In my experience, we tend to come to therapy when we feel 'stuck' in a way of living that is becoming increasingly painful and hard to sustain. Whatever your age or circumstances, my existential approach to therapy will provide you with a safe place in which to explore and process any trauma in your past; pain in the present and anxiety about the future. Helping you to practice self-acceptance; bring the 'real you' out of hiding and find a more joyful and authentic way of living.
About me and my practice
I bring a strongly existential outlook to my life inside and outside the therapy room, staunch in my belief that 'Life is a mystery to be experienced, not a problem to be solved.'
Simply put, existential therapy provides an opportunity to explore what it means to be alive and to find a way of living at peace with ourself and all the challenges and opportunities life presents - before it's too late. In the words of Marcus Aurelius: 'It is not death we should fear, but never having begun to live.'
I have a non-directive, client-led approach and am committed to creating a safe, non-judgemental therapeutic environment, in which you can explore the issues that brought you to therapy and choose your own way forward.
Experience
I have particular experience in working with people who have experienced significant trauma including physical, psychological and sexual abuse, whether in childhood or as an adult.
Working at relational depth, I will help you examine any feelings of shame, guilt or unworthiness and support you to find ways to release yourself from any control the past still exerts on your present and future.
When working with trauma,I share Carl Jung's view that, 'We are not what happened to us, we are who we choose to become.'
Qualifications
Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling.
In addition to my formal training, my approach to therapy is informed by own 59 years of life; in all its light and shade, sadness and joy.
Additional Information
Some recent client feedback:
"Thank you so much for being my therapist for the last year. I feel so much better about the future and more confident and positive overall. I can't thank you enough for the difference you've made in my life."
"I can't thank you enough for helping me so much over the last few months. Without your help, I really don't know where I'd be. You have helped me become a better version of me."
"Our work together has been life-changing. I am back on the right track, more like the old me I've been desperately searching for. The work you do is incredible."
Professional Membership
MNCPS Acc
Professional Register
National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society (NCPS)
Verified by Counsellingo on Tuesday, 24 October 2023
Initial Consultation
I offer all prospective clients a free, no-obligation 15-minute initial consultation.
Fees
I work with adults over-18. I charge £60 for a one-hour online or in-person session.
I offer a discount rate of £40 per session for under-25's and counselling students.
I provide full 60-minute sessions, not the 50 minute 'therapy hour' offered by some.
When I Work
I work three days a week, on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. I offer flexible session start times between 8.30am and 6pm.
I also offer home visits in and around Lincoln.
Therapeutic Approach
Working at relational depth with an existential approach.
Video Platforms
Skype
Pronouns
He/Him
Area
Lincolnshire
