"A strong therapeutic relationship is often described as the "bedrock" of successful treatment."
"2026 research results consistently indicate that online therapy is as effective as in-person therapy for treating common mental health conditions, particulalry depression, anxiety and PTSD."
(Psych Today)
CHOOSING A THERAPIST
"2026 research result consistently indicate that online therapy is as effective as in-person therapy for treating common mental health conditions, particulalry depression, anxiety and PTSD."
CHOOSING A THERAPIST
(Psych Today)
Searching for the right help can feel bewildering, especially when something is wrong and you're feeling unsettled. After all, we rarely seek out support just for the sake of it. You’ve likely been struggling for a while, living with an uncomfortable feeling but something has now tipped the scale.
Meaningful therapy has a purpose. It’s aim is to relieve you of your pain. Finding a relationship where you feel trusting enough to speak freely, usuually brings enormous relief and overtime, can be transformative. To experience yourself connected and in deep conversation, expressing feelings you might otherwise avoid sharing. Feelings that have hitherto been silenced, ignored, minimised or negated.
We all wrestle with meeting our needs in the real world, however this inevitably means overcoming obstacles - both external and internal (emotional) ones.
The nature of technological development, capitalism and cultural change, means that solutions to problems are now solicited with little thought given to the landscape from which these problems arise. While it might seem tempting to grab for 'sticking plaster' solutions, our approach will be rather to seek enduing change that, can only be discovered through meaningful understanding.
I have been working in the area of mental health for many years. Moving from the voluntary sector, then into training and over an extended period of time. I am confident that my experience can support most people and help them find the life that they want.
The terms counselling & psychotherapy are broadly interchangeable. Counselling perhaps leans towards supportive problem-solving and the latter more of a journey; the boundaries however are fluid. Both have evolved over recent years to meet the needs of a more informed, tech-savvy society.
Contemporary counselling and psychotherapy is generally a relational experience. While confidential, non-judgemental, supportive and professional, there is now an active relational process that takes shape. We all bring something different to an encounter, so the work moulds and shapes itself to fit the needs of each individual.
In simple terms, therapy offers an opportunity to speak freely. To experience yourself in conversation with someone who can actively listen to what is spoken and to notice what is not. You may find yourself speaking when previously have remained silent and thinking thoughts that may have never crossed your mind.
Psychotherapy is a unique experience around which a relationship develops and where hopes and expectations invite change, toward an outcome neither party can quite foresee. Therapy is often referred to as 'work' by those who practice it, as therapeutic relationships require intention, commitment, thoughtfulness and time. Opportunities for change appear, as blind spots in our thinking are carefully highlighted, within the body of what we can hold together as patient and therapist.
Research from 2025 demonstrated that between 88-91% of respondents would prefer a longer course of therapy that addresses the "root causes" over quicker, symptom relief, interventions. (Ref. BACP)
Psychodynamic psychotherapy is a long established and well researched approach which links present experience with past events, relationships & ways of coping. On adjusting to new perspectives and understanding, meaningful and lasting change can occur.
Psychodynamic approaches have shown particular efficacy in treating complex emotional disorders and personality disorders. (Ref. Journal of psychiatry, NIH, Science Direct)
It is worth noting that clinical terms or phrases have become attached to particular behaviours or traits; this can be helpful. For example, anxiousness, obsessiveness, hyperactivity or depression. These terms attempt to offer meaning for what we experience, however behind the symptoms or diagnosis is a complex and unique individual with thoughts, feelings and memories...
PSYCHODYNAMIC THERAPY
I am available for sessions on Mondays and Tuesdays, from comfortable rooms in the centre of Stamford.
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Initial Consultations are 5-70 minutes.
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Weekly sessions are 50 minutes.
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Fees for in-person sessions begin at £80.
If you would like to know more about me and the way I work please check out the rest of my website.
Alternatively please feel free to get in touch, we can discuss your concerns, and hopefully find a suitable time to meet.
