Counselling, Psychotherapy & Psychoanalytic-Informed Work

These approaches are often used interchangeably, but they differ in depth and focus. Counselling can help with current difficulties and decision-making, while psychotherapy and psychoanalytic-informed work explore deeper emotional patterns, relationships, and past experiences that may influence how you think, feel, and respond today.

Together, these approaches allow therapy to be adapted to your needs, whether you are looking for short-term support or longer-term, exploratory work.

  • Sessions provide a confidential and reflective space to talk openly about your experiences, thoughts, and emotions. Therapy may involve exploring current challenges, relationships, and past events to better understand patterns that feel difficult to change.

    The pace of therapy is guided by you, allowing time to build insight, develop awareness, and make sense of experiences in a way that feels safe and manageable.

  • I support adults experiencing:

    • Ongoing anxiety or low mood

    • Relationship difficulties

    • Repeated patterns that feel hard to change

    • Loss, trauma, or significant life events

    • Difficulties with identity or self-confidence

    • A desire for deeper self-understanding

  • My approach is thoughtful, compassionate, and tailored to the individual. I draw on counselling, psychotherapy, and psychoanalytic-informed work to explore both present-day challenges and the underlying experiences that may shape them.

    Some clients benefit from short-term, focused support, while others prefer longer-term therapy to explore patterns in greater depth.

  • This type of therapy offers the opportunity to understand yourself more fully, rather than only managing symptoms. By exploring thoughts, emotions, and past experiences in a safe and supportive space, therapy can help you develop greater self-awareness, improve relationships, and make