Individual Psychotherapy
For personal growth and lasting change, nurturing your path to self-discovery and healing
Individual Psychotherapy
Life presents us with countless challenges, from moments of profound loss and sadness to persistent anxieties and difficulties in our relationships. Sometimes, these experiences can feel overwhelming, leaving us stuck, unheard, or unsure of how to move forward. This is where psychotherapy can offer a vital space for healing, understanding, and profound personal growth.
Psychotherapy vs. Counselling: What's the Difference?
While both psychotherapy and counselling offer valuable support, they often differ in their depth and duration.
Counselling typically focuses on specific, immediate issues and may be shorter-term, aiming to help you cope with current challenges and develop practical strategies.
Psychotherapy, on the other hand, often delves deeper into the underlying roots of persistent patterns, emotions, and behaviors. It explores how past experiences and unconscious processes might be influencing your present, offering a more extensive and transformative journey towards self-understanding and lasting change. Psychotherapy aims not just to alleviate symptoms, but to foster fundamental shifts in how you relate to yourself and the world.
A Space for True Connection
My commitment is to provide a safe, warm, and non-judgmental space where you can feel truly seen, heard, and understood. This is a confidential environment where you are free to explore your thoughts, feelings, and experiences without fear of criticism or evaluation. It's a place where your unique story is respected, and where you can openly engage in self-discovery at your own pace.
How Psychotherapy Can Help You
Engaging in psychotherapy can be a profoundly transformative experience. Within our secure therapeutic relationship, you can:
Gain Clarity: Understand the origins of your difficulties and make sense of complex emotions and experiences.
Develop Coping Strategies: Learn healthier ways to manage anxiety, depression, stress, and other challenging states.
Improve Relationships: Explore relational patterns and foster more fulfilling connections with others.
Heal from Past Wounds: Process grief, trauma, and unresolved issues from your past.
Enhance Self-Awareness: Deepen your understanding of yourself, your motivations, and your authentic needs.
Experience Profound Change: Move beyond old patterns to create a more fulfilling and empowered life.
Your Journey, Tailored to You
Available Spring 2026: Whether you're seeking support for a specific issue or desire a deeper exploration of long-standing patterns, I will offer both short-term and long-term psychotherapy, tailored precisely to your unique therapeutic goals. Our work together will be collaborative, respectful, and focused on helping you achieve the lasting changes you desire.
FAQs
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Therapy can support a wide range of challenges including anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, trauma, low self-esteem, and life transitions. You don’t need to be in crisis to benefit; many clients come simply to understand themselves better or make meaningful changes in their lives.
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Each session is a confidential space to explore your thoughts, feelings, and experiences at your own pace. Together, we’ll work to understand patterns, identify what’s holding you back, and develop healthier ways of coping and relating to others.
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That depends on your goals and needs. Some people find short-term therapy (8–12 sessions) helpful for a specific issue, while others prefer longer-term work to explore deeper patterns. We’ll discuss what feels right for you in our initial sessions.
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Yes — sessions can take place either in person or online via Zoom. Online therapy can be especially convenient if you have a busy schedule, mobility challenges, or prefer to work from the comfort of your own space.
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Sessions typically last 50 minutes, held weekly at the same time each week. Consistency helps maintain momentum and build trust in the process.
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Each session offers a confidential and supportive space to explore whatever feels important to you. You can expect to be listened to without judgment, and to work collaboratively at your own pace. Sessions usually begin by discussing what has brought you to therapy and what you’d like to focus on.
Over time, therapy can help you develop greater understanding of your thoughts, feelings, and patterns, and find new ways of relating to yourself and others. There’s no “right” way to be in therapy — it’s a space to be curious, honest, and gently supported as you make sense of things and move toward change.
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Yes — confidentiality is a cornerstone of therapy. What you share remains private, except in rare cases where there’s a legal or ethical duty to protect your safety or that of others. We’ll discuss confidentiality in full during your first session.
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That’s completely normal. Many people feel anxious before their first session. Therapy is a collaborative process — there’s no right or wrong way to begin. My role is to help you feel safe and supported as we explore things together.
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You can start by booking a free ~30 minute initial consultation. This is a chance for us to discuss what brings you to therapy, what you’d like to get out of it, and whether we feel comfortable working together.