Relational, embodied and socially situated
Therapeutic approach
As a therapist, I am attentive to how the body carries experience, and to how relationships take shape within the therapeutic space. I also hold in mind the wider contexts of your life and how these may shape your experience and the therapeutic process.
Through touch, movement, colour, texture and presence, art-making offers another way of knowing and being with ourselves and with others, without having to begin with words.
There is no need to be artistic or to know what you want to make. We can begin with what is there and see what emerges.
Working with the senses creates space for emotions, sensations and impulses to emerge and be experienced and met with curiosity, making room for new meanings, connections and possibilities.
My approach is psychodynamic, relational and trauma-informed.I understand lived experience as shaped through the interplay of our personal histories, relationships and the wider social and cultural contexts around us. Psychodynamic thinking informs an attitude of curiosity and openness, creating room for not knowing and for listening closely to what is felt, experienced or communicated. Therapy is a relational process in which both client and therapist participate in what and how things take shape.
New ways of responding
I place particular importance on safety, collaboration, and working at a pace that feels right for you.
We work with what emerges in the here and now with attention to what feels manageable.
Grounding in the here and now
I work with children and adults who may be facing anxiety, low mood, questions around identity and self-esteem, creative blocks, or the effects of difficult and overwhelming experiences.
You may find yourself caught in patterns of thoughts, feelings or relationships that are difficult to understand or change.
At other times, support may be helpful during periods of loss, change or uncertainty, or you may simply have a sense that something doesn´t feel right.
Part of the therapeutic process can be making sense of what is happening together.
Who I work with
Sometimes what once helped us cope can become what keeps us stuck