My approach to counselling focusses on how people connect (or disconnect) with themselves and with others. For better or worse, the human path is inherently relational. Relationships can imbue life with meaning, energy, and vitality, or they can leave us feeling trapped, misunderstood, and frustrated.
What we learn in our early relationships continues to influence us (whether we like to admit it or not) below the surface of our awareness. Like underwater currents that continue to direct the flow of our reactions when we are afraid, threatened, or angry, these early learnings push and pull us in ways that we don’t always understand. We end up reacting automatically: shouting, shutting down, frozen in anxiety, biting words.
I work with clients to help them become aware of these currents and learn how to manage them, so that they can choose how they want to respond to the challenges that are a part of all of our lives.
