To reduce anxiety by grounding the individual in the present moment. This can help individuals to manage stress and anxiety and help to promote emotional resilience.

Mindfulness can help individuals manage difficult experiences with greater awareness, acceptance, and emotional regulation.

We will speak in the first few sessions to ascertain which modality will suit your needs.

Acceptance-Based Therapy (ABT) is an approach that emphasises accepting difficult emotions and experiences rather than trying to avoid or eliminate them. This therapy is rooted in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and is used to help individuals navigate the emotional complexities and challenges of life, which can occur as a result of difficult experiences, or just down to life challenges.

Techniques to help come to terms with distressing thoughts or situations without trying to ‘over control’. This can be particularly useful when we are attempting to cope with something which is often out of our control, such as the stress, loss and grief.

This is a trauma-focused therapy that helps people process distressing memories using bilateral stimulation. This can be used to support individuals if they have experienced trauma. This can help reduce PTSD symptoms and improve emotional regulation.

EMDR can be adapted and used during pregnancy, and to target birth trauma.

Working through situations or traumas by telling and retelling a story in a way which helps individuals reclaim their narrative.

This could include Tree of Life approaches, or using written word or letters.

The therapy seeks to:

Separate the person from the problem - ‘The problem is the problem, not the person’.

Identify and challenge dominant, unhelpful narratives.

Uncover alternative stories that reflect strength, resilience, and values.

Exploring own attachment experiences and thinking about how they influence current behaviour. This approach focuses on strengthening the parent-infant bond exploring our own attachment history, emotional responses and relational patterns. The goal is promote a secure attachment between the caregiver and child.

I am trained in Circle of Security (COS) and Watch, Wait and Wonder (WWW) attachment approaches.

Circle of Security (COS) - provides a visual framework to help caregivers understand their child's needs for closeness and exploration. It’s designed to promote secure attachment between parents and their children.

Watch, Wait, Wonder is an approach that encourages caregivers to observe their infants closely and respond in an attuned, thoughtful manner. This approach is rooted in respect for the infant’s autonomy and emphasises parent-child communication.

CFT focuses on understanding how our minds have evolved to respond to threat and how this can lead to patterns of anxiety, avoidance, or self-criticism. Through developing skills in soothing, mindfulness, and compassionate thinking, CFT supports individuals in regulating difficult emotions and building a kinder, more balanced relationship with themselves.

This approach is particularly helpful for individuals who find it difficult to feel reassured, accept care, or offer themselves understanding in times of distress.