“The meaning of life is not what happens to people.”
“It’s not?”
“No it’s not. The meaning of life is what happens between people.”
MY APPROACH
When you are choosing a therapist, it can be confusing to understand what everything means and who is right for you. I work in an integrative, relational way, which means that employ many modalities of psychotherapy, including but not limited to psychodynamic, person-centred, existential and transpersonal therapy, transactional analysis, gestalt therapy, and art therapy. I’m trauma-informed and I like to work with the body, mind and spirit holistically.
In my practice, I work with individuals to develop ways that work for you. That could mean a different type of psychotherapeutic approach for different issues you bring.
I believe at the core of my practice are the relationships I have with my clients. Humans crave connections, and in our childhoods, many of us develop maladaptive ways to fulfil the emotional needs that we had, but these patterns may no longer work for us in our current lives.
In my work with clients, I work towards bringing awareness to these patterns that no longer serve you through our therapeutic relationship in a non-judgmental way. With increasing awareness, you can have a choice in the way you react to the same situations, so you can be empowered to create your own storylines in your life.
Trust and safety is the foundation of our work - this is also why I would always start with an extensive online initial consultation to see if psychotherapy with me would be suitable for you. Clients can often have an instinctive feeling of whether the therapist is someone they could trust and open up to, and I believe you must trust this feeling to choose the right therapist for you.