I use Transactional Analysis as my main theoretical framework. It offers an accessible theory of human development, personality and social interaction. It can assist in understanding what we may be stuck in repetitive patterns of unfulfilling behaviour.

My approach is rooted in relational psychotherapy. This places an emphasis on the relationship that we have experienced in formative years. These ways of being- with- others have shaped a personalities and relationships which can prevent us from being autonomous and spontaneous in the here and now.

Problems experienced in life, out there can emerge between client and the therapist. There is a focus on the effect that we have on each other. Within this therapeutic relationship of a shared, heightening awareness, we can work to understand and resolve what you may have, so far not been able to make sense of.

Underpinning my work is belief that:

People matter and are of  value.

We all have the potential to be authentic, alive, responsive and fulfilled human being.

Our thoughts, feelings and behaviours, our bodies and beliefs, are deeply interlinked.

Our past has a profound influence on how we are in the present. We need to deal with the negative consequences of experiences in order to create the conditions needed for growth and fulfilment.
We need people in relationship. Understanding and improving how we relate to others and how we relate to ourselves and our pasts is an important part of psychotherapy.

With the help of a therapist we can choose to make positive and lasting changes in our lives.

“It is a therapist’s and client’s mutual curiosity and exploration of an individual’s experience that is ultimately curative rather than the alleviation of the psychic pain that developed because of these experiences” Cornell and Bonds-White (2001/2005, p.150)