I do both short and long term work:
The difference between psychotherapy and counselling is not clearly defined but usually counselling refers to a short term exploration of a particular problem, for example you may be worried about your relationship with your boss. Psychotherapy is longer term and concerned with how you shape your experience, for example you may recognise that you have a pattern of getting into conflict with managers.
Sometimes people come for 6 sessions and decide that there are bigger issues that need more time, and sometimes the reverse happens and the problem that seemed so overwhelming is cut down to size quite quickly.
If you haven't already done so I will help you to identify your goals and the obstacles that are blocking you. My aim is to help you to make connections, to find alternative ways of thinking about and understanding your experience, and ultimately to be better equipped to get what you want from your life.
I work with a range of problems but I am particularly interested in issues that relate to self-esteem, confidence, and potential. I have many years experience working with addiction and if you are worried about your own substance use or other addictive behaviour then I can help. I am also very aware of the pain and confusion that addictive behaviours can cause families and close friends so if you are affected by someone else's problem then I can offer a space to begin to think about how you can support yourself and find constructive ways of coping.
There is no magic in this process of therapy but there is great possibility and I know from my own experience that it can be transformational, and usually in ways which surprise us.
'The goal of therapy is not to find ourselves, the goal of therapy is to form ourselves' Stanley Keleman.
