psychoTherapetic Practice
An integrative counsellor believes there isn't just one therapeutic approach that can help a client in all situations. Instead, they take into account you as an individual and your circumstances, and use elements of different approaches to help you explore and cope with your problems. This role has lead me to work with children and young people in primary and secondary schools for many years and now in private practice.
As an integrative counsellor the work is about uncovering a recurring theme of ‘not feeling/being understood or feeling/being invisible to adults.’ In this challenging, fast moving world of today the responsibilities are shifting in ways that society, hasn’t quite caught up with. The goal of my practice is support children, young and families navigate these experiences successfully, so that they can contribute and be effective citizens to the best of their abilities, in our society, communities and families accordingly.
In my experience, the right outcomes can only be achieved with experiences where we as clinicians have the person as a whole, in the context of their circumstances so we can offer a safe space for children to express and make sense of challenging thoughts, feelings and behaviours. I provide that space for that child to explore their feelings and gain a deeper insight into the issues they face and for the wider impact in their lives and families
