a relational approach to healing
What is therapy?
Psychotherapy, often referred to simply as ‘therapy’ is a an allied health treatment approach offered by a qualified mental health practitioner. Psychotherapists are professionals who have completed academic and experiential training which qualifies them for accreditation with their professional body.
Finding a licensed therapist who is a good match for you can take time and exploration. Find out more about my style, approach and training below to see if we might be a good fit.
“Therapists weave a tapestry with the warp of science-based discoveries and the woof of subjective experience and intuitive art, reaching toward a coherent paradigm that will encourage neural integration through the power of knowledgeable and compassionate relationship”
When pain, harm and distress are impacting someones life, this always has a relational history. My approach takes seriously the way relationships of all kinds influence our lives in ways that can harm and ways that can nurture. Therapy with me might be understood as a time and place where you can experience relational support, compassionate inquiry and sensitive care.
Meeting together, we can address wounds, grief, longings, dilemmas, detours, disappointments, frustrations, depressions, contradictions, fears, anxieties, shame and other challenging experiences of life. We can pay attention to aspects of your life experience where you may sense stuckness, confusion and suffering. Creativity, curiosity and courage are welcomed.
Some of the elements I integrate in my work include:
Interpersonal Neurobiology
Polyvagal Theory
Attachment Theory
Ecological Systems Theory
Internal Family Systems
Trauma Responsive Care
Narrative Practices
Neuroaffective approaches
Political & Social Sciences
Poetic and Literary work
Play based, Expressive and Creative approaches
Nature Based and Animal Assisted sessions
“The ability to ask beautiful questions – often in very un-beautiful moments – is one of the great disciplines of a human life. And a beautiful question starts to shape your identity as much by asking it as it does by having it answered”
Lineage
Joy Therapy Practice is grateful to draw on a web of wisdom offered by those such as Bonnie Badenoch, Aline La Pierre, Peter Levine, Stephen Porges, Janina Fisher, Deb Dana, Dan Siegel, Carl Rogers, Michael White, Albert Wong, Laurence Heller, Virginia Axline, Lisa Dion, Gabor Mate, David Denborough, Dan Shaw, Ursula Le Guin, Bayo Afokomalafe, adrienne maree brown, Michel Foucault, Francis Weller, bell hooks, Donna Harraway, Rumi, Eve Tuck, Rebecca Solnit, Paulo Friere, Miles Horton and many others. Please ask me for further details on my approach to my work and the different lineages I am connected to in an initial consultation if you are interested.