I help individuals who are struggling to know what they want in a particular relationship or who recognise that they often struggle to relax in relationships and have painful feelings about themselves. Perhaps they often feel sad, angry, guilty or embarrassed in relationships but don’t always know why. Or maybe they don’t like themselves very much and wish they could be someone else. They long to connect but don’t feel good enough to be valued or loved by another. Or maybe they can’t relax in relationships and spend a lot of time pleasing others or analysing their own behaviour. They often have self-critical and blaming thoughts running through their heads. Many of the people I help have also experienced very painful events earlier in life.
I help them to like themselves and to feel comfortable in their own skin, so that they can relax in their relationships and be braver in being themselves. I do this by helping them to look at the experiences that have shaped them and to come to terms with the pain that lingers. I also help them to identify and reject the painful beliefs which they have learnt about themselves and to find things in themselves to value and celebrate.
As we take this journey people find that they begin to feel more comfortable with themselves. They become more able to identify their own needs and desires and learn how to respond to themselves with compassion. They also find that they begin to build more fulfilling relationships in which they are free to be themselves.
I charge £50 per session and each one lasts for 60 minutes.
INITIAL SESSION
The initial session serves as an assessment session, it helps me to get a clear sense of the problems you are struggling with and to be sure that I have the skills to help you. It also gives you a sense of what it would be like to work with me. I offer an initial 90 minute session of which the first 30 minutes is free. I know that it can be very difficult to come to an initial session not knowing what to expect, to make it a little easier here is a short video about what we would discuss at this session.