My work is trauma-informed and relational. I work both on a cognitive and somatic level, supporting your growth and awareness to find a more satisfying ways to be in the world.

One of the most important tasks of trauma work is to recover and integrate the parts of yourself that have been neglected and disowned through various life events. I can offer you my presence and therapeutic experience to find the missing pieces using curiosity, compassion and creativity. I believe that unprocessed traumatic experiences can often lay ground for many other mental health conditions such as depression, anxiety, difficulties with maintaining relationships, personality disorders, addictions, etc. thus my keen interest in this area. Once we can process and release what has been stuck in the body for years, we can usually move on and find more possibilities to grow.

The areas of my work include:

• Trauma - long term, short term, single event, complex

• PTSD

• Depression

• Anxiety

• Attachment issues

• Boundaries and assertiveness

• Low self-esteem

• Identity issues

• Loss and grief of all kinds

• Difficulties in relationships

EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing)

I practise EMDR therapy which can be very effective for single event as well as more complex trauma. It is a highly specialised trauma therapy recognised by National Institute for Care and Excellence (NICE) and the World Health Organisation (WHO) for PTSD.

Even though this form of therapy is more evidence based and can bring some relief sooner than other forms of therapy it still requires a cooperation and time especially with more complex cases where abuse, neglect or trauma have been a significant part of your life.

When working with trauma in any sort of capacity we always have to cosider three significant stages: stabilisation, processing and integration. The duration of each of them varies from person to person depending on the severity of your experiences and the internal and external resources you have in place. We explore all of that together and I assess if and when you are ready to start safely processing your traumatic material.

Please bear in mind that EMDR therapy is an eight phase protocol where the above stages are included and eye movement or tapping is only the fourth stage that is applied once we both agree you’re ready and when I feel you will be able to cope with that.

Please contact me here for more details or to arrange your first session.