Paradigms around mental health are changing. As a society, we are slowly moving away from a narrative of ‘having to cope by yourself’, to one that can be more open about feelings, and struggles, and can seek support more readily.

In my view, the idea that feeling upset is a weakness, and that we can only seek support if we are literally falling apart, is not constructive, and can be harmful. With physical health, some people only see a doctor when they are critically ill. However, others like to prevent this state, and seek health advice in order to be in great health, and to stay well until old age. I see it the same with mental health: support can be vital when we are in crisis, but many things can be done to prevent it getting to this point in the first place.

Psychotherapy can help with anxiety and depression, addiction, relationship problems, sexuality related issues, workplace problems, parenting issues, solving ambivalence around important decisions, coming to terms with bereavement, and working through traumatic experiences, whether recent ones or childhood memories.

However, psychotherapy can also help more generally, with exploring our identity, becoming conscious of unconscious patterns, enabling us to follow more decisively what we want to do, and who we want to become.

I offer both short- and long-term psychotherapy, currently online, due to the corona virus restrictions, and otherwise online or face to face.