My therapeutic orientation is ‘integrative’, which means that I draw on different psychotherapy and counselling disciplines including psychodynamic, psychoanalyst, gestalt, person-centred and arts therapy.

I am also equipped and experienced in spiritual and inner-healing. You may take this route either for the entirety of the work or to have it as one of the elements.

I have worked with both children and adults with a wide range of socio-cultural backgrounds and mental health diagnoses. These include emotional and physical abuse, sexual trauma, life-limiting conditions, family breakdowns, anxiety, depression, split-personality, post-traumatic stress, terminal physical illnesses, preparing for or adjusting to motherhood.

What does an initial consultant session involve?

• I will briefly introduce myself. And I will invite you to tell me a bit about who you are and what brought you to therapy at this current time.
• I will listen to you in a nonjudgmental manner, give you undivided attention, and hold space for all that you bring.
• After listening to your story and getting to know you, I will give you some prompts to help you identify a few goals for therapy, so that we have a tangible destination/direction to work towards.
• We will agree on a time, frequency and duration that works for both of us.
• I will answer any questions that you might have.

Creative mediums I offer may include:

• visual art (drawing, painting)
• sculpturing with clay / play-doh
• mental imagery
• body scan
• dance / body movement
• music / rhythm making
• playing with miniatures / puppets
• story-telling
• dreams 

What’s the proportion of time spent on “making art” versus “talking therapy”?

• Generally speaking, on average, in a 50 mins therapy session, around 5-10 minutes is spent by the client engaging in some kind of creative exercise. A lot of the times, it only involves some colour pencils and a piece of paper / journal. These exercises are not compulsory, but my clients almost without exception, always find them to be greatly helpful.
• I do not tend to use standard “art therapy exercises” from a shop-bought book. I come up with these exercises spontaneously based on what you bring in the present moment; my experience, technique, and insight.
• It has to be emphasised that the creative means are only tools, not an end in itself. They are helpful guides and instruments on the therapeutic journey.