"I suppose it is tempting, if the only tool you have is a hammer, to treat everything as if it were a nail"
Abraham Maslow (1962)
A BIT ABOUT THERAPY
Therapy can be a daunting prospect. But it doesn't have to be. It's just a conversation, and it's about you. You are literally the expert in the room. So you can't get anything wrong. It's my job to listen, without judgement and to use the theories and concepts of my discipline to try to move you away from distress and towards a happier, more fulfilling life.
You will get a professional but relaxed and informal approach in your work with me. I do my best to make sure that I feel like a real person to my clients and so in addition to the occasional tears, there will be laughter, thoughtfulness, empathy ... and out of that comes hope.
And once you have hope, you're on your way.