About Me

As an integrative psychotherapeutic counsellor, I help individuals and couples navigate life's challenges, relationships, and transitions in a way that creates meaningful and lasting change.

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Whether you are struggling with anxiety, relationship difficulties, addiction, grief, low self esteem, emotional overwhelm, or a sense of feeling stuck, therapy can provide the space to understand yourself more deeply and move forward with greater clarity, confidence, and purpose.

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With over 20 years of experience supporting people through emotional and relational difficulties, I have come to understand that many of the challenges we face as adults are not simply about what is happening in the present. They are often rooted in earlier life experiences, attachment wounds, unresolved trauma, and unconscious patterns that continue to shape how we think, feel, and relate to ourselves and others.

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Many of the clients I work with are highly functioning individuals who appear capable and successful on the outside, yet privately struggle with recurring relationship patterns, anxiety, emotional exhaustion, people pleasing, self doubt, or a persistent feeling that something is missing. Together, we explore not only the symptoms that bring you to therapy, but also the deeper patterns driving them, creating the opportunity for genuine and lasting transformation.

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My approach combines traditional psychotherapy with a range of evidence informed and experiential modalities, including Attachment Focused EMDR, Clinical Hypnotherapy, Guided Imagery, EFT, and trauma informed therapeutic approaches.

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This integrative way of working allows us to address both the conscious and unconscious aspects of change, helping you move beyond insight alone and into meaningful emotional healing and growth.

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Working Together

Therapy offers a safe, confidential, and non judgemental space where you can explore your thoughts, emotions, relationships, and life experiences openly and honestly.

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Whether you are seeking individual therapy or couples counselling, our work will be collaborative. My role is not to tell you what to do, but to help you develop greater self awareness, emotional understanding, and insight into the patterns shaping your life. As awareness grows, so does your ability to make choices that are more aligned with your values, needs, and authentic self.

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Through our work together, clients often experience:

• Greater emotional resilience

• Improved communication and relationships

• Increased self awareness and self acceptance

• Better emotional regulation

• Freedom from limiting beliefs and recurring patterns

• Greater clarity, confidence, and direction

• A stronger sense of connection to themselves and others

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Healing is rarely a straight line. There will be moments of progress, reflection, challenge, and integration. My role is to walk alongside you throughout that journey, providing a supportive and compassionate environment where lasting change can emerge at a pace that feels right for you.

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My Philosophy

I believe that many emotional and relational difficulties make sense when viewed in the context of a person's life experiences. Rather than asking, "What's wrong with you?" I am often more interested in exploring, "What happened to you?" and "How did you learn to survive?"

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When we understand the origins of our patterns, we can begin to respond to ourselves with greater compassion rather than criticism. From that place, meaningful change becomes possible.

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My aim is not simply symptom reduction, but helping you develop a deeper relationship with yourself, one that allows you to live with greater authenticity, emotional freedom, and connection in your relationships.

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Making Contact

When it comes to therapy, the relationship between therapist and client is one of the most important factors in creating meaningful change.

Finding someone you feel comfortable with matters. It is important that you feel safe, understood, and able to speak openly about what is happening in your life. For this reason, I offer an opportunity for us to connect before committing to ongoing therapy.

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If you are considering working with me, I invite you to arrange an initial consultation so that we can explore what is bringing you to therapy, discuss your goals, and see whether we feel like the right fit to work together.

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Online Therapy

I understand that life can be busy and that attending sessions in person is not always possible.

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Alongside face to face appointments, I offer secure online therapy sessions. Online therapy provides the same confidential and supportive environment while offering greater flexibility and accessibility for those with demanding schedules, family commitments, or who live further afield.

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All you need is a private space and an internet connection, and we can meet wherever you are.

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Arrange a Consultation

To arrange a free confidential 10 minute telephone consultation, please call 07956 466 393 or email rvcounselling@gmail.com.

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I look forward to hearing from you.