My Approach
Sessions typically last 50 minutes and, ideally, should take place weekly and at the same time each week. There will be regular reviews to ensure that therapy continues to be productive.
The first meeting is an initial interview and lasts half an hour. This is a chance for the client to ask the therapist any questions they may have before starting to meet regularly.
Core Process Psychotherapy is drawn from both Buddhist and Western influences. It is about deeply listening and responding to the individual.
The content of the sessions will be as unique as each person is unique. For example, there may be laughter as well as tears, there may be exploration of the past as well as the invitation to become more present in the moment. We might talk or simply slow down and pay attention to how things really are.
People interested in body psychotherapy may find my approach is right for them, as I often use the techniques of Somatic Experiencing, a form of therapy developed by Peter Levine, which is aimed at resolving the physical and emotional effects of trauma.
The aim of this approach is to re-awaken self-regulation of the nervous system. This work overlaps with Core Process psychotherapy: more recent trauma may be helped by a mainly SE approach; at other times SE becomes a technique within the psychotherapy. My work combines both practices.
Counselling and psychotherapy sometimes take the client into difficult areas. This is often necessary as part of the healing process. There will be support from the therapist throughout.
