I am familiar with feelings of anxiety. I understand that it may often feel overwhelming and all-consuming. It may also feel isolating, as though you’re carrying a heavy burden alone. That’s where counselling can help. My approach focuses on bringing light and compassion to your experience of anxiety, exploring how it may have taken root — whether through unresolved grief, unhelpful beliefs, patterns formed in childhood or adolescence or life transitions— and working together to develop effective strategies to move beyond its grip. Throughout our work together, I use an integrative approach that draws from various therapeutic techniques tailored to your unique needs. This flexible approach honours your personal journey and recognises that each person’s relationship with anxiety is different. It supports your emotional and psychological well-being, helping you feel empowered to manage anxiety and navigate life’s challenges in ways that align with your values. I often begin with narrative therapy’s externalising technique, which provides a gentler, more protective space to explore your relationship with anxiety. By viewing experiences of anxiety as separate from the self, we create room for curiosity and compassion rather than fear or self-blame. This perspective helps reduce emotional overwhelm, making it easier to understand and address the role feelings of anxiety play in your life. Once we create distance between your sense of self and the experience of anxiety, we can explore the deeper emotional patterns and beliefs that may be fuelling it. Life presents many challenges, and the beliefs we hold about our ability to cope with them can influence how we experience anxiety. By exploring and reshaping these beliefs, we can strengthen your relationship with yourself and improve your ability to manage anxiety in a more balanced and grounded way. Therapies we may draw from include Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Compassion-Focused Therapy (CFT), and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) for example but this will depend on your circumstances and counselling needs. Together, we will work to reduce feelings of anxiety, reshape unhelpful patterns, and cultivate a stronger, more empowered self.