My Approach

My approach is integrative and relational. Rather than following a single model, I work in a way that’s responsive to you, your history, your preferences, your nervous system, and what feels most supportive in the moment. My focus is on helping you to return to yourself: your experience, your priorities, your needs, and your capacity for change.

‍When you feel genuinely welcomed and understood, change often follows. My grounding in the Person Centred Approach means I trust in your innate capacity to grow and move towards what’s right for you. My role isn’t to direct or fix you, but to offer the kind of relational environment where change becomes possible. Just as some plants can survive in concrete but truly thrive in fertile soil, people often adapt in remarkable ways to difficult conditions... and can flourish when the environment becomes more supportive.

Many people notice that familiar patterns keep showing up in thoughts, feelings, or relationships. Together, we can start to notice those patterns and gently explore where they may have come from. We will make sense of why certain experiences keep repeating, so that over time you have more choice in how you respond, rather than feeling pulled back into the same loops. The relationship between us is part of this process, and can become a source of insight and change in itself.

Sometimes thinking isn’t enough to shift what feels stuck. You might have an understanding of why something happens, yet nothing changes. Somatic work invites us to pay attention to sensations, patterns of tension, breath, and how emotion shows up physically. We may work with your nervous system, your awareness of internal sensations, and your capacity to stay with emotion safely. If it feels right, this can include gentle experimentation with posture, breath, or movement.

My training in this area is integrative, pulling from a range of somatic and body-based approaches. You don’t need to know or care about the names. But if you are looking for a specific approach, here are a few I draw from: Mindfulness, Focusing, Somatic Experiencing, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, Internal Family Systems, Hakomi Method, Yoga Therapy, and more.

Creative explorations can offer another pathway — a way into experience that doesn’t rely on words. Whether through movement, symbols, sound, or play (always guided by what feels accessible and interesting to you), this work can help unlock parts of experience that language alone doesn’t reach. There’s no expectation to be 'good' at anything. The aim isn’t to produce something or to perform, but to open a different channel for exploration; one that can feel more flexible, playful, and less constrained by words.

Above all, I believe the therapeutic relationship itself is central. Feeling met, understood, and able to show up as you are is not a byproduct of the work. It is the work. This is why I’m moving toward a way of working that explicitly prioritises the relationship between us.

I’m also interested in how different aspects of us are interconnected. In my own time I enjoy learning about neuroscience, physiology, and nutrition. While these topics are beyond the scope of my practice, it can be helpful to bear them in mind as part of the bigger picture. Therefore I may occasionally draw on this knowledge to support our understanding and point you toward appropriate specialists when helpful.

If this all sounds interesting and you’re considering working together, I recommend that all new and prospective clients read this Substack post for a more thorough breakdown of what the first steps will look like. Or send me a message to discuss in a free 20 minute Zoom call.