Narrative Therapy
Narrative Therapy was developed in the 1980s by Michael White and David Epston, who believed that we are shaped by the stories we believe about ourselves. It aims to work collaboratively with clients to explore their stories about their lives, look at their meaning, how they were formed and whose voice may be telling them.
Narrative therapy aims to help the client to see themselves as separate from the story they have learned to believe and maybe tell it from a richer and more preferred perspective.
This form of therapy can offers lots of opportunity for creative exploration, outdoor therapy, and group work.
In therapy, I aim to provide a secure base, from which you can feel safe to explore past and current events and work through whatever may be troubling.
I'm interested in people, their experiences and their stories. I've enjoyed a career built on connecting with people, effective communication, and the ability to create strong working relationships.
I am interested in finding common ground with the people I meet, but my counselling style is more about embracing differences and working with empathy and curiosity to gain a deeper understanding of what life is like for you.
The therapeutic relationship between client and counsellor is unique; it's a professional arrangement with ethical and practical boundaries in place, but what's shared within sessions can feel much more personal, vulnerable and emotional. I try to bring the two sides of the relationship together, working with professionalism as well as warmth and compassion.
