for

Individuals and Couples

who feel that

something is missing

Do you often feel 'not good enough', put other people before yourself, or you feel like there's 'something wrong with you'?

I know from my own experience how these distressing feelings can impact our relationships and lead to problems like Anxiety and Depression.

My training and experience as a Schema Therapist means that I can help you find or restore your 'good enough' and that sense of being connected to others.

Face to Face Therapy in Chesham within easy reach of

Amersham, Berkhamsted, Hemel Hempstead, Aylesbury, High Wycombe, Tring, Watford and Rickmansworth

Also Online.

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Do you feel ‘not good enough’, put others first or struggle in relationships? Perhaps you feel anxious, low, stuck in familiar patterns or sense that something is missing. I help adults understand how past experiences have shaped how they feel about themselves and relate to others.

Using Schema Therapy, we explore your different parts, identify unmet needs and strengthen your Healthy Adult, helping you develop greater self-acceptance, feel more secure and make choices that reflect who you truly want to be.

As a qualified Schema Therapist, I help you understand the patterns and emotional needs underlying your difficulties. In a safe, supportive space, we work together to strengthen your "Healthy Adult", develop self-compassion and find new ways of responding to yourself and others.

My approach is tailored to you and your individual experiences.

I offer a calm, supportive space to explore what’s been getting in the way. With Schema Therapy, we can understand those patterns and support you in moving forward in a way that fits you.

If this feels right, please reach out...

ADHD and Autism Aware

Many of the people who come to me for therapy are discovering, or have already discovered that they are 'Neurodivergent'. This means their brain processes information differently to the majority of the population (Neurotypicals).

Having a Neuro divergence is not something we are aiming to change, it is simply that life can be more challenging in numerous ways and a Neurodiverse sensitive therapist can help the individual to accept and/or adapt to their differences and challenges.

Similarly, living with Neurodivergence in the family, especially if it's new, can also be very challenging and a good Therapist can help you learn to negotiate many of the challenges that arise as the partner or parent, or indeed child of a Neurodivergent person.

These days many of us are experiencing problems and issues we have not encountered before - perhaps because we are alarmed by things going on in the world. We have new reasons to be frightened, confused and worried. Many of us are feeling anxious or maybe depressed as a result.

What happens in the sessions?

In your therapy sessions, whether by phone, video or face-to-face, I aim to provide an environment in which you will feel safe and secure enough to express what is going on in your life, and your mind and body. There is no rush, you can take your time.

We will build a picture or pattern of what is going on now, and how it is being maintained. If it feels right for you, we can then take a look back into what has occurred in the past, to gain insight into how your present situation may have developed. This will help me formulate a plan of how we will work together over the coming weeks and months.

Many people have been through therapy with me and found they are profoundly and positively changed, and they are aware that this has occurred through their insights and efforts.

Schema Therapy

Do you feel you’ve always been this way and can’t change,
or that people always seem to be a certain way with you;
you feel people won’t listen to you or don’t take you seriously,
you struggle in social situations, don’t feel good enough or feel you are doomed to fail, or feel you must keep working really really hard just to be good enough?

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Supervision Services

I am passionate about the positive and essential role supervision and peer-to-peer collaboration can play in the therapeutic process, as well as the therapists’ professional and personal development.

If you are a therapist or trainee looking for a potential CBT Supervisor or Integrative Psychotherapy Supervisor, let's discuss how we might work together.

I supervise Trainee and Qualified Counsellors and CBT therapists, having many years' experience of supervising, both in the NHS and in Private practice.

What kind of problem?

Listed here are some of the problems I have extensive experience of working with, including but not limited to:

Panic

OCD

PTSD

Social Anxiety

Depression

Low Self-Esteem

Bereavement and loss...

Childhood Trauma

Living with Neurodivergence

Personality Disorders such as Emotionally Unstable Personality.

Living with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, ME or Fibromyalgia...

Confidentiality and Professional Requirements

Confidentiality

All of my therapeutic work is confidential. This means that everything disclosed to me is not disclosed elsewhere. The only exception to this would be if I am made aware of a significant risk of harm to you or another person(s), or a child protection issue. If such a situation arises I will make every effort to work with you on the matter.

Professional Memberships

Accredited member of the British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP) from 2005.

As such I am bound by its Ethical Framework for Good Practice in Counselling and Psychotherapy and subject to the professional conduct procedure therein.

Accredited member of the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapists (BABCP) from 2014.

Certified (Accredited) member of the International Society of Schema Therapists (ISST)

Supervision

As required by the BACP and BABCP Ethical Frameworks, I meet regularly with my supervisor who is a highly experienced BABCP and BACP Accredited NHS clinician. They are qualified to supervise CBT Therapists Counsellors, Psychotherapists. These meetings ensure that I am working within ethical boundaries. I may occasionally discuss aspects of the work I am doing with you with my supervisor - but your name will never be disclosed nor any other identifying information.

Get in touch

Feel free to contact me if you have any questions about how therapy works, or to arrange an initial assessment appointment. You are welcome to arrange a free discovery call.

Please complete the contact form.

Or - you can call me on 07860200083 if you would prefer to leave a message or speak to me first.

I work from an office located in Chesham, Buckinghamshire and also see clients from Amersham, Hemel Hempstead, Aylesbury, High Wycombe, Berkhamsted and surrounding areas.