All therapies I practice are underpinned by 9 Years of Graduate and Post Graduate study in Psychology.
Psychology is the study and research of how the brain functions and is conditioned, which differs to the fields of Psychiatry and Counselling studies.
Psychiatry adopts a medical approach and can prescribe medicine; Counsellors use evidence-based treatments derived from Psychological research and focus on emotional therapy and problem solving.
Psychology utilises Scientific research and observation to develop, test and apply theories, models and therapeutic strategies for all aspects of the brain's function, including Neurological, Biological, Cognitive, Social and Developmental processes.


Trauma Focused Clinical Application -
When a person experiences or witnesses either a single traumatic event or repetitive stress, challenge, disruption or trauma (including death of a loved one; Accidents; Severe Illness; Violence; Abuse or all kinds; Natural Disaster or any such treatment which is perceived as life threatening, they may cope by remaining in 'High Alert' or Hyperarousal, conversely, they may 'Shut Down' and enter Hypo Arousal. Both arousal states alter mood, physical health, thought patterns, emotions and behaviour.
Trauma Focused therapy uses a range of psychological techniques to regulate the central nervous system and restore balance to help the client feel better, before reprocessing past painful events so they are 'remembered' as past memories, as opposed to being re-lived as though they were happening in the present.


Psychotherapy -
Psychotherapy is a type of treatment that can help people experiencing a wide array of mental health conditions, emotional challenges and distress through exploring current, prior and pertaining circumstances and experiences, with an aim to find emotional relief, learn new ways to manage problems and feel happier.


Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy - 
EMDR therapy is an extensively researched therapy, proven to help people recover from trauma and other distressing life experiences by rewiring pathways in the brain which cause a person to re-experience the trauma as though it were happening in the present moment, as opposed to being a memory.


Internal Family Systems (IFS) -
Internal Family Systems therapy, or IFS, helps people to
understand how they have developed different aspects
of themselves that cause automatic actions and behaviours,
with the intention of keeping safe from difficult childhood
experiences.


Somatic Psychotherapy - Somatic therapy is a form of body-centred therapy which looks at the connection of mind & body and uses both psychotherapy and physical therapies for holistic healing. In addition to talk therapy, somatic therapy practitioners use mind-body exercises and other physical techniques to help release the pent-up tension which negatively affects a person’s physical and emotional wellbeing.

Dialect Behavioural Therapy (DBT) - 
Dialectical behaviour therapy is an evidence-based psychotherapy that works to treat intense emotions and
interpersonal conflicts. Evidence suggests that DBT can be useful in treating suicidal ideation as well as for changing behavioural patterns such as self-harm and substance use.

Written Exposure Therapy (WET) / Narrative Analysis Therapy (NAT) - 
Written exposure therapy (WET) is a brief, evidence-based behavioural psychotherapy designed to relieve the distress associated with traumatic memories.