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My enthusiasm and love for therapy was born out of my own deeply meaningful, and positive experiences, with personal therapy.
I had never had therapy before when a sudden bereavement of someone incredibly important to me left me battling waves of grief which I felt I couldn't overcome on my own.
I sought out a therapist with the intention of working solely with my grief, however over time I also learned incredibly valuable things about myself, my relationships, my core beliefs, hopes, and fears, which helped me reflect on my life and change it's direction for the better.
About Me
My Approach
Alex (she/her)
For me, therapy has provided a supportive, kind, and hopeful space, where I have been able to move through difficult thoughts, feelings, behaviours, and experiences, and come out the other side with new ways of coping and a renewed energy for life. I've been able to cultivate a level of self-compassion and acceptance I never knew I needed or could. This is what I love most about my job. Helping people develop deeply meaningful relationships with themself, and being there for people when they most need it. It's a privelige to help others find light when things feel dark and uncertain (and I've been there myself so I know just how uncertain things can feel).
My approach to therapy has been honed by 11 years of experience helping people express themselves, tell their stories, and engage in personal development and reflection. As a creative therapist I often incorporate imagery, story, and movement into my practice, alongside the talking therapy, because I've seen it work time and time again (though if you peered into any of my therapy sessions, they would mostly appear as conversations with the creativity happening within discussion). As your therapist I'll walk the path with you, support you, gently challenge you, and help you gain insight into what you are experiencing and feeling, so you can move forwards and feel better.
My Qualifications
I have a Masters level degree in Dramatherapy from the University of Derby, and am a Health and Care Professions Council registered arts psychotherapist. Dramatherapists are clinicians who utilise psychotherapy (traditional talking therapy) alongside creativity for therapeutic benefit.
I am also trained in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, a values based therapeutic intervention, and am CBT and DBT informed. This means that sessions sometimes feel free flowing and are focused on your feelings, physical experiences, and inner world, and other times sessions may feel more structured and be focused on examining and challenging your thought processes and beliefs.
I have experience as a therapist working for well-respected organisations such as Mind, Off The Record, 1625 Independent People, Next Link, the NHS Children's and Adolescent's Mental Health Services (CAMHS), the NHS Adult Mental Health Services, as well as within educational institutions. Prior to becoming a therapist I accumulated a decades' worth of experience utilising arts and creativity as powerful vehicles for self-development and connection, with young people and adults alike. I did this in collaboration with well known charities, arts organisations, statutory services, and educational institutions.
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