WHAT I MAY OFFER YOU
I have been a practicing Gestalt Therapist for nearly 30 years. I realise in this time that the important thing in life is living. We are not problems to be solved but lives to be lived. And we learn to live and become who we are through meeting. It is in meeting one another that we come to know ourselves and can in the right circumstances heal our wounds and arrive at clarity about who we are.
The Capacity to Grow
I believe in our capacity to grow and thrive in harmony with ourselves and those we share life with. In my work I support exploration of the ways we relate and how at times we can become stuck and act against our own deepest wishes.
Individual Work
I offer skilled support to people who face challenges and changes in this busy and turbulent world of ours. Therapy can be for short or longer periods of time. There is no rule about the length of time; it depends on what you want and need. It may be that you have recently become bereaved, or divorced or have another kind of crisis that you simply need space to talk over in confidence in which case the length of time in therapy may be short. Or it may be you want to address more deep-seated unhappiness, difficulties and patterns of behaviour or have distressing bouts of depression or a sense of pointlessness or despair. Finding and building the inner resources to overcome such things may well take a considerable period and commitment of resources but not necessarily; we are all unique after all. But what ever the length of time my philosophy and practice is to support you in identifying what matters to you and in developing the means within yourself to live as you want in your heart.
Couple Therapy
I offer therapy for couples experiencing difficulties in their relationships. Again this may be for short or longer periods of time depending on circumstances and need. Having established through an initial exploration of what it is that is going wrong the ground is clearer for further exploration in which the focus is on learning to recalibrate responses and refresh the relationship and in deepening connections with each other. Such an approach offers each partner a new window to the other. The work does not necessarily result in a couple staying together but can support a separation taking place with respect and understanding.
Dialogue
My practice whether with individuals or couples is dialogic and relational. Human beings are fundamentally relational creatures and psychotherapy aims to support our search for satisfying and sustained relationships. Therapy is a collaborative venture where you are free to discuss whatever is important to you and you can be sure of my interest and engagement. Understanding and coming to terms with your underlying difficulties rests in learning that there is a place where we you can learn to become aware and alive to your self, the past's influence, your dreams and hopes for the future in relationship to your life now.