Learning about ourselves in ways that make us stronger.
As a clinical psychologist, I provide embodied psychological support to individuals experiencing distress, who feel stuck, or discontent with where they find themselves in life.
I aim to support individuals to:
feel confident in who they are and use this confidence to navigate life and relationships
understand the distress they experience, so they can think about how they would like to take action against this
Life can be hard. Sometimes we can find ourselves caught up in difficulties that make it tricky to see a way forward. By creating a safe space to explore, I help individuals understand the distress they experience and use this knowledge to think about where they would like to go. We are not our problems, and sometimes problems can get loud – taking over our lives. Drawing from multiple models and perspectives, I believe there is a wealth of knowledge out there to help us understand ourselves and move towards preferred ways of being, helping us to approach problems in ways that empower us. Whilst the difficulties we experience are often painful, I believe helpful support doesn’t have to be difficult. Embodied approaches create many ways to explore distress, through conversation, movement, words, poetry, art, play or music. I work with individuals to find ways that feel most comfortable for them. I believe with the right adaptations everyone can access support.
Who do I work with?
I specialise in assessing and supporting neurodevelopmental conditions for children and young people, such as Autism Spectrum Condition, Learning Disability and ADHD. However, I work with both adults and children and young people, and can offer assessment and support to anyone affected by:
low mood (sometimes known as depression)
worry (sometimes known as anxiety)
low confidence, self-esteem, and/or self-criticism
family relationship difficulties
trauma
loss, grief and bereavement
self-harm and suicidal ideation
parenting difficulties
behavioural difficulties for children and young people
emotional literacy
understanding and managing the impact of Autism and ADHD
How do I work?
As a clinical psychologist, I can offer assessment and support from multiple perspectives including Narrative Therapy, Compassion-Focused Approaches, Family and Systemic Approaches, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and embodied approaches, such as Yoga Therapy. There is further information about some of these approaches on my website, and we can also discuss these in greater detail when we meet.
I offer a free initial consultation, which can either be in person, over zoom or the telephone. After this, if we think working together could be helpful, we will find a time and date to meet regularly. To begin with, I usually start by meeting with people once a week or once a fortnight. However, we can negotiate frequency depending on your needs.
I have my own lived experiences of managing distress, including grief, and am happy to discuss these with you further, if that would be useful.
