Through therapy, I believe we can learn to access our innate knowledge of what we each need to heal and engage in life more fully.  Taking that first step to therapy can feel daunting, but talking to someone who isn't involved with your everyday life can help you untangle your thoughts and feelings and find much needed space to reflect and make changes in your life. It is essentially about getting to know, like and trust ourselves, so we can weather life’s inevitable ups and downs. It is not about fixing who we are, but more reframing and reclaiming who we want to be. How I work We’ll have a chat on the phone first so I can hear a little more about you, explain how I work and then meet for an initial session – it’s really important that you feel we can work well together. My approach is both collaborative and down to earth and I tailor a bespoke programme using relevant psychotherapy techniques from traditional talking therapies, to the creative imagination, the body and mindfulness techniques. This integrative approach emphasises the uniqueness of each person or couple - it's all about finding a way of working that best suits you. Perhaps you have a specific issue to unpack, and you'd like a few sessions and practical tools to help, or it may be you'd like support exploring more intense life changes, so moving through difficult feelings to create a new way of being means working together over a longer period of time. Areas of Speciality I work with a variety of issues but my areas of speciality include anxiety, eco anxiety, OCD, work burnout, and stress, but I also have a particular interest in relationship difficulties, both in personal life and at work. I've also worked with many mothers over the years, as they navigate the challenges of pregnancy, caring for young children and teens. My Background I was a BBC TV producer and print journalist before training as a psychotherapist, so I bring an awareness of the difficulties associated with working in both a creative and a corporate environment. Many of my clients work in and around the creative industries and one of my areas of interest is workplace stress and burn out. I have recently designed a stress detox course, especially for the creative industries, which I have run at Soho House. I also create and run many workshops on a variety of other topics, including exploring our psychological relationship with money; working creatively with the our inner critic to workshops especially designed for women and mothers. I am a New Zealander, who has lived in London for 25 years, and so I appreciate the issues associated with emigrating and living far away from home.