Psychotherapy for Individuals
In my work with individuals, I offer a compassionate, non-judgmental space to explore what's feeling painful, stuck, or uncertain in your life. People often come to therapy navigating anxiety, depression, trauma, abuse, identity questions, relationship struggles, neurodivergence (including ADHD and autism), or life transitions.
My first aim is to understand what is happening for you. I work integratively, which means I don't apply one method to everyone. Instead, I draw on different approaches depending on what you bring and what you need, including Internal Family Systems (IFS), psychodynamic and attachment-based therapy, and somatic and neurobiological understandings of how emotion, memory and protective strategies are held in the body.
I see attachment styles not as fixed traits, but as intelligent survival strategies shaped by early relational experiences. In therapy, we work gently to understand these patterns and how they show up in your body, your relationships and your inner world. Paying attention to your nervous system is central to this, including cues of safety and overwhelm, which can present differently across neurotypes.
I welcome clients of all genders, sexualities, relationship structures, neurotypes and cultural backgrounds. Whatever you are carrying, whether that's confusion, anger, shutdown or longing, all parts of you are welcome here, including the parts that feel uncertain, protective or in pain.
Over time, the work supports greater self-understanding, emotional regulation, and a more grounded and connected way of being.
Before you reach out
The things people want to know before they make contact.
Neuroaffirming therapy means I don't treat neurodivergence as something to fix or work around. I work with an understanding that your neurotype, whether that's ADHD, Autism, Dyslexia, Dyspraxia or another neuro-minority, shapes how you communicate, how you experience the world, how you process emotion, and how you show up in relationship with yourself and others.
Being attuned to your emotional and sensory needs isn't an add-on to the work. It's at the centre of it. Whether you're diagnosed, self-identified, or just beginning to understand your own neurology, you are welcome here, and the work will meet you where you are.
Yes. Everything you share in our sessions is confidential. I am bound by the ethical guidelines of the IACP, which means what you bring to the room stays in the room.
There are a small number of legal exceptions to confidentiality, where there is risk of serious harm to yourself or others, and I will always be transparent with you about these if they arise. Outside of those circumstances, your privacy is fully protected.
Before we begin working together I always share these details in the therapy contract, and I ensure that you feel happy and safe to proceed.
Ready?
A first conversation is just that: a conversation. No commitment. Just a chance to see if this feels right.
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