My Counselling Approach

My approach is integrative and person-centred, this means I offer therapy that is collaborative and flexible, drawing on different modalities to meet your need. The person-centred approach, which is also known as client centred therapy, or ‘Rogerian’ after Carl Rogers, has at its core, the belief that the client is the expert in their life. The therapeutic relationship between client and counsellor is what I consider to be the crucial foundation, from which we can then work on what has brought you to counselling.

Alongside this, I integrate aspects of Existential therapy and Gestalt. These modalities help us explore deeper questions about meaning, identity, how you relate to yourself, others, and the world around you. I aim to create a space in which you can explore and work through difficulties that you are experiencing, reconnecting with your sense of self in the present, and looking at whether the patterns of the past are still helpful.

I am particularly drawn to the questions people bring about identity and meaning, using imagery and metaphor as powerful tools for uncovering patterns, and gaining fresh insight into how we make sense of ourselves and our experiences. I believe we carry our stories like a patchwork of lived experience, and by slowing down the cascade of physiological responses, we can interpret what is happening in our lives, understand how those experiences leave an imprint on our bodies and minds, and find a way forward that reconnects with our values.

I work with adults (18+), supporting people from diverse backgrounds, cultures, ages and neurodivergence. I also work with ex-boarders, and the effects of institutional life on relationship and work patterns. I have experience working with issues such as anxiety, ADHD, depression, grief, relationship difficulties, identity, trauma, boarding school related issues, and life transitions.