I am so grateful for the opportunity to work with you and believe the trust between us is contingent on your ability to be vulnerable.

Therefore, you can expect me to provide you with a non-judgmental safe space for you to be who you are. I embody the concept of holding space for you in my practice to be seen, heard and truthful so we can build a strong therapeutic connection. It is through this you can honour your commitment to yourself to transform. It is here that change happens and we evolve through what can sometimes be a painful process in moving forward.

Goals of Psychotherapy

The main goals of psychotherapy are to challenge you to reach your potential for authentic intimacy and connection, deepen self-awareness, and acquire tools to be able to deal confidently with future emotional challenges.

The Process

Psychotherapy is a complex process, which can be both exciting and, at times, emotionally challenging. The following two fundamental interdependent processes are vital to its success in growth and healing:

1. Therapeutic Relationship and Guidance:
The client-therapist frame is central to mediating the impact of  pain or trauma by aiding in building emotional safety. Guided by the therapist, you work on developing the ability to be non-judgmental and accepting of your inner world; this lowers the intensity of distress, and reduces feelings of anger, shame and self-doubt.

2. Client emotional intelligence and Insight:
You engage in an exploration of your current situation or challenges - and if applicable, how this relates to your early life experiences; the goal is to gain insight into the ways your sense of self and of relationships has developed. By mapping the expectations of self and others this also highlights early and, perhaps, neglected goals, inclinations, desires, emotions, dreams, as well as any barriers that may have blocked you from reaching your personal and creative potential.

Outcomes 

Psychotherapy insights often lead to a lot of new discoveries, such as perspectives, ideas, communication patterns, expectations, assumptions and the desire to test them out resulting in a positive feedback loop and lifelong changes. The process of transformation is inevitable when we have a safe space to be who we are and the opportunity to question our choices, desires and needs.