Feeling Free, Being Me
Psychotherapy & EMDR Therapy
TOTNES, SOUTH HAMS AND ONLINE ACROSS THE UK
Welcome to
Feeling Free, Being Me
Integrative counselling, psychotherapy and EMDR for adults – in person in Totnes and the South Hams, and online across the UK.
Mental Health, Naturally
Psychotherapy is my passion and I feel privileged to meet every new client and to work alongside them. I have also been fortunate to have been inspired and helped by some brilliant psychotherapists myself.
As a UKCP-registered psychotherapist and counsellor, I offer a safe, calm and confidential space where we can explore whatever has brought you to therapy. I will work alongside you, seeking to understand your experience from your perspective and helping you find ways forward that feel right for you.
Here you can feel free to be yourself. To be just as you are. To be understood without judgement. To see things more clearly, discover another perspective and become open to new possibilities.
I work with people experiencing a wide range of difficulties, and a significant part of my practice is with people affected by trauma and difficult life experiences. Where appropriate, I may use EMDR as part of our work together.
Sometimes it is healthier not to face things entirely on our own. Help is here when you are ready.
Contact Me
Counselling in and around the Totnes and South Hams areas
What is 'integrative counselling and psychotherapy'?
Integrative counselling and psychotherapy weaves together ideas and approaches from different therapeutic models. This allows the therapy to be tailored to you, your experiences, and the concerns you want to explore.
Depending on your needs, our work may include talking therapy, practical strategies, psychoeducation and, where appropriate, EMDR.
Walk-and-talk therapy offers the same integrative approach in a nature-based setting for those who prefer the option of working outdoors.
What to expect?
“You may feel that what you’re experiencing isn’t serious enough to get help or feel unsure about the kind of support that psychotherapy can offer. But anyone can benefit from becoming more aware of how they see the world and why.” (UKCP)
Psychotherapy can help you understand yourself and your experiences more fully, and create the possibility of change in the way you think, feel and respond.
It may help you:
- recognise patterns that are holding you back and discover new ways of responding;
- let go of preoccupations and see things more clearly;
- accept where you are while moving towards where you want to be;
- notice and recognise happiness when it presents itself;
- gain greater insight into yourself, with curiosity rather than judgement.
Psychoeducation can also be an important part of therapy. Understanding what may be happening psychologically and physiologically can reduce distress and help us develop practical ways of responding differently.
Where appropriate, EMDR can be integrated into our work as part of the wider therapeutic process, particularly where past experiences or trauma continue to affect you in the present.
We may explore ideas or practices that you can use between sessions, so that what we discover together can become useful in everyday life as well as in the therapy room.
Your Concerns
I am committed to helping you gain a greater understanding of yourself, make the changes you want in your life, and develop greater confidence in managing life’s challenges.
I work with a wide range of concerns, including trauma and difficult life experiences, anxiety and panic, stress, bereavement and loss, depression, loneliness, relationship difficulties, self-confidence, addiction, work-related pressures, and feelings of being lost or overwhelmed. Every person brings something different to therapy. Please contact me if you would like to discuss the issues you wish to bring to therapy.
Alongside my work as a UKCP-registered psychotherapist, I have extensive experience of corporate life, having previously worked as a consultant with EY and PwC, two of the Big Four professional services firms. This gives me a particular understanding of the pressures, relationships and demands that can arise in professional and corporate environments.