What I can help with
Therapy is not just about “getting rid of symptoms” but also a chance to discover more about yourself and your path in life.
I have a special interest and expertise in working with people experiencing burnout, fatigue and stress. This includes supporting those experiencing nervous system dysregulation (for example due to neurodivergence or high sensitivity), health related issues and menstrual cycle problems.
I also focus on working with anxiety & depression, relationship issues and meaning & purpose.
Often the complexity of our human experience means what we are struggling with doesn’t neatly fall into one topic area or another. I work at depth across different areas.
In addition to the above, I work with people experiencing meaninglessness and stuckness, low self-worth and self-esteem, loneliness, grief, loss and jealousy. I also have experience working with LGBTQ+ topics and sexuality. My training in Psychosynthesis has given me a great lens through which to work with psychedelic experiences, spirituality, religion and the transpersonal.
To find out more, feel free to get in touch.
Specialist areas
Depression & anxiety
While depression and anxiety seem like different symptoms, from a psychological and nervous system perspective, they are often interconnected and that is how I approach this work too.
In therapy we can explore the root causes of your depression or anxiety, while at the same time slowly allowing you to feel more of the emotions underneath those states. To allow this to happen I also focus on building safety and greater resilience in your nervous system. It is not just about intellectual understanding or even self-awareness but about embodied change.
Using the lens of Psychosynthesis allows us to re-imagine life, free from depression and anxiety, as we look at childhood wounding and limiting beliefs but also at your unique meaning and purpose, empowering you to find your agency.
Meaning and purpose and feeling disconnected
We are all influenced by social norms, cultural and familial dictates around what we “should” and “shouldn’t” do. If we are religious, we also have to navigate how we live our religious values. We are bombarded by images and ideas all day every day, on social media and beyond, so it is no wonder we are finding it hard to know ourselves. If we also have experienced attachment wounding or trauma in childhood and beyond, our psyche responds with low self-esteem, a disconnect from ourselves and others and low self-worth. If this is your experience, life is calling you to reengage and re-imagine what your purpose and meaning could be and how you relate to yourself. On the other side of low self-esteem and disconnect is a life authentically yours that you are actively shaping based on your unique values.
You might also face some important decisions or a life transition, wanted or unwanted. Often, we can find ourselves stuck, unable or unwilling to move forward. We might resist an ending. Transitions and change can feel extremely challenging, as they bring up questions around who we are and what our purpose is. Faced with uncertainty, our psyche can hold onto old patterns, coping mechanisms and beliefs even more firmly. There is inherent inner conflict when we are faced with big change. I can help you move through the transition or the stuckness you are experiencing, holding both the difficult and exciting bits, helping you connect to your most authentic Self.
Relationship issues
Relationships are fundamental to our wellbeing.
And that doesn’t just mean a romantic partner or a family, but all relationships! Humans do and feel best when they are part of a rich ecosystem of relationships and connections. What that looks like is individual and unique to each of us. Often we find it hard to know, acknowledge, navigate and communicate our authentic self, needs, desires and boundaries.
We might find it easier with some friends than with others, more straight-forward with one sibling than another, or feel impacted by difficult workplace dynamics. We might have a difficult relationship with our mother, struggle or feel cut off from our family of origin or have doubts and worries about our intimate partnership(s). We might feel deeply impacted by our family’s history and intergenerational trauma, the trauma our parents or grandparents experienced.
Relationships of all kinds can confront us with our deepest fears through attachment patterns, our biggest insecurities, our shadows, defenses and flaws, as well as our light, innate wisdom, love and gifts. Both aspects can be equally challenging and thus relationships offer a rich ground for self-exploration, healing and growth - if we are able to explore why we are finding things challenging, develop self-awareness and new patterns. Therapy gives us the space to explore and do that work, in a safe and attuned manner.
I work with clients practising different relationship styles and I am Gender, Sex and Relationship Diversity (GSRD) affirming.
Ready to get started?
Get in touch to arrange a free 15-minute phone call to find out how we might work together.