What I Offer: about Psychotherapy and Counselling
On the whole, I appreciate undertaking long-term, in-depth work but I am happy to take on short-term work when it feels appropriate to do so.
I work primarily as a psychotherapist, but many people approach me who are unclear about the difference between psychotherapy and counselling. Rather than striving to differentiate between the two, I believe that what is most important is that you feel able to talk with me. At the end of the day what matters most is your relationship with me as a real person. So if what I am saying strikes a chord with you, you are most welcome to make telephone contact with me to talk about whether what I offer is right for you.
I particularly appreciate working with dreams and I also enjoy introducing artwork, myths, poetry and literature when appropriate and relevant. In this way we may explore the deeper significance of whatever is troubling you, rather than merely endeavouring to relate it to the here and now.
While I naturally take the wounds of your past into consideration, the thrust of our work is into the future and the choices you deserve to make in the life you have yet to live. Above all, the journey is towards the person that only you can be.
Be assured that our first meeting is always conducted on the understanding that it is an opportunity for us to establish whether what I have to offer is right for you.
Above all, I see my role as accompanying you on a journey of exploration rather than as the one who knows what you need.
Not to know, but to search to find a way…
