My approach and modalities

My clinical approach draws on a range of modalities (therapy-speak for frameworks and techniques) chosen and tailored to fit the person and the presenting concern rather than a single fixed protocol:

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) — working collaboratively to identify the specific thoughts, beliefs, and patterns driving distress, and testing them systematically against the evidence, so you can develop more balanced thinking and lasting practical skills.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) — building a workable relationship with difficult thoughts and feelings while moving through life congruently with what matters to you.

Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) — learning to employ practical tools for mindful emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness.

Written Exposure Therapy (WET) — a structured, five-session approach in which writing about the traumatic memory itself becomes the vehicle for processing it, offering a gentler, more contained path through trauma than approaches requiring extended verbal recounting.

Process Work (Process-Oriented Psychology) — attending to the body, dreams, and relational patterns as meaningful expressions of an unfolding process of becoming who you are meant to be.

Gestalt Therapy — meeting each other with genuine presence and attending to what arises between us, so that old patterns of contact can soften and something more alive and whole can emerge.

I believe good therapy meets people where they are, rather than asking them to fit a single method. If you've tried a more structured approach before and felt something was missing, or you're looking for support that honours both clinical evidence and the fuller texture of your lived experience, I'd love to hear from you.