An integrative counseller is trained to use a number of different counselling styles, based on the client's needs. At heart I am a person-centred counsellor, offering you the space to talk and be listened to empathically, using additonal trauma-informed training where appropriate.  I may include other humanistic styles of counselling such as Gestalt therapy, to tune into how your body is responding to threat and adversity, and Existential therapy wher you want to address the big questions, such as "Who am I?"

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However, at times I may offer cognitive tools, where you are invited to consider how your thinking habits may be partly causing your issues. This is particularly useful in short term therapy for anger or time management. Work with teens and children is often cognitive, alongside creative techniques such as drawing, game playing and clay work.  With couples, I often work psychodynamically, considering how early attachment styles are now present in current relationship, and Emotionally Focussed Therapy, helping couples hear the emotions behind the words. 

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