About Therapy
What is a typical session like?
Therapy provides a safe, focused space for you to explore and reflect on current challenges or goals. While no two sessions will be alike, a typical session may include:
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A short mindfulness exercise to help you settle in and focus
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Space for issues, reflections, questions or challenges to be voiced
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An organic flow of focus while remaining curious about the data received from our senses and sensations
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Intentional pauses or slowing down to further explore a strong or interesting emotion or a surprising insight.
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When it seems useful, you might be invited to experiment with role plays, exaggeration or another creative method of inquiry, like exploring your ‘parts’ or using guided visualisations.
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We might talk about the past and future but will always come back to the lens of the present.
How long are sessions?
Standard sessions go for 60 minutes, however longer or shorter sessions can be arranged.
In the initial session, we look at your goals and intentions and estimate a suitable time commitment. We will revisit this goal to check it is still right for you, along with the timing and approach, so you can make sure you get the best value from your efforts.
A Somatic Approach
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I draw on Hakomi - a mindfulness-based, somatic therapy that works with the body as well as the mind. Somatic therapy is grounded in the understanding that our experiences, beliefs, and emotions aren’t just held in our thoughts - they live in the body too, in posture, breath, tension, and sensation.
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In a session, this might mean gently noticing what’s happening in your body as you speak, or pausing to track a sensation before it passes. This isn’t about performing an exercise, it’s a way of listening more closely to what’s already there, often surfacing insight that talking alone doesn’t reach.
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I’m continuing to deepen my training by embarking on a multi-year pathway to International Certification with the Hakomi Institute.
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Hakomi was developed by Ron Kurtz in the 1970s. Learn more about Hakomi