Person-centred
You set the pace. I listen for what matters to you, rather than arriving with a programme you are expected to complete.
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Approach
Counselling that keeps its promises small, and keeps them.
No programme to complete. A relationship with a frame: time, confidentiality, and a fee that is said out loud.
The shape of the work
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Write, in your own words
A short note is enough. You do not need a diagnosis, a neat story, or the right vocabulary.
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A first conversation
We meet for fifty minutes. It is a chance to see whether the fit feels right — not an assessment you can pass or fail.
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Ongoing work, reviewed
If we continue, we agree a rhythm and look at it together. Ending well is part of the work, not an afterthought.
What the sessions draw on
Three traditions, one conversation.
Psychodynamic
We stay curious about patterns that repeat — in relationships, in work, in the way a session itself begins and ends.
Integrative
I draw on more than one tradition. The point is not theoretical purity. It is what helps you think and feel more freely.
Pace and the body
Talking is the heart of the work. We can also notice breath, tension, and the urge to speed up, without turning the session into a technique.
Between sessions
No homework, unless we invent a small one.
There is no homework unless we invent a small one together. You are not expected to arrive transformed. If something from the week is pressing, we can start there, even if it seems to have nothing to do with the original reason you came.
Ending is discussed, not drifted into. When the work has done what it can, or when life changes, we give the last sessions to that, rather than disappearing.
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