The therapeutic relationship is the therapy. By experiencing unconditional positive regard, empathic attunement and genuine responses to your experience you may very simply begin to feel better, in a relationship characterised by non-judgemental acceptance and understanding.

Attachment, describes how we relate to ourselves, other people and the world. We develop our attachment style and internal working model of attachment within the first four years of life through the responses of our parents to our emotional and material needs. Working with the feelings which still shape us from that phase of our development, can be truly enlightening and healing.

Polyvagal theory explains how our autonomic nervous system works as well as offering simple ways to use it in order to mitigate the impacts of anxiety and depression. By using this technique we can build resilient places of safety inside you to use as accessible resources whenever you are feeling overwhelmed.

DBT has been proven to be a highly effective form of therapy for people experience health condition such as borderline-personality disorder which are characterised by emotional dysregulation and impulsivity. By using DBT we can enable you to develop new skills enabling you to achieve a safe and more positive experience of life and relationships.

Transference, is when emotional reactions from early childhood, impact your present.

A certain person may arouse difficult feelings you experienced as a child which cause strong reactions in your present moment, for example, suddenly becoming very shy, defensive, angry or overly compliant. If transference occurs in therapy, it can help us heal difficult unconscious emotional material you may still be carrying.

Sometimes, words can only take us so far and at such times we may find that the healing we seek is within the body or movement. Simply by turning attention to our bodies and moving freely where we feel safe, we can achieve freedom from trauma and healing neuroplasticity.

Most importantly, the therapy will only take you where you want to go. Though change flows from the relationship, the relationship is focused on you/your need, not inflexible theory.

I have experience of working with people who have been deeply traumatised and am fully aware that to talk about trauma can be to reexperience the trauma. I practice ethically/safely and hope to improve the quality of your life, not cause harm. The therapy only goes, where you are ready to go, where it is safe to go and where I am competent to take you.

I comply with all BACP supervisory requirements, by reviewing my work and wellbeing with supervisors twice monthly. This is done to ensure ethical/safe practice and that I am providing you with effective therapy capable of meeting your need.

Integrative therapy means, I use more than one style of therapy.

Integrative also means, the therapy may help you become a more integrated whole person. This may look like, gaining access to a broader range of emotion suppressed in childhood, becoming more aware of unconscious defensive behaviours, developing a more self-compassionate form of thought or being better able to form relationships with others.

I am a registered member of the British Association of Counselling & Psychotherapy, who practices ethically and safely in accordance with BACP’s Ethical Framework for The Counselling Professions 2018

https://www.bacp.co.uk/media/3103/bacp-ethical-framework-for-the-counselling-professions-2018.pdf

If you have any concerns or queries about therapy, you can contact BACP at;

01455 883300 bacp@bacp.co.uk

https://www.bacp.co.uk/about-us/contact-us/

Difference matters, because same doesn’t exist, we are all unique. So, when I begin to work with you, I will work hard to understand you by reflecting upon issues of difference such as gender, ethnicity, race, sexuality, religion, culture etc. I do not expect you to educate me other than by sharing your experience and want you to know that every part of you is welcome in our relationship.