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What is psychotherapy?
Everyone needs to be able to tell their story, and this is especially true at times of change, loss or stress. A key aspect of therapy is the opportunity to be heard and understood by a trained professional, and this can help to make sense of bewildering feelings or stuck patterns of behaviour.
Psychotherapy is about helping people bear difficult feelings or experiences. With the right support, most things can be easier to bear. Feeling understood and developing self awareness are great building blocks for managing life better. Psychotherapy is about exploring the things that make life difficult, mainly through talking, but also sometimes through use of creative techniques or mindful awareness. The approach I use also takes into account any physical symptoms which may be relevant, treating the mind and body as a whole.
An underlying principle of my work is my belief in the human capacity to grow and recover from even extensive and enduring difficulties and life experience.
Psychotherapy and counselling
I can offer to work with individuals and couples, and may suggest starting with some brief term work. This can be enough to promote immediate targeted changes. I also enjoy working long-term, where deeper healing may be needed to produce sustained benefits. I have many years experience of working with adolescents and young people, and work with them and their families to help them through this difficult stage of life.
Trauma Therapy
I am trained in up to date approaches for working with trauama and related difficulties, and have considerable experience in working with many different types of trauma. These approaches include EMDR and Sensorimotor Trauma therapy. I work part time as a consultant trauma therapist in an independant trauma service and have experience of medico-legal report writing and of insurance work. The initial focus of this work is to help find ways of taking the edge off feelings that may threaten to overwhelm, before working directly with the trauma.
Mindfulness
Mindfulness means bringing the present moment into full awareness. Many people live either in the past or with their attention on planning or anticipating the future. Mindfulness helps to bring a sense of aliveness to the present moment, with feelings of calm attention rather than relaxation. It is a very simple technique, which can have remarkable benefits for people experiencing stress or worry. It is a key part of Sensorimotor therapy, and helps many people to manage their feelings more successfully.
How much does it cost?
I charge £40.00 for fifty minute sessions. Longer
sessions, for Trauma work, are charged pro rata. I have a limited number
of low cost places available,
these apply in some circumstances.