Working Together

Therapy is a space to slow things down, make sense of what’s happening and understand yourself a little better.

Our sessions are collaborative and conversational. You can bring whatever is on your mind — there’s no expectation that you arrive knowing exactly what you want to talk about or where to begin.

I’ll listen, but I’ll also be active in the conversation. I’ll ask questions, get curious with you and help you notice patterns that might be showing up in your thoughts, emotions, relationships or behaviour.

Sometimes we’ll focus on what’s happening in your life right now. Other times, we might dig a little deeper and explore where certain patterns, beliefs or ways of coping came from.

Therapy can also involve uncomfortable conversations. I may gently challenge you or ask questions that are difficult to answer — but we’ll work through those harder parts together.

The goal isn’t just to understand yourself better. It’s to use that understanding to help you make meaningful changes in your life.

Your first session

Before booking, we can start with a complimentary 15-minute phone consultation. This gives us a chance to briefly discuss what you're looking for and whether we might be a good fit.

Your first session is about getting to know you. I’ll ask about what has brought you to therapy, what’s happening in your life now, your history and experiences, and what you’d like to get out of our work together.

You don't need to prepare anything or have it all figured out beforehand.

Where do we go from there?

Over the next few sessions, we'll start to develop a clearer understanding of what's going on and what might be helpful.

Some people come to therapy to work through a particular issue or difficult period in their life. Others want to understand themselves more deeply, change long-standing patterns or explore things they've been carrying for a long time.

We'll talk openly about what you need, what we're working towards and the therapeutic approaches that might be most useful for you.

And sometimes there’ll be things to think about, notice or practise between sessions. After all, most of life happens outside the therapy room.