What to expect in therapy.

In therapy with me, you can expect to talk about and express your thoughts, feelings, and bodily responses and sensations. How you talk about your life and at what pace you do this is up to you. I will listen to you carefully and be curious with you. I will offer my view on the experiences you share.

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I will ask you about the entirety of your life; this may or may not happen in chronological order, depending on what you are coming to therapy for and about.

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We will explore your childhood experience constructively. I invite you to think and talk about your childhood and the relationships you had as a child and young person. Are these people still in your life, and how have these relationships changed? Reflecting on early life experiences can help contextualise your current sense of yourself and others. 

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I will ask about overwhelming, dangerous or unsafe experiences in your life as a child, young person and adult. Have you had grief, losses, or shocks, and how have you lived with these experiences? What is living every day like for you? What is pleasurable, uncomfortable or painful, and what do you engage in or avoid?​

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I will work with you in an embodied way. This means that I will ask you simple questions about how you experience bodily sensations. This is very helpful when working with any type of trauma. 

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Therapy with me is not a linear process; how we work together will develop and change over time. I will focus on building a solid and trusting relationship with you, which is critical to successful therapy. 

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My practice has a philosophical component that explores how we make meaning and purpose in our lives, acknowledging the struggles and joy this can create. In my work with clients, I offer alternative ways of interacting with anxiety and depression that support people to understand and accept themselves. 

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Confidentiality and protection of your personal information.​​​​​​​​​​​

All discussions in Counselling and Psychotherapy are confidential, 

there are some legal exceptions and limitations to this, which are there to help keep you safe, and these will be explained in your first assessment session.

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All client records are protected by the General Data Protection Regulation and Data Protection Act, and no client information is shared with any third party. Any exceptions to this policy would occur only where necessary to protect the safety of clients or others.

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I am registered with the Information Commissioner Office as a data controller. I abide by my registering body's guidance on the requirements for holding secure factorial clinical records. 

I will not contact you on any telephone number or address if explicitly asked not to.