Therapeutic Philosophy
I use a Humanistic counselling approach, meaning I work collaboratively with you, the client, being the expert on yourself – there is no hierarchy in the counselling room. I provide a confidential, safe and secure environment using three key elements – empathy, honesty while remaining non-judgmental.
Your first sessions will centre around building the foundations of a trusting relationship in which you can feel safe whilst exploring your feelings and emotions. Your sessions will be led by you dictating the pace at which we travel.
I will work as a channel through which you can begin to take your first tentative steps towards self-discovery and self-acceptance. I will walk hand in hand with you through each session and endeavour to help you to help yourself by communicating with you in a down to earth manner.
There may be counselling sessions with a serious tone but I also make room for humour.
Areas of Experience
I have had the privilege of working with people of various ages and supported many of them going through the most difficult times of their life including but not limited to:
Relationship issues
Shame and Guilt
Codependency
Trauma and the body’s reaction
Anxiety and/or depression
Grief and loss through bereavement, divorce or a relationship breakdown
Age related cognition and/or mobility decline
Addiction and surviving life in recovery
The issues facing unpaid carers