Integrative Therapy recognises that no single therapeutic approach is right for everyone. Each person is unique, with their own experiences, strengths, and challenges, so therapy should be tailored to fit the individual rather than expecting the individual to fit one model.
As an integrative therapist, I draw from a range of evidence-based approaches, including Person-Centred Therapy, Attachment Theory, and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT). This allows us to explore both the origins of your difficulties and the ways they may be affecting your life today, while developing practical strategies to support meaningful and lasting change.
At the heart of my work is a collaborative therapeutic relationship built on empathy, authenticity, and respect. Together, we can work to understand your experiences, build on your strengths, and support you in moving towards the life you want to live.
Person-Centred Therapy shapes the way I view people. Rather than seeing individuals as problems to be fixed, it recognises that everyone has an inherent capacity for growth when the right conditions are present. My role isn't to tell you who you should be or how you should live, but to understand your world from your perspective and create a relationship where you feel genuinely heard, accepted and able to reconnect with yourself.
Attachment Theory offers a framework for understanding how our earliest relationships can shape the way we experience ourselves, others and the world around us. These early relational experiences can influence our expectations of safety, connection and emotional regulation throughout life. Exploring relationship patterns without blame or judgement, but about developing a deeper understanding of how these relational experiences may continue to influence the present and how new relational experiences can support change.
CBT offers a framework for understanding the dynamic relationship between our thoughts, emotions, behaviours and physical sensations. Rather than viewing these experiences in isolation, CBT recognises that they continually influence one another, often maintaining cycles of emotional distress. Together we may explore these patterns, developing an understanding of these interconnected patterns can create greater psychological flexibility, allowing us to respond to difficult experiences in ways that feel more intentional, compassionate and aligned with our values.
Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)
Familial Estrangement
Self-Harm
Long-term Health Conditions
MSc Integrative Counselling & Psychotherapy
PG Dip Integrative Counselling & Psychotherapy
BA Hons Psychology, Education & Counselling Studies
Registered Member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP)
Member of the National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society (NCPS)
Telephone and Online Counselling (CPD)
Pre-Trail Therapy
Carolyn Spring: Trauma and the Body: Dissociation and Somatisation
Working with relationships and couples
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
Person-Centred Therapy
Attachment-based
Compassion Focused Therapy
Trauma-Informed
Young People (16+)
Adults
Individuals