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What is psychotherapy?
It’s a professional relationship held within a confidential, non-judgmental environment. This then allows you to reflect upon patterns of behaviour, deeply held beliefs and ways of thinking that hold you back from finding your true potential.
Psyche comes from the Greek meaning soul and therapy means to heal, so psychotherapy literally means ‘soul healing’.
How does it work?
Psychotherapy can be a chance to explore and express thoughts, feelings and emotions in a confidential environment and to reflect on underlying patterns and how they present in current relationships. Exploring these patterns and how they relate to the past can bring greater self awareness and the opportunity to change. It can include looking at your childhood and personal history in the context of the therapeutic relationship. Psychotherapists have trained to be able to comment on and explore patterns of behaviour in a safe and non-judgmental way and to share their insights and perceptions without imposing them on the client. People are often surprised to find it a forum for real honesty and illumination. In this way, psychotherapy can address the bigger picture and underlying issues and is often the choice where deeper long lasting issues need to be addressed.
How Often, how long and how much?
Clients normally come to a set weekly session. In some cases, if
they wish, this can be increased, 
particularly if someone is
experiencing intense emotions they are finding difficult to hold,
suicidal feelings or are trying to overcome an addiction. Some
people need a short burst to manage a crisis, others need much
longer to address longer term problems. For this reason
psychotherapy is open-ended so that a person can travel through the
process at their own pace. This can take from weeks to years and the
facility to have either is always there. As a
Psychotherapist-in-Training I can offer affordable therapy at £20-25
per session and also have some low cost places. The fees are
discussed so a client can feel comfortable with the commitment
involved.
My way of working...
click for workshop dates and detailsI am a member of the Bath Centre for Psychotherapy and Counselling
(BCPC) where I am a Humanistic and Integrative Psychotherapist in
advanced training. 
Humanistic psychotherapy is based on the
conviction that people are naturally healthy if given the right
conditions. It emphasises the value of authentic experience and a
real relationship between client and therapist. I also integrate
from other disciplines of psychotherapy. For example I may use a
psychoanalytical emphasis to highlight how childhood experience
shapes each individual;
biosynthesis (body psychotherapy) to address
muscle memory, trauma and body awareness and intersubjectivity to
explore the relational process. I like to work creatively so it
doesn’t have to be just talking, it can include role play, the use
of simple art materials or exploring touch, whatever meets the
clients needs. I work on the principle ‘as within, so without’ and
believe that if a persons inner needs are attended to the outer
issues will change accordingly. Whilst I work with all forms of
emotional, mental and psychological difficulties and issues, I like
to work with people to see these issues in the context of their life
rather than as the sole problem to be treated.
I offer psychotherapy for a range of issues including...
Depression, anxiety or other mood difficulties.
Issues of confidence
or low self esteem.
A current trauma or past traumas.
Change in
circumstances such as loss, bereavement, health or work situations.
Relationship issues.
Anger Management.
Stress management.
Issues of
racial, ethnic and gender prejudice and conflict.
Dealing with the
effects of sexual, physical or psychological abuse.
Looking at
deeper issues of self-change.
Issues of existence, meaning of life,
a sense of the unknown.
BCPC is a professional body whose training is accredited by the United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) which has a code of ethics to which I adhere. I run a supervised practice. I am a member of The Frome Psychotherapists Network.
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