Trauma Support Directory

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Face to Face
Phone / Video Conference

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Professional Biography

The two legs on which I stand and base my practice are my experience of life in the outside world and my expansion into mindfulness, meditation, and the inner world. I combine these two to offer my clients something rare, a real opportunity to find their own sense of direction in the company of a supportive ally.
Over more than 25 years, I have developed a variety of skills that enable me to offer each client a unique approach, tailored to their needs. I am an accredited Counsellor and Somatic Experiencing Practitioner. I have focused on Trauma Recovery and trained widely in the latest methods and approaches, keeping myself up to date with the latest approaches, such as NARM and Internal Family Systems. The emotional and psycho-emotional issues I have met in my clients and in working with domestic violence have deepened and developed my psychological understanding and my compassion.
In an environment that provides a sense of safety, stability and support, the nervous system can commence the healing process and the body can be encouraged to return to its natural self-regulation and balance. It is not necessary to dig deep into old wounds, retell the whole story or relive the entire event. My work is to gently support and guide you into an increased enjoyment of life and appreciation of all you feel and sense. Inner balance can be restored, vitality and resilience to stress increased and the capacity to fully engage in life can emerge.

In coping with trauma, our rational thinking brain becomes disconnected from the emotional and the primal areas of the brain. My intent is to support a gradual process of reconnection in which clients can come unstuck from dissociation and the fight, flight or freeze response. The brain can then build new and positive neural pathways to enable lasting change and reconnection with the world around.

You can learn more on the website, where you will find the practical details such as fee structure. Most of my work is on Zoom and clients tell me it is easy to feel my presence and connect with me online. I also see people face to face in the Albany area. I always meet my clients for a free intake talk of around thirty minutes to ensure we are a good fit for each other before commencing therapy.