Therapy

I strongly believe that therapy should be determined by the needs of my clients. Research shows that clients want a therapy that works, that helps them set their own goals and treats them respectfully and responsibly. I use my psychological knowledge and skills to provide you with therapy adapted to your personal needs and expectations.

Therapy (psychotherapy or counselling) is a process through which you can begin to understand more about yourself, the way you think, how you see yourself, how you see others, the way you behave and so on. You can use this understanding to make changes in your life that will lead to better outcomes for you and your family. You might wish to use therapy to discuss issues in the past, a specific event for example, what your childhood was like or a difficult relationship. On the other hand, you might want to concentrate on what is happening in your life right now. Therapy can be used to address mental health issues such as depression, anxiety, phobias and dependency issues such as excessive drug or alcohol use.

I am trained and experienced in a variety of therapies. Generally, I will work integratively. That is, I makes use of my doctorate level psychology training to help clients understand more about what might be going on and, as necessary, call on my expertise in various types of therapy in order to enhance that understanding.

I am trained and experienced in the following therapies and use my knowledge from each to provide you with the most appropriate help for your circumstances:

Client-Centred Therapy
Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT)
Existential Therapy
Eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing (EMDR)
Focusing
Mindfulness
Psychodynamic Psychotherapy