People come to therapy for all kinds of reasons. Below are some of the ones I work with most often, though it is certainly not a complete list. Whatever brings you here, big or small, named or not yet nameable, it is welcome.
Depression and Low Mood
Depression is often less about sadness and more about absence: of energy, of interest, of connection with yourself and the people around you. Even small tasks can feel enormous, and it’s easy to start believing this is simply who you are now.
It isn’t. In our work together we treat low mood with compassion and curiosity rather than judgement, gently exploring what’s underneath it and helping you reconnect with your energy, your relationships and a sense of what makes life feel worth living.
Read more about how I work with depression.
Trauma
Trauma isn’t only about what happened to you. It’s about what your body and nervous system are still carrying. Whether it stems from a single overwhelming event or years of difficult experiences, it can leave you feeling on edge, disconnected, or stuck in survival mode long after the danger has passed.
Healing doesn’t require you to relive the past over and over. As a certified Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, I work gently with what the body still holds, at a pace that always respects your sense of safety. This is some of the deepest and most rewarding work I do.
Read more about how I work with trauma.
Grief and Bereavement
Grief asks a great deal of us, and it rarely follows the neat timeline others expect. Sadness, anger, guilt, numbness, even relief: all of it belongs, and all of it deserves space. Loss is felt in the body too, as heaviness, exhaustion, or a sense of moving through fog.
I offer a warm, unhurried space to be with whatever your grief looks like. There’s no rushing toward moving on here, just steady, compassionate company as you find your way to carrying your loss and, in time, to living alongside it.
Read more about grief counselling.
Chronic Pain and Fatigue
Living with persistent pain, chronic fatigue or burnout can shrink your world in ways that are hard to explain to others. It’s not all in your mind. But mind, body and feelings are deeply connected, and working with all three can genuinely change your relationship with your symptoms.
Together we help your nervous system step down from constant high alert, release long-held tension, and rebuild a life that feels rich and meaningful, even alongside the limits your body currently sets.
Read more about therapy for chronic pain and fatigue.
Self-Discovery and Personal Growth
You don’t need to be in crisis to benefit from therapy. Some of the most rewarding work I do is with people who simply feel there’s more: more to understand about themselves, more life to be lived, more meaning to be found. My own journey of self-discovery is what led me to this profession, and it shapes everything about how I work.
Together we hold a compassionate space for self-inquiry, following what’s alive for you: the patterns you keep bumping into, the parts of yourself that haven’t had much of a voice, the quiet wishes that haven’t yet found their way into your life. It’s deep, rewarding work, and it changes how you relate to everything and everyone around you.
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Anxiety
Anxiety has a way of taking over: a racing mind that won’t settle, a tight chest, a constant hum of dread that follows you through the day. You might find yourself avoiding things you used to enjoy, or lying awake rehearsing conversations that haven’t happened yet. It’s exhausting, and it’s one of the most common reasons people come to see me.
The good news is that anxiety responds well to therapy. Rather than only talking about your worries, we work with how your whole system of mind, body and feelings holds onto them, helping you find your ground again so that anxious thoughts can pass through without running the show.
Read more about how I work with anxiety.
Relationship Difficulties and Couples Work
There’s a particular loneliness in feeling distant from the person closest to you. Sometimes it’s open conflict, the same argument on repeat. Just as often it’s quieter than that: going through the motions, drifting into silence, the growing sense that something between you isn’t working even if neither of you can quite name it.
Coming to therapy together isn’t an admission of failure. In my experience it’s usually a sign of how much you both still care. I welcome all couples, whatever your relationship structure, orientation or identity.
Read more about couples counselling.
Low Self-Esteem
Low self-esteem rarely announces itself. It hides inside the harsh inner critic, the constant apologising, the sense that everyone else somehow got a manual you never received. However confident you may look from the outside, inside it can feel like you are never quite enough.
These beliefs are learned, usually early and usually for understandable reasons, and what has been learned can be unlearned. Together we get to know where your inner critic came from, what it has been trying to protect, and how to build a steadier, kinder relationship with yourself.
Read more about therapy for low self-esteem.
Crisis of Meaning and Feeling Lost
Sometimes what brings people to therapy isn’t a crisis at all, but a quiet ache: a sense of feeling lost, stuck or disconnected, even when life looks fine from the outside. Big questions start to surface. Who am I? What do I actually want? Is this it?
These questions aren’t a problem to be fixed. They’re often an invitation. In our work together we make room for them, helping you get clearer about what genuinely matters to you and what a more authentic, purposeful life might look like.
Read more about therapy for feeling lost.
If what brings you isn’t listed here, that doesn’t mean I can’t help. Get in touch for a free initial consultation and we can have a chat about what you’re looking for.