Individual Psychotherapy

Individual psychotherapy is your own space — a different kind of conversation. By attending closely to what is said, psychotherapy opens up new pathways and new possibilities. It is not just a space for endless exploration. Something shifts in sessions that can loosen conflicts and free us up.

I work in a way influenced by psychoanalysis — a rich and still-developing tradition of inquiry into the human condition. Alive, deeply humane, and creative, this is not a standardised therapy. It does not promise that every treatment will be the same, or that results will be predictable. Instead, it aims to help you live your own way, more fully.

Who is it for?

Psychotherapy can help with many human problems. I work with people who are:

  • frustrated, angry, alienated, disempowered, depressed

  • anxious, stressed, scared, paralysed, perfectionistic

  • stuck in repetitive patterns of conflict or failure

  • conscious of a potential they can’t realise, living a life that is flatter than it should be, or lonely

  • struggling with sex, unable to love, or loving too much

People come for help with trauma, addictions, ADHD, autism, identity and sexuality, mental health issues, relationship issues and work issues. Essentially, if you are suffering from it and want to work on it, psychotherapy can probably help.

What to expect

We don’t rush. The first few sessions are usually preparatory. We are getting to know each other and building up a sense of the issue. I don’t diagnose or set homework. That said, the work happens both inside and outside of the room — between sessions, you may find yourself reflecting or feeling things shift. Your dreams can start to play a part in the work and it’s often helpful to talk about them. It can be challenging and you might not always feel good after a session. This can mean we have touched close to something important, and it is often worth talking about it openly in the next session. Over time, though, it should feel constructive and freeing.

Most people come weekly. Fortnightly appointments are good for some people but they can also make it hard to build up a strong therapeutic effect, especially at the start.

If it is possible to do multiple sessions per week, this can be very effective.

We can find the frequency that works for you. I want you to do well here.

Sessions are approximately 50 minutes.

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Individual relationship counselling

Focuses more practically on solving relationship issues. Your personal history informs the work but is not the focus. Provides advice and strategies more quickly. Good for problems in your current relationship. Individual psychotherapy is often better for deeper, long term or repetitive issues. →

Couples therapy

You and your partner working with me to understand and resolve problems. Good when both partners want to have a say, or when there is hurt that needs to be recognised. Couples therapy can be very healing for troubled relationships, but individual psychotherapy is often better for deep, ongoing personal issues. →