Cutting-Edge Psychotherapy in York

Psychotherapy can be seen as a form of mind-training, aiming to develop the skills and resources needed to create lasting change, greater flexibility and engagement with life.

Emotional Intelligence

One such resource is emotional intelligence: the ability to manage our own emotional states based on a true understanding of how emotions arise and develop over time. Some key component skills are:

• The ability to access positive emotions.
• The ability to create a sense of mental space so we don't get overwhelmed by negative thoughts and feelings.

Mindfulness-Based Therapy

Mindfulness is a form of attention training, originally developed in eastern traditions such as Buddhism, but more recently making an impact in western health services. It is a practice that develops core skills such as stability of mind and flexibility of focus, needed to create a sense of engagement with life that we need, to feel fulfilled and happy.

A Mind-Body Approach

Skills such as mindfulness need to be rooted in the body's physiology. By understanding how the body and brain condition our subjective experience, we can learn to work with the body to create the basis for positive mental states.

Holistic, Personalised Psychotherapy

I work with each client as an individual, helping them to overcome their personal problems and live on the basis of their own values and strenghts.