The Person-Centred or Rogerian approach is based on the belief that all human beings have the innate potential to heal and self-actualize. The approach emphasizes the power of a supportive, empathic and non-judgmental relationship to help a person mobilize and realise this potential. I create and offer a relational space characterized by congruence, empathy and unconditional positive regard, so that a trusting relationship can be established and strategic therapeutic techniques can be effectively used to support self-actualization.
The interactional approach describes a person’s observable communication style within relationships. Using a process known as Interactional Pattern Analysis, the therapist observes and then strategically focuses on certain interactional variables that a client would benefit from working on in order to resolve some of the challenges that brought them to therapy. This can lead to increased interpersonal skill and relational wellness.
Schema Therapy is an integrative therapeutic approach that helps people understand and change deeply rooted emotional and behavioural patterns that may have developed through early life experiences. These patterns, known as schemas, can influence how a person relates to themselves and others, often contributing to ongoing emotional difficulties and relational challenges. Schema Therapy aims to increase awareness of these patterns, strengthen emotional resilience, and support the development of healthier ways of coping, relating, and meeting emotional needs.
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is designed to help the brain process and integrate distressing or traumatic experiences that may remain emotionally unresolved. Difficult experiences can sometimes become stuck within the nervous system, leading to ongoing emotional distress, negative beliefs, or heightened physiological responses. EMDR uses bilateral stimulation, such as guided eye movements, to support the brain’s natural processing capacities, helping traumatic memories become less emotionally charged and more adaptively integrated. This can lead to reduced distress, greater emotional regulation, and an increased sense of wellbeing and resilience.
Brainspotting is a neurobiological technique that can be used to support and enhance the therapeutic process. It aims at a full, comprehensive discharge of activation held in the brain and body. It uses eye positions to locate and process physiological subsystems holding emotional experience, including trauma, in memory form. A Brainspot is the eye position which is related to the energetic/emotional activation of a traumatic/emotionally charged issue within the brain. A Brainspot can be accessed and stimulated by holding the client’s eye position while the client is focused on the somatic/sensory experience of the symptom or problem being addressed in the therapy