Therapy can…

  • Take time to untangle the threads of your distress but with patience, perseverance and practice, therapy can be transformative.
  • Be challenging in many different ways but you will be supported throughout this journey; I can be alongside you to help you manage difficult emotions and memories, and together we can identify the kind of support you may need outside of the session.
  • Have different outcomes for different people as process and capacity to change is very individual.
  • Help you to see the bigger picture, to put things into perspective and make links between the past and present, to help make sense of the complexities and nuance of your life.

The presenting issues I work with include:

  • Anxiety including generalised, social, separation and panic attacks;
  • Depression including major/persistent, Seasonal Affective Disorder;
  • Suicidal ideation and/or self-harm;
  • Emotional dysregulation including anger management, shutting down/withdrawal, mood swings and coping with burnout;
  • Dealing with the impact of past or current trauma;
  • Struggling with self-acceptance, low self-confidence, procrastination, perfectionism;
  • Issues around queer identity, including sexuality, gender, non-conforming relationship styles;
  • Challenges associated with neurodiversity (ADHD, AuDHD, ADD, Autism) whether formally or self-diagnosed, such as managing emotional dysregulation, executive dysfunction;
  • Relationship issues, whether with family, friends, intimate partner(s), and/or navigating different types/structures of relationship, such as living in a blended family, non-monogamy/polyamory or struggles around attachment, abandonment, infidelity, estrangement, separation, divorce, conflict resolution;
  • Living or working in a toxic environment, including bullying, current or past emotional, sexual, physical abuse or neglect;
  • Compulsive behaviours such as repetitive actions to reduce stress and/or impulsive behaviours such as addiction to substances, gambling, porn, social media, AI; and,
  • Diverse life challenges, such as grief and loss, bereavement, ill health, redundancy.