Psychodynamic Psychotherapy
Psychotherapy allows for the opportunity to both address and make sense of our past experiences and how they inform our emotional states. The better we can understand the impact of early experiences in relation to current relationships and states of mind the better able we are to make meaningful shifts in our mental health.
Psychotherapy for Adolescence & Children
Psychotherapy focuses on helping a child or young person make sense of the difficulties they are struggling with right now, whilst also seeking to understand how past experiences may be affecting how they are currently managing.
When working with children an integral part of therapeutic support is to work also with parents/carers, aiming to help foster an understanding of a young person’s behaviours and responses, seeking to offer new perspectives on how best to respond to a young person's needs.
Family & Carer Support
Similar to individual psychotherapy, parent support sessions offer a space to help think about the experiences of the young person and how some of these may impact their mental health and behaviour. Through this understanding parents are able to respond better to the needs of their child, sometimes taking into account a parents own experiences of parenting and the impact these experiences may have on the dynamic within the family. These sessions can run alongside a child in their own therapy or in place of this as a first step intervention.
Working with Young Adults
Moving from adolescence into adulthood can be a challenging process, often involving a move from the familiar into living independently. This can be a time for reflection on early experiences and relationships and their impact on new interactions with others. Much of my work is with young adults who have left home for university and beyond, with these clients we often find a hybrid way of working using zoom and in person sessions when possible.