MY APPROACH
As an integrative therapist, I draw from a range of perspectives - psychodynamic, person-centred, relational, somatic, transpersonal and creative. We might look at how past experiences show up in the present, how your body holds emotion or memory, or how symbolic imagery, metaphor, dreams or nature speak to your inner life. The dynamic between us is part of the work, offering a space for new relational possibilities to emerge.
My practice is rooted in respect, and open to the multiplicity of who you are. That includes your orientation, gender, relationship constellation, neurotype, ability, cultural identity, spiritual beliefs, and background. We can explore how you express and experience yourself if and when it feels right - knowing it does not have to be the centre of our work unless you want it to be. This is a space for all who are navigating questions of identity, relationship, and being in the world. Our work together honours all dimensions of your experience—known, unknown, evolving.
I hold a deep commitment to inclusion—not as a statement of values, but as an embodied, relational practice. My own identity, shaped by a mixed heritage and lived experience of fluidity, gives me an embodied understanding of what it means to move through the world with difference, to find belonging where it may not be given, and to make space for nuance.
Psychodynamic ideas can to help us understand how early experiences and important relationships from the past may still be shaping the way you feel, think, and relate in the present. We may explore patterns or repeated themes that no longer serve you.
From a person-centred perspective, the quality of our relationship is central to the work, trusting in this connection can become a foundation for growth and change.
We live our stories through the body. Long before we have words, the body registers and remembers - tension, stress, fear, and joy etched into muscle, breath, posture. These imprints can quietly shape how we meet the world. Working somatically means we bring gentle awareness to these physical patterns and sensations. This can calm the nervous system, ease symptoms of anxiety, depression, or trauma, and support emotional regulation. Over time, it is possible to recognise the relationship between these inner states and physical experiences, discovering how the body can offer insight, steadiness, and pathways for change. It opens space for a different kind of listening: through breath, through felt sense, through noticing. By exploring habitual patterns of how we hold ourselves, move, and breathe, you can begin to shift from automatic reactions to conscious responses. As these shifts take root, they often bring greater autonomy, alignment, and confidence in daily life.
A transpersonal lens invites us to consider not only your personal story, but also the wider systems that shape you—cultural, spiritual, ecological, ancestral, and archetypal. This work honours the mystery and meaning beyond the everyday. It might include dreams, symbolism, altered states, or a sense of connection to something larger than the self. At times, it can mean drawing strength from myth, finding clarity through nature, or making peace with what cannot be explained. It’s a space where we can explore your depths and encounter your heights—with respect for what you carry, and openness to what may emerge.
