Approach to Therapy

​I work with adult clients (aged between 18 and 35 years) with a long-term and depth-oriented approach. This means my work is often slow and based on developing a strong, trusting, and affirming relationship. I believe that the therapy space can offer emotional safety in a way that is unique, and I strive to offer that to my clients every day.

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I take into consideration the emotional, political and bodily realities of my clients. This means that I pay attention to the interplay of attachment, trauma, and socio-political systems. We are products of the love we received, the systems and structures in which our identities are embedded, and the bodies that we live in. My work is guided by my attentiveness to them and how they shape my clients’ lived realities.

I believe in bringing my human-ness to my work, and in the idea that it can grant me a lot of insight. It also often means that I value humour and joy in the therapy room too. My demeanour in therapy sessions is characterised by warmth, curiosity and openness.

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My work as a mental health practitioner is guided by the principles of queer-affirmative, neurodiversity-affirmative, trauma-informed, sex positive, and social- justice-oriented care. I work with individuals who lie at intersections of various identities, and I learn, every day, to better understand how the experience of owning those identities shapes their worlds.

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I work with people navigating the consequences of adverse or complex experiences, which may show up as

• deep sense of shame or guilt

• body-discomfort

• difficulty with interpersonal relationships, social anxiety, loneliness, people pleasing

• depression

• feeling lost or unmoored

• constant feelings of overwhelm or self-critical thoughts