Therapy – Individuals

If there is truth in the metaphor that life is a journey, then it makes sense that it affords us the chance for life-long learning.  It also makes sense that there are times in life when we may need a supportive guide to help us on our path. As a therapist I will support you on this journey.  Just like when we break a bone and end up in a cast to support and consolidate healing, I will provide a safe and supportive environment to allow clients to explore their concerns. I will also act as a guide to encourage the discovery of important insights into one’s thoughts and feelings, and shifts in one’s attitudes and behaviours.

I support my clients to build ‘muscle’ in their self-reflection and awareness.  I believe in helping my clients adapt an open and curious mindset to allow them to examine their thoughts, beliefs, range of feelings and behavioural styles in a non-judgmental way.  If we can first accept who we are and how we got here, then we can work on the needed shifts and changes to be more content and engaged individuals.

I believe that individual therapy is an ‘inside out’ experience. It offers the time and space to develop and grow our healthy observing self.   As a therapist I support my clients to get to know and accept themselves warts and all!  It’s helpful to bear in mind that as human beings we are all ‘perfectly imperfect’. The challenge lies in getting to know our ‘red flags’, in other words our sensitivities or triggers. This in turn, allows for the right conditions to make the needed and desired changes to become the best version of our self.

I also provide my clients with the opportunity to understand themselves in relation to others.  We all are fueled by the need for a sense of belonging. I assist my clients to learn and understand how they attach in relationships.  Therapy provides the forum to develop this awareness which in turn helps us understand our own particular challenges in our relationships.  I believe that the more we know and can manage our attachment style, the more fulfilling and meaningful our relationships will be.