It is a brave move to think about speaking to someone when life is difficult. You may have been struggling alone, without knowing quite how to put words to how you are feeling.

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Perhaps you find yourself caught in repeated patterns of feeling misunderstood, alone, or unsure how to be with other people. Perhaps you withdraw or over-adapt to others when you sense them pulling away. Perhaps you are very sociable, yet feel that few people really know you well or deeply. Perhaps you are a little bit of all of these things.

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We are all messy, complicated and full of difficult feelings. Yet it can be easy to look at other people and imagine that they have it all worked out—that they don't struggle, feel lonely, or sometimes wonder where they belong.

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The way we relate to others can have echoes from much earlier in our lives. We can develop patterns of relating that once helped us maintain connection with the people around us, particularly when we were young. But as we grow and our circumstances change, those same patterns can sometimes become painful or limiting.

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Therapy can offer a space to become curious about these patterns and to understand where they come from, how they affect you now, and whether there might be different ways of relating to yourself and to others.

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I am based in Oxfordshire and have six years' experience working with people experiencing anxiety, depression, PTSD, the effects of bullying and abuse, workplace bullying, divorce and separation, bereavement and questions around identity. I have a particular interest in early relational trauma and in how our early experiences can continue to shape our relationships and sense of ourselves.

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At the heart of my approach is an understanding that our emotional and mental health are shaped not only by our individual experiences, but also by the families, cultures and wider social contexts in which we live. I bring sensitivity to culture, identity and dynamics of power into my work with clients.

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