INDIVIDUALS
LASTING CHANGE STARTS HERE
FIRST STEPS
I offer an exploratory consultation which will last 90 minutes. I will invite you to talk about what brings you to therapy. It is understood that the nature of what you have to talk about might be difficult or uncomfortable to discuss. You may also have a hope or sense of expectation as to what it is that you would like to achieve through the intervention.
The consultation will enable me to consider these elements and how your difficulties are affecting you and we can discuss what therapy approach is best suited to your needs. The session will conclude with a recommendation of how best to proceed. It is important to point out that I provide a non-judgmental service and work in the strictest of confidence.
THERAPEUTIC APPROACH
My professional approach to supporting you acknowledges that there is more to yourself than your conscious awareness; your thoughts, feelings, behaviours and actions are informed by your lifetime of experience held unconsciously.
Unwittingly, impulses and drives within you work to keep uncomfortable memories and associated emotion from conscious awareness in order to maintain equilibrium; everyday living. This invisible activity eventually can lead to feeling worn down and exhausted; for seemingly no reason. These unconscious, and unorganised experiences impact and influence attitude; how you think, feel, behave and act which is not altogether understood. This can leave you with more unwanted and confused feelings. Working with me, we surface, understand and make sense of all what is not understood which brings about understanding, clarity and contentment.
MILESTONES
The work you will be committing to, with me, does produce transformative results however observing and making sense of your unconscious drives and impulses through applying the psychodynamic approach and framework does require the work to be ‘intensive’; it will be necessary for you to come to see me each and every week, on the same day and at the same time. The first milestone will be to reach a comfortability and familiarity with the environment and format of the work. Secondly, to identify and understand reoccurring themes and patterns. Thirdly to understand and work with psychic interpretation. Fourthly, to identify and work with unconscious defence mechanisms. Fifthly, to manage and work successfully with emerging unconscious content and finally to identify and work towards ending.
This analytical work is long term, usually a minimum of 6 months. Full analysis can take from 18 months and longer depending on age and life experience.