My therapeutic approach draws from psychodynamic and psychoanalytic frameworks. These frameworks look at understanding how our past experiences, relational dynamics, responses to challenging life situations and unconscious processes shape our sense of who we are and how we live our lives.

Psychodynamic therapy is a depth based, relational therapy that supports patients to develop a stronger connection with themselves and others. Rather than focusing solely on reducing symptoms, psychodynamic approaches seek to understand the underlying cause of symptoms and the contexts in which they emerge for each individual. Psychotherapy is a confidential, reflective space where an individual’s thoughts, feelings, memories, fears and desires can be explored. There is a particular emphasis in analytic therapy placed upon the role of the therapeutic relationship and the creation of a therapeutic frame as these form the foundation for the work. To facilitate this I reserve a consistent 50 minute therapy space for each patient on a weekly basis.

Initial sessions will involve discussing presenting issues, the therapeutic process and completing an overview of important events and relationships in a patient’s life. After this I encourage patients to begin sessions by speaking as freely as possible. As a relationally oriented psychotherapist, I work with patients to understand their experiences, identify patterns and consider new pathways forward.