It can be a difficult decision to try counselling. I want to assure you that, although it can feel like a risk, finding a place of deeper understanding can be a very rewarding experience.
Psychodynamic Counselling
In my practice I use psychodynamic thinking, the study of interacting motives and emotions, which has it's origins in psychoanalysis. Central to the psychodynamic way of thinking is the idea that we are guided in our behaviours, actions, feelings, choices and ways of relating to others by factors of which we are not consciously aware. From very early in our lives, long before we can think in words or remember our thoughts, we are being influenced by what happens to us and by the emotional atmosphere around us. These experiences are in the unconscious and yet influence how we relate to ourselves and others in our everyday.
Perhaps you have a tendency to put others' needs ahead of your own in spite of feeling resentful and overwhelmed or feel guilty and unable to say no to others or fear being alone or unloved? These tendencies can all be traced to unconscious beliefs that we hold about ourselves.
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Areas that I specialize in are:
Anxiety
Burnout
Self-esteem
Depression
Relationship difficulties
Trauma
Loneliness
Loss and grief
Childhood & adolescent issues
About me
I am a qualified counsellor with over 5 years of practice, holding a Masters degree with distinction in Psychodynamic counselling from Essex University. Prior to this, I gained my Post Graduate Cert in Person Centered Counselling from the University of East Anglia and am happy to work in these and other modalities. I am qualified to work with children and adolescents and can do this remotely or face-to-face in a facility close to Ipswich
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I offer 50 minute sessions, typically once a week. I offer remote working via telephone or online via Teams or Whatsapp, Google Meet etc. I am registered with the BACP registration # 385502 and am Enhanced DBS certified
