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Therapy
Experiences from the past can colour our behaviours and responses in the present, in ways that may no longer be helpful.
Therapy for Individuals and Couples
I offer relational psychotherapy for adults and young people aged 16+, alongside therapy for couples. The work provides a confidential space to understand what may be happening beneath the surface and explore the patterns shaping how you feel, respond and relate to others.
My Approach
Our sessions are conversational, collaborative and held within clear professional boundaries. The relationship we build together is central to the work. I offer a balance of support and thoughtful challenge. Some sessions may feel quiet and reflective; others may bring stronger emotions, new understanding or a shift in perspective. However the work unfolds, I will meet you with curiosity, respect and care.
My original psychotherapy training is in Transactional Analysis, which helps us understand how early experiences can shape the way we think, feel and relate to others. My practice is also informed by cognitive, body-based and parts-based approaches: CBT, Somatic Therapy, and Internal Family Systems.
Emotional experiences are felt in the body as well as the mind. Stress and trauma can express itself through the body, affecting the immune system, mood and anxiety levels, shaping our physical sensations and responses, so we may pay attention to these as part of understanding your experience.
I work with adults, young people (16+) and couples from all backgrounds, each bringing their own unique challenges and stories. People come to me for support with a wide range of experiences including: emotional wellbeing, life transitions, relationships and identity, healing from the past and health related challenges. I also offer sessions one day a week through Riverside Counselling Service, a community based affordable, accessible counselling service.
Individual Therapy
Individual therapy (16+) offers space to explore what is troubling you without pressure to arrive with a clear explanation or solution. Together, we can understand both what is happening now and the experiences or relational patterns that may sit behind it.
I welcome people of all backgrounds, identities and neurotypes. We can discuss any adjustments that may help therapy feel comfortable and accessible to you.
People come to therapy for many different reasons, including:
The effects of trauma, shame or abuse
Grief, loss, bereavement
Significant life and work transitions eg:
leaving home, becoming a parent, navigating midlife, children leaving home,
changing family roles, divorce, separation or estrangement,
relocation, career change, redundancy and retirement
Relationship difficulties, family dynamics
Difficulties relating to sex or intimacy
Fertility, menopause and health-related changes
Understanding your experience of neurodivergence, chronic pain or a long-term health condition
Anxiety, panic, low mood or emotional overwhelm
Low self-esteem, self-doubt or a strong inner critic
Questions of identity, belonging, purpose or direction - feeling ‘stuck’
Stress, burnout, exhaustion or difficulty switching off
Couples Therapy
Couples Therapy offers a thoughtful and supportive space to explore what is happening between you. Sometimes couples seek therapy not because the relationship is in crisis, but because they want to understand one another more fully or approach an important transition together. It can support couples who want to strengthen or repair their relationship, as well as those trying to make a thoughtful decision about their future.
Rather than deciding who is right or wrong, we become curious about the pattern developing between you. Each partner has space to describe their experience and to understand how their responses affect the other.
Couples do not always experience change or grief in the same way. A shared loss can bring people closer, but it can also create misunderstanding, loneliness or distance. Therapy offers room for both experiences to be heard without requiring either person to feel or respond differently.
The work may help you:
Recognise and change recurring patterns
Communicate with greater openness
Understand different emotional needs
Explore difficulties around sex and intimacy
Work through affairs, betrayal or loss of trust
Navigate grief, loss or significant change
Approach separation, divorce or co-parenting with greater clarity and care
Consider how you want the relationship to move forward
Beginning Therapy
Finding the right therapist matters. I offer a complimentary initial conversation in which we can discuss what brings you, or you and your partner, to therapy, what you are hoping for and whether working together feels right.
Sessions are available in Henley-on-Thames, London and online.
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