About psychotherapy

As a qualified Systemic Family psychotherapist, I can work with children, couples/adults and families. Relationships are complex, ever changing, joyful and challenging. Families consist of many different and connecting parts. This individuality can mean needs and challenges are faced at different times and present differing priorities, affecting all members. 

Understanding the effects this can have on us(either subtle or more overt) can be useful to explore and in doing so can create understanding, remove obstacles to communicating and help create emotional connection, without necessarily needing to be 'right', or hold onto patterns that are no longer useful to you. 

Parents can seek consultation from me, to discuss their children, sometimes children want to attend as well, for some or all of the consultation sessions. Sometimes, children wish to talk to me about what they want their parents to know and together we find a way to communicate this. 

Couples seek consultation from me to explore their own relationships, sometimes in preparation for becoming parents, or to explore how their own childhood experiences and parenting influences their couple relationship. 

Children attend to often name thoughts and feelings that they are having and what effects that these are having. Together we talk about strengths and not just worries or problems. We look together at ways of understandings things and explore different ideas about what is possible. 

How I work

Psychotherapy begins with a fifty-minute consultation. The consultation allows us to establish whether we wish to work together. It helps us to defines our responsibilities in working together, allowing you to be explicit about your expectations and goals.  It allows me to gain a sense of your commitment and motivation for the work and explore short-term, or longer-term psychotherapy options.

The privacy policy on this website is important for you to read, but will also be covered in our consultation.