How I work

Above all else, I believe the therapeutic relationship is where meaningful change happens. Without a genuine therapeutic relationship, therapy can remain a superficial exercise; it is from this relationship that awareness develops, life’s challenges begin to make sense, and healing can happen.

 

People come to counselling in different ways. Some arrive with something clear. Others arrive with a sense that something isn’t right, without knowing exactly what that is.

 

The therapeutic relationship is central to how I work

I don’t begin from a place of trying to fix you or tell you what to do. I’m interested in understanding what has happened in your life, how you’ve learned to cope, and how those experiences continue to shape you now.

 

Before techniques or approaches can be useful, there needs to be enough trust and safety between us. Without that, change can stay superficial or short-lived.

 

Working creatively and flexibly in counselling

I work creatively and draw from a broad range of approaches and interventions.

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In my work, I may draw on approaches such as:

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• Trauma informed stabilisation, including grounding and pacing

• Nervous system regulation practices, to support steadiness and safety

• Polyvagal informed understanding of stress, shutdown, and overwhelm

• Parts work (parts of self exploration), where different aspects of you hold different needs or protections

• Addiction focused counselling that explores what may be driving the addiction, while also supporting you to develop ways of coping and moving forward

• Self-harm informed counselling, attending to the function the behaviour serves and developing alternative ways of coping

• Gestalt awareness and creative, present-moment exploration, noticing what emerges in the here-and-now

• Meaning oriented reflection, when life feels misaligned or uncertain

 

Gestalt counselling is not a single technique or fixed method. It is an evolving way of working that allows for different techniques and forms of exploration, depending on what fits you and what is happening in the moment.

 

The therapeutic relationship provides the foundation. Everything else builds from there.

 

Practicalities

I work with adults and young people aged 16–17.

 

Sessions are offered in person in East and Central London, and online.

 

You’re welcome to get in touch for an initial conversation to see whether working together feels right for you.