How therapy works with me
Therapy with me is not about rushing to fix symptoms or applying surface-level strategies. It’s a slower, deeper process of getting to know yourself in a way that feels safe, honest, and compassionate.
We begin by understanding what’s bringing you in right now. Many people notice that different “parts” of them can feel in conflict": one part that wants change, another that feels stuck; one that strives to cope, another that feels overwhelmed, shut down, or exhausted.
Rather than trying to override these experiences, we get curious about them together. We explore what these patterns might be protecting you from, and what they may have learned to carry over time.
As therapy unfolds, the focus is on helping you build a more connected relationship with yourself. This often involves recognising and softening long-standing self-criticism, understanding emotional reactions with more clarity, and developing a deeper sense of internal safety and steadiness.
The aim is not to become a different person, but to relate to yourself in a different way — one that allows more choice, ease, and emotional freedom in your life and relationships.
My Approach
My approach is integrative, drawing on different evidence-based and depth-oriented modalities depending on what best supports your process.
I am trained in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), which can be helpful for understanding thought patterns, building coping strategies, and creating practical support when things feel overwhelming. While these approaches inform my work, I tend to work more deeply with what is happening underneath the surface.
Internal Family Systems (IFS)
I am a Level 1 trained IFS therapist, and Internal Family Systems (IFS) is a core framework I often draw from. In IFS, we understand that different “parts” of us can hold different feelings, roles, and protective strategies — such as anxious parts, self-critical parts, avoidant parts, or overwhelmed parts. Rather than trying to eliminate these experiences, we learn to understand and relate to them with curiosity and compassion, so they can soften and no longer have to work so hard.
Psychodynamic Therapy
I also draw on psychodynamic therapy, which explores how early relational experiences, attachment patterns, and unconscious processes shape the way we think, feel, and relate today. This helps bring awareness to deeper patterns that often sit outside of conscious awareness, but quietly influence how we experience ourselves and others.
Emotion-Focused Therapy
Emotion-Focused Therapy is another important influence in my work, supporting you to connect with, understand, and process emotions in a more direct and meaningful way. Rather than avoiding or managing feelings, we learn to listen to what emotions are communicating and what needs may be underneath them.
Alongside these approaches, I also incorporate more intuitive and embodied ways of working, paying attention to what is happening in the body, emotional shifts in the room, and the felt experience of being you — not just the story of your experiences, but how they are held and expressed internally.
Ultimately, I work in a way that is flexible and responsive, guided by depth, presence, and curiosity, so that therapy can meet you where you are and unfold in a way that feels safe and meaningful for you.
This is a space for reflection, healing, and real change.
Explore your inner world in a way that feels safe, supportive, and empowering.