I am a psychodynamic psychotherapist and counsellor with a practice in Norwich. I offer a quiet reflective space to explore what is troubling or concerning you.
Most people experience times in their life where it feels especially hard to manage. This might be because you have recently experienced something painful and distressing. Or it may feel as if you can't cope in the way that you have in the past.
Sometimes, people feel troubled, frustrated or anxious without knowing exactly why. You may be repeating patterns of behaviour which are not helpful for you but finding it hard to change them. Most people have strategies for managing and keeping themselves safe in the world. Sometimes these strategies don’t work as well as they once did, or they may be creating their own difficulties.
At the core of psychodynamic psychotherapy and counselling is an appreciation of the depth and complexity of our emotional selves, a recognition that we don’t fully know ourselves. Yet, what we don’t know or perhaps only partially know, still impacts on the way we experience ourselves in the world and how we relate to those around us. This can be a cause of suffering and difficulty. Or perhaps it holds you back from living your life as fully as you might.
Psychodynamic psychotherapy is a collaborative process in which to explore your thoughts, emotions, memories and experiences with curiosity, compassion and without judgement. Over time, psychotherapy can deepen your understanding of your self and how events in your life have affected you.
While I won’t give you advice nor tell you what you should do, I can help you consider and understand the choices you make in your life. Together with a psychotherapist being listened too and understood can in itself be a relief while it may also open the possibility of living your life more freely and fully.
I offer individual psychotherapy for adults working with areas such as:
anxiety
anger
depression
stress
experiences of pregnancy, birth and parenting
grief and loss
family conflicts and family histories
difficulties with family or partner relationships
While these are areas I commonly work with, the core of my approach is to seek a deeper understanding of your emotional self and the way you experience life events. This means that I will work with whatever brings you to therapy, it doesn’t need to be on this list.
About Me
I am a psychodynamic psychotherapist and counsellor with many years of experience. I practised in London for over 12 years, but am now based in Norwich.
I am a registrant with the British Psychoanalytic Council (BPC) and the Foundation for Psychotherapy and Counselling (FPC).
I am particularly interested in the stories we hold about ourselves, who we are, what we believe about ourselves, our role in our families and our place in the world. Therapy and counselling can be a space to explore the meaning of our stories. A place to explore whether our stories are enabling or making us feel stuck or unhappy.
Another area of special interest and concern for me in my practice is the way in which emotional anxiety can be manifest in the body, through physical symptoms. This was the topic of my MA research in 2013.
Getting Started in Psychotherapy
You can email or phone to get in touch. If you phone, you may need to leave a message and I will get back to you.
I usually suggest meeting for an initial session where you can tell me about what brings you to therapy. I will listen carefully, I will probably ask some questions and I will reflect with you about what you are telling me. You will get a sense of how I work and we can discuss whether you would like to have further sessions.
Sometimes I may suggest a second session before making decisions about beginning psychotherapy.
My Consulting Room
I practice in a quiet street in Norwich, NR2, near the junction of Bowthorpe and Dereham Road. My consulting room is a quiet and confidential space.
It is accessible from UEA and Norfolk and Norwich Hospital via the Orange Line (21, 22 bus routes). From the city centre, it is accessible via the Red Line (23, 24 bus routes) and Orange Line (21 bus route).
Parking is unrestricted however, it may be limited.