Individual Therapy provides the opportunity to have regular sessions with a therapist one-on-one, in a safe and confidential environment. Within the privacy of a therapeutic session, clients can be supported to discuss challenging, complex and often painful issues. Some people want to focus on a current difficulty that they are struggling to resolve and, therefore, may only want a few sessions to support them through a difficult time. Others may have identified reoccurring problems that may be self-sabotaging and they may want to see their therapist for longer so they can address more deep-rooted issues.
Whatever issues bring you to therapy, working with a therapist that you trust in a non-judgmental, supportive and confidential environment can a transformative experience.
Some examples of how therapy might help you include:
- Understanding what might have caused the difficulty and what is keeping it going
- Exploring difficulties or reoccurring problems in close relationships
- Clarifying what is important to you and what gives your life meaning
- Considering issues relating to self-acceptance and kindness towards ourselves
- Managing difficult thoughts or feelings more effectively
- Letting go of trying to control what is outside our sphere of influence
I am an integrative therapist, which means that I blend approaches and techniques depending on the individual I am working with. The therapies I work with are well-established and evidence based so you can be sure that you will be looked after safely and ethically. I will work collaboratively with you to understand the difficulties you face and to decide the best course of treatment. Furthermore, we will have regular reviews of our work together.
Difficulties I support people with
I work with adults experiencing common issues. I have worked extensively with individuals experiencing depression, anxiety as well as adult survivors of childhood adversity. I am also trained in Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) which was originally developed to help people who experience recurrent depression and is now recommended by National Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE).
In addition, I have helped clients work through issues including:
- Anxiety issues (including phobias, panic, health anxiety, and generalised anxiety)
- Depression
- Obsessional Compulsive Disorder
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
- Low self confidence and esteem
- Sleep difficulties
- Relationship problems
- Life adjustment issues
- Chronic pain
- Living with a long-term health condition
- Perfectionism
- Stress, including work-related stress
- Self-harm
- Chronic fatigue
- Antenatal and postnatal depression and anxiety
This list is not exhaustive and if you are looking for something that is not included, please contact me to see if I can help. If I am not able to support you, I will do my best to suggest appropriate alternative sources of support.