Individual Therapy

A short, no-obligation conversation to see whether working together feels right

Individual Therapy – Integrative Psychological Work

Individual therapy is not about fixing a symptom or applying a technique. It is about understanding how your inner world has been shaped — and creating the conditions for meaningful, lasting change.

Many people come to individual therapy feeling overwhelmed, stuck in familiar patterns, or aware that insight alone hasn’t brought the relief they hoped for. You may understand yourself well, yet still feel caught between thought, emotion, and bodily response. Integrative therapy offers a way of working that brings these dimensions together rather than treating them separately.

My approach is psychologically grounded, relational, and holistic. This means we attend to thoughts, emotions, bodily experience, relational patterns, and life history as interconnected aspects of the same system — you.

Within this work, I am also informed by a personal sense of spirituality. I understand spirituality not as a belief system, but as a felt sense of connection — to oneself, to others, to the natural world, and to something larger than individual experience.

For some clients, emotional distress also raises existential questions — about meaning, direction, identity, or disconnection. In therapy, there is space to approach these experiences slowly and with care, allowing what is felt to emerge without pressure to explain or categorise it.

How I Work Integratively

Individual therapy with me is collaborative and thoughtfully paced. We work in a way that respects your nervous system, your capacity for reflection, and your readiness for depth.

Sessions may involve:

reflective psychological conversation
exploration of emotional and relational patterns
attention to bodily responses and regulation
creative or symbolic work where words alone feel insufficient

At times, when it feels appropriate and agreed together, I may invite you into a gentle inwardly focused state. This can include guided imagery or hypnotherapy-informed processes that support deeper integration beyond conscious analysis.

Hypnotherapy, as I use it, is not about suggestion, control, or rapid change. It is a way of accessing layers of experience that are often difficult to reach through talking alone — allowing insight, emotional processing, and embodied awareness to come into relationship with one another.

Some clients experience this work as quietly powerful: a sense of something settling, connecting, or reorganising internally rather than being “worked through” intellectually.

Two Session Formats

There are two ways we can approach individual therapy — both held with the same relational, reflective, and meaning-focused care. Neither is “better” than the other; they simply offer different containers to support you depending on where you are in your life right now.

Open-ended individual sessions (60 minutes)

This way of working offers flexibility and continuity when life feels unsettled, transitional, or unpredictable. You and I can meet weekly or fortnightly, in person or online, and allow the work to unfold at a pace that feels right for you in the moment.

We stay in conversation about what is helpful, and can revisit how we are working together at any point.

To hold this option fairly and respectfully for both of us, I ask for 48 hours’ notice if you need to cancel or rearrange a session; appointments cancelled with less than 48 hours’ notice are charged in full.

Structured integrative work (12 sessions + review)

This container offers a clearer shared focus and continuity over time. It can be especially supportive when you are ready to bring sustained attention to a particular pattern, transition, or theme in your life.

At the outset, we agree and schedule the dates and times for all 12 sessions in advance, so that your place in my diary is securely held for you. Once agreed, these dates are locked in as your regular appointment time for the duration of the block.

Structured integrative work can be offered as:

12 weekly talking sessions (60 minutes) — ideal for steady therapeutic momentum, or
12 integrative sessions (90 minutes) — offering more spacious time for deeper embodiment, reflection, and relational depth.

After the 12 sessions we meet for a Review, where we reflect together on what has emerged, how the work feels, and what direction might support you next.

Who This Work Suits

This way of working is particularly suited to people who:

are thoughtful, reflective, and self-aware
feel caught between insight and emotional change
experience anxiety, low mood, stress, or inner conflict
notice strong bodily responses to emotional experiences
want therapy that feels deep, ethical, and coherent rather than prescriptive

You do not need a diagnosis or a clear goal to begin. Often, a sense that something wants attention is enough.

What Clients Often Notice

Clients often describe:

a growing sense of internal coherence
increased capacity to stay present with emotion
greater clarity around patterns and choices
a felt sense of integration rather than “working hard” in therapy

Change tends to unfold gradually, through understanding, relationship, and embodied experience rather than force or technique.

Practicalities

Individual therapy sessions are offered online via Zoom for clients based in the UK and internationally. A limited number of sessions are available in my therapy room in Brentwood, Essex, just outside London.

If you are unsure whether this approach is right for you, we can begin with a brief initial conversation to explore your needs and see whether working together feels like a good fit.

Further details about session structure, booking, and fees can be found on the Session Structure, Booking and Fees page.

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A short, no-obligation conversation to see whether working together feels right

Online Therapy (UK & International) | In-person bodywork by arrangement (Integrative Therapy only)