My Approach

I fully believe that you have the potential to heal yourself and refresh your life. I will help you realise that capacity.
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I listen to you respectfully and with empathy. My approach is to accept you fully, and give you unconditional support in a safe space where you can speak without judgment. Through talking, you will gain clarity, become more aware of your choices, attune yourself to your strengths and achieve your therapeutic goals. You will be at the centre of the therapy and the process will enable you to take better charge over your life and its direction.
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​My approach to counselling is largely based on the Relational approach, with Person-Centred core values. Both approaches are client centred and emphasise a quality therapeutic relationship between the client and the therapist. Research shows that a quality relationship can be healing, and actually transformational, in helping you to repattern how you relate to yourself, to other people and to the world around you.
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In addition to the Person-Centred and Relational approach, I also have training in other counselling approaches. For example: Pluralistic counselling can help you  to discover your goals, strengths, and inner resources; Existential counselling, which could explore what your purpose is; CBT, which centres on finding alternative thinking strategies to help you combat issues such as anxiety; and Creative methods,  which could use Sandtray work or story work to help you reframe events. I may also draw on Mindfulness strategies and visualisation techniques to help you imagine a desired future pathway. I have trained in the Rewind Approach to Trauma- which helps clients process trauma to find relief from painful memories. I apply these different approaches as required.
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​Whatever the approach taken, it is about empowering you to enhance your autonomy, independence, and self-determination. We will adapt the approach to meet your individual needs and, together, we will create the right environment for you to heal and grow.