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My Approach
I am a UKCP registered Psychotherapist and Somatic Experiencing Practitioner with a background in body work, movement education, and the arts.
I see therapy as a collaborative process in which we work together to explore your experience with curiosity, warmth and a commitment to your wellbeing.
I believe that each person is the expert on their own experience. My role is not to tell you what your problem is or what you should do, but to be an empathetic witness and ally, offering my knowledge and experience where it may be useful, and to hold space and support a sense of safety for your discoveries.
We cannot be vulnerable if we do not feel safe with others. I welcome people from all backgrounds, including those who are neurodivergent and from the LGBTQ+ community, and strive to offer a therapeutic space that is respectful, non-judgemental and valuing individual needs.
Particular Areas I Work With
Power imbalances can affect us in many areas of life, including our families, intimate relationships, workplaces, communities, and institutions. Sometimes, these experiences are not recognised as harmful until much later, when their impact on our sense of safety, autonomy or self-trust becomes clearer. I work with people who have been affected by controlling, abusive or authoritarian relationships, as well as those who have felt unheard, unsafe or unable to exercise choice within systems or relationships where others held greater power.
Physical boundary violations may include sexual boundary breaches, physical assault, or difficult medical procedures and examinations. Sometimes the impact of these experiences is immediately apparent. At other times, a person may have consented to the necessity of a medical intervention, while still finding that their body experienced aspects of it as overwhelming. I have a particular interest in the intersection of medical and sexual trauma and I support people whose experiences may affect their relationship with their bodies, intimate lives, and physical wellbeing.
Creative work can be deeply rewarding, but it can also place significant demands on our wellbeing. Financial insecurity and industry pressures can result in prolonged stress, unsustainable working practices or boundary breaches that impact both creativity and health.
I support people in navigating these challenges. I also have a particular interest in working with artists who engage deeply with traumatic material and, where this may result in acute or prolonged distress, or in the avoidance of certain content.
I have experience working with a wide range of difficulties from anxiety and attachment issues to complex PTSD. My approach is grounded in an understanding of how the nervous system responds to overwhelm and low level prolonged stress. I work in a way that supports the development of safety, nervous system regulation and the capacity for change in a trauma-informed way.
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