Individual Therapy and Specialist Support
Individual Therapy
Counselling and therapy can offer the opportunity to work through any challenging time or situation. People come to therapy for all different reasons. It may be that they are unhappy, anxious, depressed or feel stuck and want to make a change and don't know where to begin, a sudden event or traumatic experience might be making life really hard to manage, or there may be a specific issue to work through.
Whatever the reason, counselling can offer the time to look at what is happening in a safe and supportive environment with someone completely removed from the situation.
In our initial session we would talk about what had bought you to counselling, if you think counselling might help you and if so, whether we would work well together and how that might look going forward. It is often helpful to reflect after this time about whether you feel working together would be right for you.
I have specialist interest and training in the following areas which I integrate in to my work with both individuals and couples where appropriate:
Pregnancy & Infant Loss Specialist
The Foundation for Infant Loss offer this training for professionals who may be supporting individuals or couples as they navigate this indescribable time. The complexities of this type of grief need to be understood and acknowledged. This is a unique type of trauma and one that is individual to every single person who has to endure it.
This is an area of work that is very close to my heart and I believe that having a understanding of this experience can really add value when offering the level of care that is not only required, but deserved.
Rainbow Specialist
This training was also provided by The Foundation for Infant Loss.
'Rainbow baby' is a term that is used to describe a baby that is born after a loss. Navigating Rainbow pregnancies and parenting is a journey that can be incredibly challenging for many parents and despite the fact that this is a pain too many people will have to manage, it is still one that lacks a great deal of understanding and support.
I feel passionately about being able to support anyone going through this journey. If you are struggling with this then please feel free to get in touch.
Children & Young People
I have worked with young people of varying ages in various settings. Making sense of who you are as you get older can be really challenging and having the opportunity to work through this with someone separate from home and school can be really impactful.
Therapy with children and young people can look different to therapy with adults. Some children and young people prefer creative ways of working or some may find it easier to talk sitting side by side whilst playing a game of cards, playing with toys or doing some drawing.
Parents and carers often reach out when their child is going through a hard time. Sometimes it can be equally helpful for the parent or carer to look at how they are experiencing their child's difficulties and seek support for themself.