What to expect

 

If you decide to get in touch, after an initial call we would usually arrange to meet for two initial consultations. I find it takes time to get to know one another and having  two initial meetings can help us decide whether I am the right person to help you. If at the second meeting we agree we would like to continue working together, we will arrange to make a start on regular sessions. If not, I will do my best to suggest colleagues or other services that might suit you better.

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Over time I have found I work best using a psychodynamic or psychoanalytic approach. This means working within a safe and reliable relationship to gradually make sense of your difficulties. I will help you bring underlying, often hidden, ideas and beliefs to light. Most people find that being able to look at these buried ideas helps them to make sense of themselves, opening up options and reducing self-defeating and painful patterns of behaviour.