My Approch
I don't believe there is one approach that works for everyone. We are all different, and what feels helpful for one person may not feel right for another. I draw on different therapeutic approaches depending on what you need, while keeping you, your experiences and your goals at the centre of our work.
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My core approach is Person-Centred. I believe you are the expert in your own life, and my role isn't to tell you what you should do. Instead, I will listen carefully, ask questions when it feels helpful, and work alongside you to understand what is happening and what you might want to change.
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My interests lie in working creatively and somatically, it is important to work with the body as well as our thoughts and feelings.  My training has also given me experience of drawing on CBT, Transactional Analysis, Gestalt, attachment and psychodynamic approaches. These can help us explore patterns in your thoughts, feelings, behaviours and relationships, including how experiences from the past may sometimes influence how things feel in the present.
My values
My work is grounded in compassion, acceptance, respect, authenticity and collaboration.
I believe you should be able to come to therapy as you are, without needing to present a particular version of yourself. I am LGBTQ+ and ND affirming and as a member of both of these communities I have some lived experience. I value honesty and openness, but I also recognise that trust takes time to develop.
I am committed to respecting your autonomy and your right to make your own choices. I won't try to rescue you, fix you or tell you what is best for you. Instead, I hope to create a relationship where you feel supported to understand yourself, recognise your own strengths and empower you to make decisions that feel right for you.
I also believe I have a responsibility to continue learning and reflecting on my own practice. My therapeutic approach continues to develop through experience, supervision, training and, importantly, through the people I have the privilege of working with.
Creativity in therapy
Creativity has always been an important part of who I am. Before becoming a therapist, I studied Fine Art, and art, drawing and creativity and play have remained part of my life.
I believe creativity can sometimes give us another way of exploring experiences that are difficult to put into words. Talking can be incredibly powerful, but sometimes a feeling is easier to express through an image, metaphor, drawing, writing or another creative exercise.
Where it feels appropriate and useful to you, I may offer creative ways of exploring something in our sessions. This isn't art therapy, and you certainly don't need to consider yourself creative or be "good at art". There is no expectation to work creatively at all. It is simply another option we can use if it feels helpful.
For me, creativity is about curiosity finding different ways to make sense of what we are experiencing when words alone don't quite capture it.
Creativity in Therapy
