My approach

I learned at a young age that we put up psychological barriers to protect ourselves. When we are young and vulnerable, we form protective barriers. These barriers can be thought of as 'spacesuits.' They are both life-sustaining and constraining. My role as a therapist is not to rip off the 'spacesuit.' My job is to respect these barriers and to investigate them with you. We investigate when we need to put on these spacesuits and when we can take them off. We outgrow our 'spacesuits' as adults. In this case, we will create an improved fitted 'spacesuit' to meet your current requirements.

You must make the decision to change. I offer an opportunity to reconsider these barriers. You must decide whether these barriers still serve a purpose in your adult life. If not, I will assist you in re-negotiating within yourself so that you can live a different life - the life you have always desired.

My philosophy is to tailor the therapy to the needs of my clients. I prefer existential-humanistic and schema therapy. I use EMDR to process difficult past memories for those who are experiencing physiological difficulties (anxiety or trauma).