SUPPORTING MENTAL HEALTH ACROSS WEST BERKSHIRE FOR OVER 15YEARS
If you have come to this site then chances are you are seeking support either for yourself, a friend or family member.
Well done for taking this first step!
This site offers lots of information and advice on how to improve your mental health and help you decide if therapy is right for you at this time
Being in therapy
I offer a warm, collaborative and creative space where we can explore what has brought you to therapy and what might help you move towards greater understanding, resilience and contentment.
Whilst many of my clients have been neurodivergent in some form I do not define my work by one specialist client group. What matters most to me is understanding you as an individual — including the unique ways you process, communicate, relate to others, and make sense of your life experiences, values and beliefs.
I don't see myself either as a passive, blank container or an enforcer of agendas and directives. I notice the relational experiences, narratives and observations I have when working with you and will gently present them back to you. When it feels appropriate I may challenge perspectives that could lead to positive change.
I may offer some psychoeducation where it feels appropriate and will assist you in understanding what is happening during the whole process of therapy. I am always open to queries and clarification over where we are in therapy.
I do not deem myself as the expert of you, only you are, and so I am always open to honest feedback if you feel I have not fully or correctly understood.
I naturally seek in each client a true and authentic sense of being with them and so it is paramount you can feel you can be yourself in all ways in the room.
To reach the rainbow you need to experience both the rain and sun
J Raworth
Beginning therapy can feel like a daunting step, and it is natural to feel some apprehension. Therapy may not always be an easy journey, and change does not always come quickly. At times you can feel you are under the weight and fog of a dark cloud as we bring you closer to painful feelings or experiences, or when things feel unclear or progress is slow. At times you may lose sight of any hope of recovering, believing you are just going backwards. This is not the case, each time you meet this place you do so from new growth, resilience, perspective and recovery.
But whilst you feel lost I will always hold on to your hope until you can see it again by honouring your process with patience and courage. Allowing the sunshine and clouds to exist together can open the way to a spectrum of colourful feelings and become a richer emotional landscape, and life may begin to feel more connected, meaningful, fulfilling and hopeful.
