People seek psychotherapy when they are unhappy with their lives or desire greater self knowledge.
There are lots of different reasons why people might seek psychotherapy – when aspects of their lives lead to unhappiness or depression – might be sense of lack of purpose or the desire for greater self-knowledge or insight into the reasons behind their distress. Here is a list to give you an idea of some of difficulties that people come into therapy with:
- Anxiety
- Depression/irritability
- Work related problems
- Panic attacks
- Bereavement
- Loss
- Anger
- Family and relationships
- Bullying
- Suicidal feelings
- Phobias and obsessions
- Emotional abuse physical and sexual
- Parenting
- Substance abuse
Special areas of interest
I have worked with many people who have suffered or are suffering from chronic fatigue syndrome or ME. I also have special interest in understanding and dealing with panic attacks or panic disorder.