A way of working, not a menu of techniques
I draw on a number of approaches in my work, but not as separate tracks of therapy. I integrate them where they genuinely fit the person, the timing, and the process.
What matters most is not simply which approaches I have trained in, but how they are held, paced, and brought together within a therapy that stays relational, trauma-informed, and attentive to the body and nervous system.
Three foundations of my work
The therapeutic relationship
Patterns often become more understandable, and more workable, within a relationship that feels steady, honest, and thoughtful.
Attention to the nervous system
Part of the work is building stability and capacity, so that deeper therapy can happen without becoming overwhelming.
An integrative way of working
Different approaches can support different parts of the therapeutic process. What matters is not using them as a menu of techniques, but integrating them carefully within one coherent way of working.
Taken together, these foundations support depth without losing safety or steadiness.
My core trainings include
Relational Transactional Analysis Psychotherapy (MSc / CTA-P)
Sensorimotor Psychotherapy (Levels 1 & 2)
Deep Brain Reorienting (DBR)
EMDR (Parts 1–3)
Neurofeedback training (ILF approach)
Clinical supervision training
I have completed Levels 1–3 of DBR training and am currently working towards full DBR-P practitioner status.
What matters most in practice is not simply the number of approaches I have trained in, but how they are held, paced, and integrated.
An integrative approach
These are not separate tracks of therapy, but different ways of working that can be integrated within a single process.
This may include Relational Transactional Analysis, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, parts-informed work, EMDR-informed work, Deep Brain Reorienting, and, where helpful, ILF neurofeedback.
The table below offers a concise overview of the approaches I integrate, arranged broadly from more relational and interpretive ways of working towards more body-based and regulation-focused interventions. The sections beneath can be expanded for a little more detail.
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Relational psychotherapy pays close attention to what happens between us as well as to what is being talked about. The therapeutic relationship is not separate from the work; it is one of the ways change becomes possible.
This includes noticing patterns that may emerge in contact — for example around trust, closeness, distance, misunderstanding, or the expectation of how another person may respond. These patterns are not treated as problems to judge, but as important expressions of how you have learned to relate, protect yourself, and make sense of experience.
Worked with carefully, the therapeutic relationship can become a place where old expectations are understood more fully, and where new experiences of safety, repair, and connection may gradually become possible.
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Transactional Analysis supports therapy in a way that is psychologically deep, while staying practical and grounded.
Working relationally means we do not only talk about your life; we also pay attention to what happens between us, moment by moment. This is often where long-standing patterns become clearer, and where change begins.
Relational TA also offers a helpful way of understanding different parts of you — for example a self-critical part, a younger vulnerable part, or a coping part that keeps pushing through. Together, we can begin to make sense of these patterns and develop more steadiness, choice, and self-respect.
Integrated with the other approaches I use, it supports a flexible way of working with trauma, attachment, and relationship patterns.
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Parts-informed work can be helpful when someone feels caught between different inner responses — one part wanting change, while another feels anxious, critical, protective, overwhelmed, or shut down.
Rather than treating these responses as irrational or getting rid of them, we approach them as meaningful adaptations, often shaped by life experience, stress, or trauma. This can help reduce inner conflict, deepen self-understanding, and make it easier to respond with more clarity and compassion.
In my practice, parts work is integrated with relational psychotherapy, Transactional Analysis, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, and Deep Brain Reorienting (DBR), and attention to the nervous system. The aim is not only greater understanding, but a deeper sense of safety, steadiness, and connection.
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EMDR-informed work draws on selected elements of EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing), a trauma-focused therapy designed to help the brain process experiences that have remained insufficiently integrated.
EMDR uses bilateral stimulation — such as eye movements or alternating taps — while aspects of experience are briefly held in mind. This can help distressing memories become less charged and more fully integrated.
In my practice, I may draw on selected EMDR-informed elements within a relational, trauma-informed, and nervous-system-aware approach. In some cases — particularly where trauma adaptations are more deeply held — I find EMDR may risk moving too quickly for the system, or may be less well tolerated even when used carefully. For that reason, DBR remains my primary modality for deeper trauma processing.
Where appropriate, EMDR-informed work may still form part of an integrated therapeutic process, but not as a separate stand-alone track.
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Sensorimotor Psychotherapy is a trauma- and attachment-informed approach that includes the body as an important source of information — not to over-focus on sensation, but to listen to what the nervous system may already be communicating.
Many people can understand their story clearly, yet still feel overtaken by anxiety, shutdown, numbness, or sudden surges of emotion. Sensorimotor work helps us slow things down and track what happens in the body with care, so patterns can become more workable and new possibilities can emerge.
This may include building resources for steadiness, working gently with activation and boundaries, and supporting integration across body, emotion, and thought. As throughout my work, pacing matters, and stability comes before intensity.
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Deep Brain Reorienting (DBR) is a trauma therapy that works with the body’s early threat and attachment shock responses — the fast, involuntary reactions that can become set in place before words or clear meaning are available.
Rather than relying only on talking through what happened, DBR helps us track what the nervous system is doing in the present moment, with great care. Many people find this especially helpful when they understand their history well, but their body still reacts as if something is not safe.
DBR is also intentionally paced. We work slowly, stay within tolerance, and prioritise stability over intensity, so processing can happen without becoming overwhelming.
As with all my work, the therapeutic relationship remains central. It helps create the safety and steadiness needed for this depth of process.
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ILF neurofeedback is a gentle, non-invasive way of supporting the brain’s capacity for self-regulation through real-time feedback. Many people come to it when they feel caught in patterns of over-activation — such as anxiety, hypervigilance, or a racing mind — or under-activation, such as shutdown, fatigue, fog, or low motivation, even when they understand what is happening psychologically.
In infra-low frequency (ILF) neurofeedback, the aim is not to force change, but to give the brain information it can use to become more settled, stable, and organised over time. People often notice shifts in sleep, reactivity, steadiness, concentration, and overall resilience.
Where clinically appropriate, I may integrate ILF neurofeedback with psychotherapy in person, as an adjunct to the therapeutic work. This is often most helpful when supporting regulation and stability would make deeper therapy feel more tolerable and more workable. We go slowly, track responses carefully, and adjust as needed.
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If you would like to explore working together
You are welcome to book a free 20-minute consultation.
We can talk about what you are looking for, what you hope might feel different, and whether this way of working seems like a good fit.
There is no pressure to continue.