Psychotherapy

Depth psychotherapy

‘If you bring forth what is within you, what you bring forth will save you. If you do not bring forth what is within you, what you do not bring forth will destroy you.’ – Gospel of St Thomas

Depth psychotherapy aims to help people change in profound ways and starts with observing our inner and outer life. Meetings are held with consistency 1-2 times per week, usually over several years, although brief psychotherapy can be appropriate.

Session times are reserved exclusively for the client, and the therapist continues the work of reflection in their absence if a client cannot attend a meeting. 

A belief underpinning depth psychotherapy is that causes of pain in our present day life can be unconscious. By coming to understand patterns and blind spots, we learn how to care differently for ourselves.

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During depth psychotherapy, care and attention is paid to inevitable conflicts and pain which arise between the client and psychotherapist. Through discussion of these moments in the therapeutic relationship, valuable insights are gained which help a person develop a greater sense of capacity to feel and function in their relationships and work.

The idea is that gaining insight into ‘why we are the way we are’ can give rise to feelings of connection, relief and safety. From this foundation, we have more energy to think and create new options for our lives.

Creative therapies and dreamwork

My practice is generally based on a talking psychotherapy, where benefit is gained through building a relationship with your therapist. Dialogue can be very creative!

At times, however, it is more helpful and effective to make use of creative ways of exploring, beyond the verbal. This is when you might use paints, drawing, music, metaphor or clay to continue your inner journey.

Dreamwork is another very powerful way of exploring and understanding what might be needed for your symptoms to reduce and a dream journal can be a very helpful aide.

Psychotherapy in action
Sand therapy

Sand tray therapy

Sand tray therapy allows you to draw on the transformative power of imagination, and it is a very soothing way of working together. 

One benefit can be gained by creating scenes and landscapes which help you to visualise, express and decode feelings so that you can discover what they might be telling you. 

Sand tray therapy can also help people who find it difficult to articulate their feelings – particularly people who experience ‘blocks’ to feeling or feel somewhat numb. 

By creating visual representations of something going on, either within you or with other people, a great sense of perspective can be reached and surprising solutions found.