ABOUT THERAPY

 The path of life can be challenging. We may encounter relationship difficulties or loneliness, an unsatisfying job or not having a job, anxiety or panic attacks, losses, depression or anger. Sometimes these difficulties are so overwhelming that we feel stuck, distressed, or even lost, and we come to a point when we might need help. 

​​Psychotherapy is a chance to get support in these difficult moments and possibly to make things better and find your way toward a more fulfilling life.  

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My work is based on the belief that we are all affected by unconscious processes of which we may not be fully aware. What are these processes? These are feelings, thoughts, desires, dreams and fantasies - every single experience of our lifetime that has bypassed consciousness. These unconscious processes impact the way we live in this world - how we feel, what we are thinking, and how we behave. 

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My task is to invite a shared sense of curiosity about why you are feeling the way you are feeling and to gain an understanding of the behaviours that make you suffer. Together, through mutual collaboration a space is created to explore, observe, and bring to life your unconscious and conscious processes.

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The insights into what the roots of your struggles are leads to a greater self-awareness and self-understanding. When we become more aware, then the unconscious, automatic, inevitable behaviours, feelings and thoughts, or what we might call fate can evolve into conscious processes. This means we can discover what seems to be a whole new world, where we can start exploring other options of being, feeling and thinking. It’s a new world, where something starts shifting, changes are happening, possibilities arise and surprises emerge.

Therapy is a challenging, intriguing and rewarding journey, which takes courage and at the same time requires tenderness. 

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We all carry our own story and all of us are unique, so is the journey of psychotherapeutic work. Some patients  may need only short term work, while others benefit from longer term, in-depth therapy to work through pressing difficulties.

Life will still bring challenges, but you will have a wider range of tools with which to manage difficulties - these tools are within you, these are your inner resources that are and not easily lost. In fact, there is compelling neuroscience evidence that psychotherapy can make changes to the brain, particularly through the mechanism of neuroplasticity*.

*Cammisuli, D. M., & Castelnuovo, G. (2023). Neuroscience-based psychotherapy: A position paper. Frontiers in Psychology, 14, 1101044.