Hello,

I am a counsellor and clinical hypnotherapist based between Peckham SE15 and New Cross SE14, with 20 years’ experience helping clients with all aspects of anxiety and complex trauma healing, member of the British Psychological Society (BPS) and the UK Association for Solution Focused Practice (UKASFP). I offer sessions in English and French, face-to-face and online.

If you are here reading this, it’s likely you are looking for a counsellor but how do you know if hypnotherapy is right for you? There are hundreds of counsellors and modalities to choose from. So here's a few ideas to think about if you want to have therapy with me.

Studies consistently show that the therapeutic alliance (relationship) is a key factor in successful therapy. Ok, but in reality many of us struggle with relationships, trust and attachment. We adopt survival strategies that prioritise the needs of others instead of our own and interferes with developing our relationships and a coherent sense of self.

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Why choose me?

As a trauma informed hypnotherapist, I am interested in helping clients who may have tried different approaches and self-help, have insight and self-awareness but find there is still something missing to resolve what is holding them back. And that’s ok, healing is a journey and sometimes all you need is guidance to bring it all together.

I once had a client who had been in a relationship with a clinical psychologist, had tried various forms of therapy and even studied therapy. During our first consultation they became frustrated that I didn’t suggest anything they didn’t already knew. It is one thing to know how to ride a bike, you may know the manual off by heart but still not be able to ride a bike. Knowing and practicing are two different things. My ultimate goal is to help each and every individual that contacts me, and we can start exactly where you are.

I offer solution focused hypnotherapy. Unlike other forms of talking therapy, I am future orientated. You can think of it as reversed engineering, where we’ll set your desired outcome and work back from there, to remove the blocks getting in the way of you reaching your ideal state. We’ll focus on transformation and building on resilience. 

Our sessions won’t be about exploring and explaining your past. We can all benefit from someone who listens and validates our experience, however simply revisiting past memories can reinforce certain narratives and end up compounding trauma (significant sensitising experiences). 

Healing depends on a balance between acknowledging past experiences, validating and releasing feelings that didn’t get to be felt and/or expressed, and most importantly going deeper to create new experiences and develop new perspectives, allowing you to be and feel exactly as you are.

Instead of mental processing, I will stir you towards somatic mindfulness. Not regulating your nervous system but actually feeling what you feel, building capacity and resources to feel it and own it.

You’ll discover that when you turn towards pain discomfort or dysregulation, things we all want to avoid, you remove resistance and this creates space for healing. You will begin to develop a different relationship with yourself, body and emotions.This is important because they are central to our experience, and when you pay attention and stay present, it releases their hold on you and that creates choice. Choice is what will allow you to take control back but not in a forceful way.

You’ll begin to understand how you can create your reality, because you are no longer driven by the unconscious incomplete sequences that kept you trapped in outdated patterns, and early developmental stages. You’ll begin to listen and honour your feelings and reactions, and gain a sense of inner knowing trust and confidence, being at peace with who you are, warts and all. 

If any of this resonates with you or simply sparks your curiosity, feel free to contact me for a chat on +44 78 38 16 99 23. I’ll be more than happy to answer any questions you have and explain a bit more about how I can help and how we can work together.  

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