Psychotherapy that includes the whole of you
Sometimes we know that something isn’t right, even when we can’t quite explain what it is.
Perhaps you feel low, anxious or overwhelmed. You may find yourself putting other people first, struggling to speak up, or repeating patterns that no longer seem to serve you. Perhaps life has changed, and the ways you have managed things in the past don’t seem to work anymore. Or you may simply have a sense that something needs to change, without knowing exactly what.
“I offer compassionate, collaborative online psychotherapy for adults across the UK, from my practice in Cheshire.”
When talking isn’t quite enough
Much of therapy happens through talking. Finding words for our experiences can be an important part of understanding ourselves.
But we don’t experience life through our thoughts alone.
Our bodies are part of how we experience emotion, relationships, memories and the world around us. Sometimes the body responds to something before we have found words for it. You might notice tension, restlessness, numbness, changes in your breathing, or a feeling of being disconnected from yourself.
My approach pays attention to these aspects of experience alongside your thoughts, feelings and words.
This doesn’t mean that you need to dance, exercise or have any particular ability with movement. Movement in therapy isn’t about performance. It is simply another way of becoming curious about what you experience and discovering possibilities that may not emerge through talking alone.ore new possibilities for how they live, relate and respond to the world around them.
A different way of understanding yourself
I am a Dance Movement Psychotherapist. This is a form of psychotherapy that recognises the close relationship between our psychological and embodied experience.
You don’t need to know what Dance Movement Psychotherapy is before you come to me. In practice, it means that we can work with whatever you bring, while remaining curious about the whole of your experience — your thoughts and feelings, your relationships, your history and what you notice happening in your body.
We might explore experiences from the past and how they continue to affect you now. We might notice familiar patterns in relationships or ways of coping that once helped but no longer do. We might pay attention to what happens when something feels difficult, or when you find yourself wanting to speak but holding back.
There is no particular way you have to do therapy.
We discover what is helpful together
Therapy that includes the whole of you
As a Dance Movement Psychotherapist, I work with both the psychological and embodied aspects of experience.
Our thoughts, feelings and relationships are closely connected with what happens in our bodies. Sometimes the body notices or communicates something before we have words for it. Tension, restlessness, numbness, changes in breathing or a sense of being disconnected from yourself can all be part of how we experience what is happening in our lives.
This doesn’t mean that you need to dance, perform or be physically active in therapy.
Instead, we may gently pay attention to what you notice in your body alongside your thoughts, feelings and words. This can offer another way of understanding yourself and, over time, developing greater choice in how you respond.
A space where you don’t have to have the answers
I don’t believe that therapy is about giving you ready-made answers or telling you what you should do.
You are the expert in your own life. My role is to bring curiosity, experience and a different perspective, while offering a safe and supportive space in which you can explore what is happening for you.
Therapy can give you time to slow down, notice what has been difficult to see, and begin to develop a different relationship with yourself and the patterns you have become caught in.
Change doesn’t have to be forced.
Sometimes it begins with having enough space to notice what is already there..
When old ways of coping stop working
Perhaps you have spent a long time being capable, looking after other people, keeping things going or putting your own needs to one side.
Perhaps those ways of coping were necessary at one point in your life. But something has changed, and they no longer seem to be helping in the same way.
When the things that used to work for us no longer do, it can be useful to pause rather than simply try harder.
Therapy can offer a space to understand what has brought you to this point and explore what might be possible now.
You don’t have to arrive knowing exactly what needs to change.
About me
I am a Dance Movement Psychotherapist with a particular interest in the relationship between mind, body and emotional experience.
My work has developed through clinical practice, research, teaching and continuing professional development. I bring my professional knowledge and experience together with a genuine curiosity about each person’s individual experience.
For me, therapy is a collaborative process. I won’t tell you who you are or what you should do. We will explore together what is happening for you and what you might need.
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Working online
I offer most of my therapy sessions online, working with adults across the UK.
For many people, online therapy provides a comfortable and private way to access therapy without having to travel. It also makes it possible to work with a therapist whose particular approach feels right for you, even when you don’t live nearby.
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Taking the first step
You don’t need to know whether Dance Movement Psychotherapy is right for you before making contact.
You don’t need a diagnosis, a clear goal or the perfect words to explain what is happening.
If something here feels familiar, you are welcome to get in touch. We can start by talking about what has brought you to therapy and what you are looking for.
There is no pressure to have everything figured out before you begin.
