Ways to work with me
Many people begin this work with talk therapy before exploring other ways of working. For others, they have tried talk therapy or would prefer a different approaches. Have a look below and see if any other modalities might be a good fit for you.
Body-Based Psychotherapy
Alongside my psychotherapy practice, I offer a body-focused approach that recognises the important connection between our emotional experiences, our nervous system, and the body.
My work is informed by body-based and somatic approaches, including elements of Shen-oriented practice. I use gentle, experiential techniques to support clients in releasing tightness and stress from the body built up during life and especially during stressful situations in our past.
This approach can offer another way into experiences that may be difficult to access through talking alone. The intention is to create space for greater awareness, regulation and a deeper sense of connection with your body. The practice involves gentle touch that I will demonstrate prior to the session.
My body-based work draws on my experience and interest in Shen-oriented practice and is offered as a complementary service alongside my psychotherapy work. While I am not a registered Shen therapist, I offer this work as a separate practice, with its own focus on releases in the body. This work is offered alongside—not instead of—psychotherapeutic support.
If you are curious about exploring a more body and somatic approach to therapy, we can discuss whether this way of working might be appropriate for you.
Psychedelic Preparation & Integration
In addition to my psychotherapy body based practice, I offer preparation and integration support for people who are considering, or have already had, a psychedelic experience.
This work provides a confidential, grounded space to explore your intentions, expectations, concerns and emotional readiness before an experience, and to reflect on and make sense of what emerges afterwards. Integration can involve exploring emotions, insights, memories, relationships, patterns of behaviour and changes in perspective, helping you consider how these experiences might be meaningfully incorporated into everyday life.
My approach draws on psychotherapy alongside body-based and somatic perspectives, recognising that psychedelic experiences can be felt and processed not only through thoughts and emotions, but also through the body and nervous system.
Preparation and integration sessions do not involve providing, supplying or administering psychedelic substances, and I do not act as a psychedelic facilitator or guide during psychedelic experiences. Rather, this service is intended to complement psychotherapy and body-based work by offering support before and/or after an experience.
If you are considering a psychedelic experience, or are looking for support in making sense of one you have already had, we can explore together whether preparation or integration work would be appropriate for you.
Life Coaching
Seperate to my psychotherapy work I offer a life coaching service for people who are looking for practical support with change, direction and personal development.
My coaching work is informed by my experience as a psychotherapist and by an understanding of how our emotions, patterns, relationships and ways of thinking can influence the choices we make. However, coaching is distinct from psychotherapy and is generally more future-focused and goal-oriented.
Coaching can be useful when you want to clarify what matters to you, work through obstacles, make changes, develop greater confidence or move towards a particular goal. Sessions provide a space to reflect, identify patterns that may be getting in the way, and turn insight into practical steps.
The emphasis is on your strengths, resources and capacity for change, with the process tailored to where you are now and where you would like to go.
Life coaching is offered as a separate service from psychotherapy and is not intended to diagnose or treat mental health conditions. If psychotherapy or another form of clinical support would be more appropriate for your needs, we can discuss this together.
If you are at a point of transition, feeling stuck, or simply want some focused support to help you move forward, coaching may provide a useful space to explore what comes next.
