I have an interest in how people navigate and make meaning of their lives across the life span – particularly in times of transitions and unexpected life disruptions which may be perceived as a crisis leading to turmoil and distress.
Life choices, anxieties, depression, loneliness, relationship difficulties, identity transitions, generational conflict, couple/family stressors, separations or estrangements, secrets, past and present trauma, illness, maybe some but not all of the reasons a person might seek therapy.
What is valued in psychotherapy is the uniqueness of each individual. The fit between therapist and client is considered to be of great importance for the therapy to be successful. It is not formulaic. There is no one size fits all.
What happens in psychotherapy
A particular type of conversation takes place in which the therapist brings to the encounter her professional theoretical knowledge coupled with her expertise in careful, attentive thinking, listening and speaking. The therapist aims to provide a reliable and respectful space in which the client feels safe to speak about whatever they choose and in so doing over time the client comes to make creative meaning of their life and to develop a greater capacity to deal with whatever troubles, difficulties, fears, insecurities or distresses may have brought them to therapy in the first place.
Nada Lane 