongoing interests in philosophy, sociology and psychology. I'm also interested in the therapeutic value of creative expression. 

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If any of the above particularly resonates with you or you think we might work well together please feel free to get in touch.