The prospect of talking to a stranger about what troubles you can be daunting. You may have times of feeling low, confused or directionless but find it easier to brush these feelings aside.
It may be more serious in that you feel deeply broken hearted, that your life is utterly pointless or that it is just a struggle to get through the day. Whatever the nature or level of your difficulty, therapy can provide a non-judgemental and confidential space in which you can open up to whatever confuses or pains you. As you tell your story, you will gradually gain an understanding of the influences that have shaped your life and, thereby, the roots of some of your current struggles. Through a mutual exploration you may discover fresh understanding and recognise that a wider range of choices is available to you. This process may include grieving and healing wounds new and old and accepting, bearing and caring for that which cannot be fully healed. I believe we all have the inherent capacity to lead rich and fulfilling lives, including the ability to create full and satisfying relationships. Therapy can help you to free up whatever is blocking that capacity and to discover meaning and purpose in your life.
What happens in our sessions will vary according to your needs. Much of the time we may simply talk together about your current experience, your feelings of distress or your inner conflicts. We may also explore the relationship between us, as our dynamic can be an important source of understanding for both of us about your way of relating with others. I may suggest using some of the tools of Psychosynthesis and Gestalt such as inner dialogue, subpersonality work or working with images and symbols. Dreams give us direct access to the unconscious, bypassing conscious control, and are therefore one of the most fruitful ways of gaining insight into our inner worlds. Exploring the past is an important aspect of the work. Although we are not just products of our past, our early conditioning does have a profound impact on who we are and how we see ourselves. You will probably benefit most if you approach the process of therapy in a spirit of openness and curiosity. However, most of us are in some degree defended and don't find this easy. Working through these defences is often what much of the therapy is about. However we work, it is often a matter of letting go of some familiar way of seeing yourself and opening up to a new, and possibly surprising or challenging, sense of who you areQualifications & Training
BA (Hons) MSc. A UKCP registered Psychotherapist and a member of the BACP. Senior Trainer at Re.Vision, Centre for Psychosynthesis Counselling and Psychotherapy, London. Diploma in Dramatherapy, Torquay. Diploma in Clinicial Supervision from the Minster Centre, London. Experience
Currently teaching on an innovative course on Ecopsycology at Re.Vision Vice-President of the European Federation for Pyschosynthesis Pyschotherapy and co-organisor of the 2008 EFPP Summer School, “Between Hope and Anguish: The Soul’s Challenge at a time of Planetary Crisis”. Facilitator of the “Be the Change Symposium”, addressing issues of environmental sustainability, social justice & spiritual fulfillment.Fees
£55 for a 50 minute hour for both therapy and supervision.
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