My Style of Therapy
A Compassionate Approach
I draw from a range of frameworks, with Internal Family Systems (IFS) at the heart. IFS views the mind as a system of parts—each with its own thoughts, feelings, and protective strategies. These parts often work hard to help us cope or succeed, but despite their best intentions, they can leave us feeling stuck, reactive, or disconnected.
Rather than managing these behaviours, IFS helps us understand and heal the underlying wounds that drive them. When we listen to these parts with compassion, rather than judgment, lasting change becomes possible, and life begins to flow with greater ease, clarity, and confidence.
How it Works
IFS aligns with a belief I hold deeply: that you are already whole.
While we often identify with the parts of ourselves that are anxious, critical, driven, or shut down, IFS invites us to look beyond them—to connect with a deeper, wiser Self that has always been there.
This Self is not something we need to create—it’s something we uncover. It embodies the qualities of calmness, compassion, clarity, and courage that enable genuine healing to occur from the inside out.
In our work together, I support you in accessing this Self so that you can begin to lead your healing. With your Self at the centre, and me as your guide, you can shift out of old patterns, reclaim your strength, and move forward with greater alignment.
The Goal
The goal of our work together is to help your internal system become more balanced, more compassionate, and more Self-led.
Through the IFS process, we aim to:
Liberate protective and wounded parts from the extreme roles they’ve taken on—so they no longer have to react out of fear, control, or pain
Restore trust in your Self, the calm, wise, and grounded presence within you that can lead with clarity
Re-harmonise your internal system, so your parts feel supported, connected, and no longer in conflict
Healing isn’t about perfection. It’s about inner harmony. And happiness isn’t about striving. It’s about accepting who you are and living in accordance with your values.
BENEFITS OF THERAPY
Calm Without Numbing
Therapy helps you turn toward anxious parts, not suppress them. The result isn’t avoidance; it’s inner calm rooted in clarity.
Change That Doesn’t Break You
Transitions don’t have to unravel you. Whether you're changing careers, roles, relationships, or identities, IFS helps you move forward while staying connected to your Self.
Healing That Honours Your Strength
Your pain doesn’t define you, but it does deserve attention. IFS helps you meet wounded parts with compassion, not judgment, without erasing the strength they helped you build.
Vitality Beyond the Mask
Depression often hides behind performance. This work helps you reconnect with energy, meaning, and the parts of you that still care deeply.
Power That Doesn’t Explode
Anger isn't the problem. Disconnection is. IFS helps you hear what anger is protecting—so you can respond with strength, not rupture.
Coping That Evolves
Destructive habits don’t come from weakness—they come from parts trying to protect you. Together, we’ll help them find new, safer roles.
