I became a psychotherapist after a long career in the arts. If you are creative, in any aspect of your life, you may be used to relying on imagination, intensity, or immersion to live with difficult inner experiences. Creativity can offer meaning and vitality, and a way of navigating things when other forms of understanding or support have not been available. It can also provide somewhere to place feelings that were hard to contain or speak about when they happened.

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Over time, this way of coping can come at a cost. You might find yourself living with an ongoing inner pressure, which can show up as overthinking, anxiety, self doubt, or difficulties in relationships, even when things appear to be going well. What once helped you move through life may no longer be enough to address what sits underneath.

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Therapy offers a different kind of attention from most creative or professional environments. It is not a demand to perform, produce something coherent, or turn your experience into a finished piece. It is a place to slow down and understand what has been influencing your inner life. My arts background informs how I listen. I am attentive to nuance, contradiction, and meaning, particularly when experiences are hard to put into words.

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I offer psychotherapy in London and online for adults who want support in understanding and coming to terms with what they are facing. Whether that is anxiety, self-worth, relationship issues, difficult past experiences, or uncertainty around work and the creative process.

 

You don’t need to arrive with the right words, a neat story, or worry about being too much or not enough. I will stay with you, however difficult things are, and we will take time to make sense of what’s going on together at a pace that feels manageable. Our sessions will focus on what feels most important to you now, while also noticing how earlier experiences may still have an impact on your present.

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As we progress, many people find that self criticism softens, anxiety becomes more manageable, and relationships feel less fraught. This is not because anything has been forced, but because something has begun to make sense and fundamentally change.