Counselling & Psychotherapy

Depression is where you feel persistently sad, empty, and lose interest in activities you once enjoyed. It can affect your energy, sleep, appetite, and overall outlook on life. It's more than just feeling down for a few days; it's a prolonged state that can impact your daily functioning.

As an integrative counsellor, my approach combines different techniques to help you manage and overcome depression. Here's how my counselling can help:

• Safe Space for Sharing.  I provide a supportive and non-judgmental environment where you can talk about your feelings and experiences openly. This can help you feel understood and less isolated.
• Understanding Depression. Together, we'll explore the underlying causes and triggers of your depression. Understanding why you feel this way is the first step toward recovery.
• Personalized Strategies. I use a variety of counselling methods tailored to your specific needs. This might include cognitive-behavioural techniques to challenge negative thoughts, mindfulness to stay grounded, and other approaches that resonate with you.
• Coping Skills.I’ll teach you practical skills to manage your symptoms. These can include techniques for handling stress, improving sleep, and boosting your mood.
• Building Resilience. We'll work on strengthening your emotional resilience. This involves developing positive thinking patterns and healthy habits that support your mental well-being.
• Supporting Change. Our sessions will focus on small, manageable steps towards change. Over time, these steps can lead to significant improvements in how you feel and function.

My goal is to support you through your depression, helping you understand it, manage it, and ultimately, find a path to a happier, more balanced life.

Traumatic experiences can have a profound impact on mental health, leading to symptoms such as intrusive thoughts, nightmares, and emotional distress.

I walk along side you offering empathy and understanding as we process your trauma, find meaning in the pain and restore your sense of safety and self-empowerment.

Relationships are connections between people, whether they're family, friends, or partners. Good relationships make us feel loved, supported, and understood, but they can also bring challenges and conflicts.

As an integrative counsellor, my approach combines different techniques to help improve and strengthen your relationships. Here's how my counselling can help:

• Effective Communication. I'll help you learn how to communicate more clearly and openly. This can reduce misunderstandings and build stronger connections with others.
• Conflict Resolution. Together, we'll explore ways to resolve conflicts and disagreements in a healthy manner. This can help you find common ground and improve your relationship dynamics.
• Understanding Patterns:. We’ll identify any negative patterns or behaviours that might be affecting your relationships. Understanding these can help you make positive changes.
• Building Trust. Trust is crucial in any relationship. I'll guide you in rebuilding trust if it's been damaged and in strengthening trust in ongoing relationships.
• Enhancing Empathy. Learning to see things from another person's perspective can improve understanding and connection. I'll help you develop greater empathy and emotional intelligence.
• Personal Growth. Improving your relationship with yourself is key to better relationships with others. We'll work on self-awareness and self-esteem, which can positively impact all your interactions.

My goal is to support you in creating healthier, more fulfilling relationships by improving communication, resolving conflicts, and fostering personal growth.

Low self-esteem can impact various aspects of life, affecting self-worth, decision-making, and relationships.

With warm support and gentle guidance, we explore your negative self beliefs, nurturing self-compassion and cultivating a more positive and confident self-image.

Excessive stress can impact physical and mental well-being.

Together we can develop effective stress management techniques, explore and modify stress-inducing thought patterns, and establish healthy boundaries and self-care practices to promote your wellbeing.

As you embark on major life transitions, uncertainty and emotional challenges may arise.

In my supportive presence, I offer guidance, providing strategies and resources to navigate these changes, adapt, and embrace a fulfilling new chapter in your life.