Therapy
Therapy Offerings
Currently all of my waitlist spaces are full - I will update those who have expressed interest if that changes but cannot add anyone to my waiting list at the moment. When spaces become available I will reopen my enquiries page.
As a clinical psychologist, yoga teacher and eco-therapist, I work therapeutically with others through a body-mind-spirit-community-ecology lens, bringing curiosity and compassion to the interweaving facets of our lived experience. Often much of the work involves developing a containing relationship so that we can find the trust and courage to dive as deep as we need.
I have experience working with a range of people, presentations and severity of problem (read more here) and am LGBTQIA+ friendly. I weave a variety of therapeutic approaches and trainings together (see more here). I am also a firm believer that therapy is one small part of a bigger pathway and am always intrigued about how different approaches and aspects of our lives can facilitate deep presence and indescribable moments of clarity and transformation.
I see therapy and yoga as pathways not just to healing and growth, but also to awakening and wholeness. For more details, please read on!
What Does Therapy Look Like?
Typically at the start of therapy we will talk about what has brought you here, your hopes, and what we can expect of each other. Then we will decide together what our ongoing sessions might look like. I work in an integrative way, exploring elements of different types of psychological and embodied therapies as feels appropriate. This will often include talking about the past, to understand where struggles may have emerged from, and exploring what could change in the here-and-now to support positive shifts in your current life, with support from listening to your body.
There are many benefits to therapy. It can help develop insights and self-awareness that equip you to make positive changes, develop new ways of approaching difficult feelings, reduce suffering, improve the quality of your life, and improve your relationship with yourself and others. Sometimes therapy can be part of a journey to a deeper awakening, to exploring the ‘big’ questions of this life. As therapy involves exploring personal difficulties, it will often bring unpleasant memories or emotions to the surface; we will be gauging what resources and supports you already have, or that we can develop, to enable us to do this in a way that feels safe enough for you.
My Ethos
I have my own history of significant challenges, including experiences linked to early-life and sexual trauma, anger, low mood and suicidality, existential crises, anxiety, self-harm, alcohol and substance abuse, disordered eating, shame, and physical health issues, as well as overwhelming experiences from unintegrated psychedelic experiences at a young age. I understand the courage it takes to look into the depths of ourselves and ask the bigger questions (and also the confusion this can ignite without the right support and guidance). I believe that embarking on such a journey is crucial to create more harmony not just for ourselves, but for the whole planet. Lokah samastha sukhino bhavantu.
I honour the courage of the people I work with by endeavouring to fully see and hear them to the best of my capabilities, and to offer what I can that might be of use. I value diversity of opinion, experience and approach, which I hope supports us to freely understand topics from a variety of perspectives. I believe we can all be empowered to find our own answers and our own gifts, my role is to support that process. I commit to holding space for what emerges on the way, with compassion and respect. My intention is to move beyond power dynamics of ‘expert’ and ‘patient’ and into a space of two humans exploring together drawing on their different experiences. I encourage feedback to ensure that we can adjust our sessions as needed.
How do you work with the body therapeutically?
The body is a map of our personal, collective & ancestral history. Working with the body can facilitate moving through trauma patterning, physical illness and built-up stress in a way that talking therapies alone cannot. It allows us to know ourselves from the inside-out. Our body is the antenna through which we receive information about the world, including cues of safety and danger. It is through our body that we have access to much wisdom and an innate capacity for healing. We can weave body-based approaches through our sessions to tap into this well of information. This might include: learning information about body-brain patterns; attuning to cues our body is giving us; using movement, sound, touch, postures, breath and mindfulness to shift states; asking the body what needs attention in any given moment; focusing on and tracking bodily sensations; and exploring modalities such as dance, massage, voice work and yoga outside of the therapy space (and sometimes in it!)