You don’t need to be experiencing a particular problem or have reached a crisis before seeking therapy.

You might be struggling with anxiety, panic attacks, low confidence, difficult emotions or experiences from your past. Equally, you may simply feel overwhelmed, stuck or know that something in your life needs to change.

Therapy provides a safe space to explore what’s happening and begin understanding what you need to move forward.

There is considerable overlap between counselling and psychotherapy.

Counselling can provide a supportive space to explore current difficulties, thoughts and emotions, while psychotherapeutic work may also look more deeply at underlying experiences and patterns and how your past could be influencing your present.
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As a Psychotherapeutic Counsellor, my work considers both what is happening in your life now and how different life experiences may be impacting you on a deeper level.

Your first session is an opportunity to begin getting to know one another and talk more about what has brought you to therapy.

There is no expectation that you should immediately discuss anything you don’t feel ready to talk about. I will listen, ask questions where appropriate and help you explore what you would like from therapy. The relationship is built gradually and at a pace that feels comfortable for you.

That’s absolutely fine.

Many people begin therapy knowing that they are struggling but finding it difficult to explain exactly why. You don’t need to prepare what you’re going to say or arrive with a list of things to discuss. Sometimes simply starting the conversation helps you begin to understand what is happening.