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We all have experiences in life that feel overwhelming, and do our best to cope in the moment. Sometimes, particularly if we have had difficult childhood experiences, these coping strategies can become unhelpful over time. We might find ourselves stuck in painful thoughts, body sensations, behaviours, or emotions that cause us problems and are hard to shift on our own.

Clinical psychologists are trained in a range of theoretical approaches and work to help you feel safe enough to share your experiences, understand your current difficulties, and develop new ways of coping that reduce distress and support change. Each psychologist has different skills and specialisms, but the most important factor is the therapeutic alliance: a relationship that feels safe, collaborative, and focused on goals we agree together.

I work with children, adults, and families across a wide range of emotional and relational difficulties, including attachment- and trauma-related experiences. I also have particular experience supporting neurodivergent individuals, people with intellectual disabilities, and their families. This might include:

• Neuroaffirming therapeutic approaches that adapt to individual ways of thinking, processing, and relating, including work around anxiety, school avoidance, emotional regulation, executive functioning, and relationship or friendship difficulties

• Post-diagnostic support – e.g. ADHD. autism, and intellectual disabilities*

• Therapeutic parenting support for parents of neurodivergent children and adopted children

• Anxiety and mood management for adults and children with intellectual disabilities / learning disabilities

• Support around sexuality and relationships for adults with intellectual / learning disabilities

• Difficulties arising during life-cycle changes or periods of transition

• Relationship and attachment difficulties

*Post-diagnostic support can be helpful for children, adults, and families following a diagnosis, for example ADHD, autism, or intellectual disabilities. This work often focuses on making sense of the diagnosis in the context of lived experience and positive qualities of the person, supporting adjustment and identity, and thinking together about parenting approaches, or practical, emotional, and relational next steps.

This is not an exhaustive list, but it gives an indication of the areas in which I have developed particular experience and expertise.

If you are unsure whether your difficulties fall within the areas listed above, you are welcome to make contact. We can talk together about what you are hoping for from therapy, and I will be open with you about whether I am likely to be the right person to help, or whether another clinician may be more appropriate.