Therapy

Therapy
I provide individual psychological therapy for adults experiencing a range of emotional and psychological difficulties. My work is evidence-based, collaborative, and tailored to the specific challenges you are facing. All appointments are currently delivered via secure telehealth.

Anxiety
Anxiety can show up in many ways, including persistent worry, physical tension, avoidance, and a sense of being constantly on edge. For some people it is situational, while for others it has been present for many years. I work with people experiencing a range of anxiety-related difficulties, including generalised anxiety, panic, social anxiety, health anxiety, obsessive compulsive disorder, and agoraphobia.

Therapy focuses on understanding what is maintaining anxiety and developing practical strategies to respond differently to anxious thoughts, physical sensations, and patterns of avoidance.

Mood
Low mood and depression can affect energy, motivation, sleep, concentration, relationships, and sense of purpose. It can be difficult to see a way forward when these experiences have been present for some time.

In therapy, we work together to understand contributing factors and identify approaches that support improved emotional wellbeing over time. This may include building coping strategies, addressing unhelpful thinking patterns, and supporting reconnection with values and meaningful activities.

Therapy approaches
My work draws on a range of evidence-based psychological approaches, selected according to individual needs. These may include Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Meta Cognitive Therapy (MCT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Motivational Interviewing, mindfulness-based approaches, and Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT).

For people living with advanced cancer, I may also draw on principles from Managing Cancer and Living Meaningfully (CALM), an evidence-based approach designed to support emotional wellbeing in the context of life-limiting illness.

Working with couples in the context of cancer
Cancer often affects relationships as much as it affects individuals. Communication can become strained, roles may shift, and partners can struggle with how to support one another while managing their own emotional responses.

I offer joint sessions for couples when this is clinically indicated in the contextof cancer or serious illness. This work focuses on supporting communication, emotional understanding, and shared coping during periods of diagnosis, treatment, survivorship, recurrence, or advanced disease.

This is not general couples therapy. Joint sessions are offered as part of psycho-oncology care and are tailored to the specific challenges couples face when living with the impact of cancer.