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"A Holistic Approach to Psychotherapy" 

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I am an Integrative Therapist using a variety of approaches depending on the needs of each client.  Integrative therapy blends and employs varying therapy techniques to address a client’s individual circumstances, beliefs and goals.  


My approach is collaborative, practical and personal.  I believe that human beings are naturally resilient and have an incredible capacity for change when in a supportive environment.  We are often held back by our core beliefs and by bringing awareness to our repeated patterns of behaviour, we can identify areas where we are “stuck.”  I am not afraid to challenge you and your assumptions when appropriate.  My aim is to help clients make space for new possibilities and new ways of being by challenging these limiting core beliefs together.  

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From my experience, many people come into therapy wanting to understand themselves better, and to gain a better understanding of why they are the way they are:  why they have particular issues, and why they are repeatedly experiencing the same patterns in their personal relationships.  Understanding “the why” can be a liberating first step that can help us move to the next phase of breaking and changing these patterns.   My goal is to help clients through this journey.

 

 

My Integrative approach is informed by various schools of thought within therapy.  My integrative training allows me to draw from a number of approaches and tools- "integrating" them depending on the needs of each client, rather than being limited by one approach or set of theories.  The following schools of thought inform the basis for my integrative training: 

 

·       Relational Psychodynamic Therapy

·       Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

·       Humanistic/Person-Centred Therapy

·       Transpersonal Therapy

·       Existential Therapy

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About Me

I hold an undergraduate degree in Human Biology from Stanford University.  My earlier academic background focused on neuropsychology and the study of human behaviour which led me to my passion and interest in helping people understand themselves on a deeper level.  My own journey and my understanding of the nuanced interaction between stress/emotions and our health eventually led me to retrain as a psychotherapist.  I completed my training at Regents University London, where I obtained a Master’s Degree in Integrative Psychotherapy.  

 

It is well established that the mind and body are deeply interconnected and that our mental well-being can affect our physical well-being, and vice versa.  While I work with people with a variety of mental health issues, I have a particular interest in the intersection between mind and body, particularly as it relates to health issues such as Chronic Pain, Post Natal Depression, Long Covid, Anxiety, ME/Fibromyalgia, Auto Immune Diseases and “unexplained” health issues.  For other people, the effects of stress, trauma and unprocessed emotions can manifest itself in the body in the form of migraines, asthma, heart disease, back ache, digestive issues,  or the like.

 

Exploring early childhood experiences can also be very powerful in helping clients understand the basis for their anxiety or depression, or help explain why they are feeling "stuck" at a particular stage of life.  My aim is to help clients understand themselves within this mind-body and early life experience context. tssssssso support them with their journey towards better mental and physical well being, and to help unlock what is often held subconsciously in the body.  

 

Qualifications

 

 

  • Masters, Regents University London (with Distinction)

  • Bachelors of Art, Human Biology, Stanford University

  • Juris Doctorate, UC Hastings College of Law (cum laude)

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  • Bereavement

  • Long Covid

  • ME/Fibromyalgia

  • Functional Neurological Disorder (FND)

  • Chronic Pain/Chronic Illness

  • Women's Issues/Menopause/Pelvic Pain

  • ​Unexplained/Undiagnosed Medical Issues

  • Psychogenic pain

  • Auto Immune Diseases

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Issues I Work With

  • Anxiety

  • Post Natal Depression

  • Trauma and PTSD

  • Relationship Issues

  • Abuse

  • Family Systems/ Generational Trauma

  • Parenting/Attachment Issues

  • Self Esteem Issues

  • Corporate Burn-Out

  • Perfectionism

  • Multi-cultural issues

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