How I work
How I work
Four approaches, in plain language, without the jargon.
Therapists have a habit of listing acronyms as though they mean something to anyone outside the profession. They mostly do not. So here is what I actually draw on, why, and what each one looks like when you are sitting in it.
None of this is a program you get put through. Most sessions do not announce which approach is in the room, and most of the time it is a blend. What matters is that there is a reason behind what I am doing, and that you can ask about it any time.
EFT
Emotionally Focused Therapy. About attachment, and what happens underneath anger and distance.
IFS
Internal Family Systems. The idea that you are not one voice but several, and the ones that get in the way are usually protecting something.
CBT
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. Practical and immediate. Tools for a specific thing, rather than a long excavation.
Existential
For the questions without tidy answers. Meaning, purpose, direction, and what you want this to be for.
If you have no idea which of these you want, that is completely normal and not something you need to work out in advance. That is my job. Yours is to show up and talk.