A Different Kind Of Therapy
Therapy doesn’t always have to feel heavy, intimidating, or clinical. While it can involve working through difficult experiences, I aim to make the space feel active, engaging, and fulfilling. At times, this can also include more creative ways of working, which can support a deeper exploration of your experience beyond just talking.
I’m not someone who sits behind a clipboard analysing every word you say. I’m present with you, engaged, responsive, and working with you in what’s actually happening in the moment. My own lived experience has shaped how I am in the room. It allows me to meet people in a way that goes beyond theory, with a level of understanding that comes from having faced difficulty myself.
I see people as unique human beings, each shaped by their own experiences, rather than problems to be fixed. I genuinely value being able to support people through difficult moments in their lives, and to be alongside them as things begin to shift.
If this feels like the kind of space you’ve been looking for, you’re welcome to book a free 15-minute consultation.
What therapy with me can offer
A space to speak openly and be met as a person, not a problem to be fixed
Individual Therapy
A chance to reflect, grow, and form a better understanding of yourself.
Personal Development
Master acceptance over uncomfortable thoughts and feelings
Making Sense of Thoughts & Emotions
Finding steadier ways to respond to life challenges
Explore the roots of anxiety and stress
Exploring how you relate to others and what feels difficult or unclear.
Releationships
Begin to relate to yourself with more care and acceptance.
Rebuild Self Worth
A more engaging approach to therapy
You may have spent a lot of time trying to work things out on your own, thinking things through, trying to hold it together, or hoping things will change....yet still finding yourself in the same place.
My way of working focuses on helping you get closer to what is actually happening for you, so you can make changes where it actually matters in your life.
Together, we can explore;
​
-
patterns that keep repeating
-
anxiety, overwhelm, or shutting down
-
difficulties in relationships
-
low self-worth or self-criticism
-
addiction, trauma, or feeling stuck in the same cycle
​
​
Talking matters, but sometimes words alone are not enough. Where helpful, I also work in more active, creative, and engaging ways to help you connect with yourself in a way that feels more real than simply analysing things from a distance.
My way of working focuses on helping you get closer to what is actually happening for you, so you can make changes where it actually matters in your life.
You might already understand your difficulties, but still find the same patterns repeating in anxiety, relationships, or how you respond to stress.
How this can help
Gestalt therapy is based on the idea that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. Rather than seeing a person as a set of separate problems, symptoms, or behaviours, it understands experience as something shaped by the whole person and their relationship with the world around them. It places particular emphasis on immediate awareness and present experience.
What is Gestalt therapy?
Gestalt focuses on what is happening as you live it. For example, noticing how anxiety builds, how you react in relationships, or how habits like overthinking or shutting down take hold.
By working with these experiences more directly, it becomes easier to see what is keeping things going, and begin to respond differently in a way that actually makes a difference.
How change can emerge
Mobile: 07463 962636
Email: matthew@hopefultides.com
© 2026 Hopeful Tides. Created on Wix Studio.