Therapy and counselling are offered for a wide range of difficulties, including anger, anxiety, depression, emotional dysregulation, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), stress, substance misuse, and relationship difficulties. Therapy can be adapted for individuals who are autistic or who have recognised learning disabilities. I also work with individuals who are seeking to better understand, accept, or come to terms with neurodiversity, including ADHD and autism.
For more information about what talking therapy involves, you may find the following resource helpful:
https://www.mind.org.uk/media-a/2896/talking-therapy-and-counselling-2018.pdf
Therapy is collaborative and tailored to you. This usually involves developing a shared formulation to help you make sense of yourself and your current difficulties, alongside a course of therapy designed around your individual needs and goals.
Sessions take place in a safe, non-judgemental space, with flexibility around frequency and duration. Clients who engage in six or more sessions are entitled to a complimentary brief therapy summary or relapse-prevention plan.
Therapy can be offered on a short-term or open-ended basis. A minimum of six sessions is recommended to allow meaningful work to take place, although this can be reviewed together. Sessions are typically weekly or fortnightly at the outset, with flexibility to adapt over time. Some people prefer to begin with more frequent sessions and gradually reduce, while others opt for less frequent sessions from the start.
An initial session is recommended before booking further work, to ensure that you feel comfortable working with me. The therapeutic relationship is widely recognised as the strongest predictor of positive outcomes in therapy, and it is important that this feels like the right fit for you.