I am an experienced Integrative Therapist, trained in a number of effective and evidence-based disciplines and approaches including counselling, CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy) and Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT). Please see below for more details on EFT.
I offer a safe confidential space for you to explore anything that is keeping you stuck, causing you distress, or preventing you from living your life fully. You may not know why you are feeling as you are, you only need to know how it is showing up in your life today. I have a strong background working with people who have experience trauma as well as those involved in the criminal justice system (both perpetrators and victims of crime).
My approach is person-centred and trauma-informed. I work with adults and young people. Sessions are offered online.
Emotional Freedom Techniques
Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) which is also known as ‘tapping’, is a meridian energy therapy. Described by Gary Craig who developed EFT as a “emotional acupuncture, except we don’t use needles!”
It is highly effective at addressing a range of symptoms and behaviours, anything that is keeping you stuck or preventing your from living life as fully as you would like. This includes physical, emotional, and psychological pain and distress.
EFT is a combination of a talking therapy and energy work (the ‘tapping’), it can be incorporated into either a therapeutic counselling session or a non-therapeutic coaching session.
In the sessions we will work together to address and overcome the symptoms of concern. You will also be given the tools you need to manage the symptoms yourself between sessions. You do not need to know the root cause of the issue just how it is showing-up today.
EFT also allows you to work on distressing and traumatic memories without having to share the details as long as you can ‘go there’ in your mind. I have worked with many people who have experienced significant trauma including sexual abuse. EFT is gentle, relatively quick, and very effective.
The first session includes an assessment (not a diagnosis) and an opportunity to experience EFT after which you will know whether this approach is for you. Depending on the issue it may be possible to address it in just a few sessions but for others it may be a longer process.
EFT does not diagnose conditions and can be integrated with other approaches including conventional, alternative, and complimentary medicines. EFT can be used to address and manage a broad range of symptoms and conditions including (but not limited to):
- Addiction
- Anger
- Anxiety
- Emotional health conditions
- Compulsive behaviours
- Confidence
- Depression
- Grief
- Fear
- Food cravings
- Interpersonal issues
- ME
- Mental health challenges
- Menopause
- Phobias
- Physical health conditions
- Physical pain
- PMT
- Sleep problems
- Stress
- Trauma
- Unhelpful thinking
