How I work

I will listen to you

The psychodynamic approach holds with the idea that for all of us, our present state of mind is influenced by unconscious memories of the past.

When something is very difficult or painful we can find ourselves trying to ignore it.  Most of the time we know when we are doing this but, sometimes, we can avoid or hide something so successfully that we lose sight of it completely.  As a result, we might not necessarily notice the impact this is having on our present wellbeing, and on our responses to others. 

Indeed, early negative experiences can lead to unhelpful patterns of behaviour which might cause our work, family life and relationships to become unsatisfactory, or to keep going wrong in familiar and distressing ways.

I am therefore concerned with listening to you, and trying to help you become aware of and understand how past experiences, often from childhood, are affecting your life now, and the way you regard yourself. 

My practice doesn’t involve advising you, or giving directions, but our relationship will become a vital element of your therapy, since the way your emotional difficulties are experienced between us can lead to insight, helping you to make your own decisions.