Why Therapy?
First of all, I want to applaud you for considering therapy, for wanting things to be better for yourself and for your self-advocacy.
I know that therapy can seem daunting. Maybe you think your problems are too deep, or that it’s for other people who have it worse, or how would you even begin?
Those are all very common concerns, but all pain is relative.
You are a person worthy of health, compassion, understanding and you deserve a life that brings you stability, joy and meaning. Therapy is a great way for you to work things through, take stock of who we are, regain wellbeing and for you to figure out what gives you a meaningful life. Change can be daunting, but I know, that with therapy, change is absolutely possible.
It’s okay to not be okay
Being human can be really hard. None of us is immune to struggling so I want to tell you that it’s okay to not be okay. With understanding, connection and empathy, which we all need, things can get better.
Therapy can provide this.
You might think, ‘Well, you’re paid to care.’
I wish therapy was a universal human right so I do offer concessions to make it more accessible if needed. I am humbled by and have found great meaning in doing this work. Helping others in this way came out of not receiving the help I and others close to me needed when things weren’t okay. Therapy changed my life and I want to provide a way for things to get better. Because they can.
Why choose therapy with me?
‘Perhaps wounded healers are effective because they are more able to empathize with the wounds of the patient; perhaps it is because they participate more deeply and personally in the healing process.’
Irvin D Yalom, The Gift of Therapy, 2002 p 109.
It’s important to find a therapist who is the right fit for you. I am qualified and certified as an integrative psychotherapist with the UKCP regulatory body. I identify as a wounded healer, so I’ve walked the walk, not just talk the talk. I also have experience about what it is to be neurodivergent, and LGBTQIA+ identifying.