Psychotherapists and Counsellors Answer your Questions

My primary method is conversational, and in conversation with clients I will pay attention not simply to what is said, but also what is not said, what the body may be saying, and how things are said,...

My primary method is conversational, and in conversation with clients I will pay attention not simply to what is said, but also what is not said, what the body may be saying, and how things are said, the better to befriend and understand whatever unconscious impulses may be present.

I employ a range of methods that I use in a responsive manner depending on the client and what they bring to session. The foundation of my therapeutic approach is working on the presence I embody as a...

I employ a range of methods that I use in a responsive manner depending on the client and what they bring to session. The foundation of my therapeutic approach is working on the presence I embody as a practitioner, so that I can create a healing environment. The second foundation is establishing a healthy therapeutic relationship with my client. Among the approaches I might then employ are process oriented psychology, mental imagery and active imagination, somatic exercises, mindfulness exercises, compassion and deep democracy.