Integrated Psychological therapy approach

Offering a trauma-informed approach that integrates psychological therapy approaches such as CBT, EMDR, parts work and ACT, and may include, depending on need and what you are looking to develop through therapy, an Occupational therapy approach through developing sensory strategies and somatic body based techniques to support meaningful, functional change. 

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How I work

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​Therapy with me is collaborative, paced, and grounded in safety.  We focus on understanding patterns, building capacity, and creating change in ways that feel sustainable and respectful.  

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I integrate evidence-based approaches including:

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Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) to process and integrate traumatic events.

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Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) identifying the links between thoughts, emotions, bodily sensations and behaviour and what is maintaining difficulties and working out together ways to affect positive change.

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Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) building flexibility, values based living and self-compassion.

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Parts work to identify and understand different parts of our psyche and inner dialogue with the aim being to integrate these aspects for emotional healing.

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Somatic and body based techniques to work with the body to support regulation, grounding and emotional processing.

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Sensory strategies to create tools to support sensory regulation, overwhelm and nervous system balance.

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Occupational therapy (OT) to support daily functioning, regulation, routines and building skills to promote meaningful participation in life. 

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The approaches we use will really depend on what might best support you at this time.  All approaches will be guided by a trauma informed lens, with choice, consent and pacing at the centre.  For neurodivergent clients or those querying neurodiversity, a neuroaffirmative framework may also be applied meaning that your nervous system responses make sense in context, differences are respected and therapy is about increasing safety, capacity and choice, not forcing change.  

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Who I support

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I work with individuals who may be experiencing:

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• Trauma, developmental trauma, or complex PTSD

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• Anxiety presentations

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• Overwhelm, burnout, or chronic stress which may also be creating physical health symptoms

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• Depression, low self esteem, struggling with self-acceptance

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• Sensory sensitivities or sensory processing difficulties

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• Neurodivergence whether this is something you suspect may be part of the picture or whether officially diagnosed.

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• Difficulties with emotional regulation, shutdown, or hyperarousal

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• Feeling disconnected from body or sense of self

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What you can expect

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• A calm, caring and attuned therapeutic relationship

• Clear communication and collaborative goal setting

• Respect for boundaries, consent, and autonomy

• Practical tools alongside deeper healing work​

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