Individual Psychotherapy
When life has become difficult to understand or carry on your own
Perhaps something in your life no longer feels right. You may feel disconnected from yourself, caught in ways of relating that you don't understand, or find that the same difficulties keep appearing in different forms.
There may be things you've carried for a long time — experiences you haven't made sense of, feelings you've kept to yourself, shame you carry, questions about identity or belonging, or ways of coping that no longer help as they once did.
You may know clearly what has brought you here. Or you may simply know that you don't want to continue feeling as you do.
We can begin with whatever feels most present. At times we may look at what is happening in your life now; at others we may become curious about your history, your relationships and the ways you have learnt to respond when things become difficult.
The work may include questions around relationships, identity, sexuality, belonging, grief and loss, shame, difficult feelings, dependency or Addiction. Sometimes something that happens between us may also help us understand what happens for you elsewhere.
There is no predetermined route. The work may involve talking, reflecting and questioning, and I can also incorporate clay, drawing, painting, poetry or prose where this feels useful to you.
Beginning
You don't need to arrive knowing exactly what you want to talk about. We can begin wherever you are.
I offer individual psychotherapy in person in Bristol and online via Zoom.
