Couples and Individual Therapy
Individual Therapy
Starting individual therapy can feel like a big — and sometimes scary — step. It takes courage to open up, explore your inner world, and face the challenges that may be holding you back. But within that vulnerability lies the potential for deep healing, growth, and self-discovery.
Individual therapy offers a safe, confidential space to unpack your thoughts, emotions, and experiences at your own pace. Whether you're navigating anxiety, grief, trauma, relationship difficulties, or simply feeling stuck, therapy can help you gain clarity, build resilience, and reconnect with your strengths and values.
Together, we’ll explore what matters most to you, uncover patterns that no longer serve you, and develop practical tools to support your wellbeing. My approach is compassionate, person-centred, and tailored to your unique needs — because your journey deserves to be met with care, respect, and hope.
Couples Counselling
In my work with couples, I draw deeply from the Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT) model to help partners reconnect, repair, and rediscover each other. Relationships often become strained when deeper emotional needs go unspoken or misunderstood — EFT provides a powerful framework for uncovering those needs and fostering new ways of communicating that are rooted in empathy, vulnerability, and emotional safety.
Through this approach, I support couples in:
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Identifying and expressing core emotions that may be masked by conflict, withdrawal, or defensiveness.
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Understanding reactive patterns and how they impact connection and intimacy.
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Creating new emotional experiences that build trust and strengthen the bond between partners.
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Developing compassionate communication that honours each person’s perspective and emotional truth.
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Transforming cycles of disconnection into moments of closeness and mutual understanding.
My role is to guide couples through these emotionally rich conversations, helping them move from distress to deeper connection. I tailor each session to the unique dynamics of the relationship, blending EFT with other modalities where helpful, and always holding space for growth, healing, and renewed partnership.
modalities explained further
How Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) Helps
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is a practical, evidence-based approach that helps individuals understand the connection between their thoughts, feelings, and behaviours. By identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and learning to challenge and reframe them, CBT empowers people to respond to life’s challenges in healthier, more constructive ways.
CBT is especially effective for managing anxiety, depression, stress, and behavioural concerns. It offers tools to build self-awareness, develop coping strategies, and create lasting change — helping individuals feel more in control, confident, and resilient in their everyday lives.
How Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) Helps
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps individuals build psychological flexibility by learning to accept difficult thoughts and emotions rather than fighting them. Through mindfulness, values exploration, and committed action, ACT supports people in living more meaningful lives — even in the presence of challenges. It’s especially helpful for anxiety, depression, trauma, and life transitions, empowering clients to move forward with clarity and purpose.
How Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT) Helps
Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT) is a powerful approach that helps individuals and couples explore and transform emotional experiences. By uncovering core emotions and unmet needs, EFT fosters deeper self-awareness, healing, and connection. It’s particularly effective in relationship work, guiding clients to shift reactive patterns and create new ways of communicating that are grounded in empathy, vulnerability, and emotional safety.
How Emotion-Focused Individual Therapy (EFIT) Helps
Emotion-Focused Individual Therapy (EFIT) extends the principles of EFT to individual counselling, helping clients process emotional pain and strengthen their sense of self. EFIT supports healing from attachment wounds, trauma, and relational distress by creating corrective emotional experiences in therapy. It helps individuals feel seen, safe, and empowered to build healthier relationships — both with others and within themselves.
How Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) Helps
Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) offers practical tools for managing intense emotions, improving relationships, and coping with distress. It blends cognitive strategies with mindfulness and acceptance, helping individuals regulate emotions, tolerate discomfort, and communicate more effectively. DBT is especially helpful for those experiencing emotional dysregulation, self-harm urges, or interpersonal conflict, offering structure and support for lasting change.
How Motivational Interviewing (MI) Helps
Motivational Interviewing (MI) is a collaborative, person-centred counselling approach designed to strengthen an individual’s motivation and commitment to change. Rather than directing or persuading, MI gently guides clients to explore their own reasons for change in a way that feels empowering, respectful, and aligned with their values.
This approach is particularly effective for individuals who feel ambivalent or stuck — whether they’re navigating addiction recovery, lifestyle shifts, mental health challenges, or relationship patterns. MI recognises that change is a process, and it honours the client’s autonomy every step of the way.
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