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Specialises in

• Applied Relaxation
• Counselling

• Psychotherapy
• Short Term Psychodynamic Therapy

• Solution Focused Brief Therapy

Offers

• Face-to-face consultations
• Video and telephone consultations

About me

Do you feel stuck, anxious or depressed? Is life challenging? I offer a space to look at what is going on in your life. I am an experienced relational, psychodynamic therapist and believe that being really heard and seen can be transformative for all of us.

I am calm and compassionate and bring curiosity and humour to my work. I will help you look at how your upbringing, narcissistic parents or past trauma are impacting you. Or you may wish to look at a current specific issue or relationship. I will help you identify ways of changing things, creating boundaries and resilience going forwards. I will work at your pace.

I am interested in exploring how the care that we received as a child, or lack of it (for example with narcissistic parents) impacts on us. I work increasingly with ADHD and neurodiversity in women and help with emotional regulation. I offer support alongside your journey with medication for depression/anxiety/ADHD.

I work from my peaceful therapy room in Alma Road, Clifton, Bristol BS8. I work mainly from a psychodynamic perspective, looking at how their past relationships and experiences have impacted on how they are now.

I also use creative techniques such as drawing, Gestalt chair work, writing, bodywork, if appropriate. I sometimes use tools from CBT (cognitive behavioural therapy).

I like to work with dreams and archetypes, and attend a monthly Jungian dream group. I try to see beyond what a client says and understand the real meaning for them in their life context.

Other Information About Me

I have worked in a university student counselling service, an agency for gambling addiction and a psychiatric ward.

Areas of interest

Social anxiety; Depression; Anxiety; Panic attacks;
Cultural difference; Addiction, (esp. gambling); Abuse; Self-harm; Suicidal ideation; Attachment, Narcissism; Group therapy; Trauma; Somatic/bodywork; PTSD;
Men's issues - the expectation of men to be strong and unemotional; Mid-life;
Women's issues: Pregnancy, Postnatal, Fertility; Menopause and HRT;
Chronic pain; Health anxiety; the mind-body connection; Neurodiversity in adults; Boarding School survivors,

Specialist interests and expertise in the following physical conditions

• Pain management

• Psychophysiological disorders