Pathways

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  • Choosing support can sometimes feel difficult, particularly when you know something needs to change but are unsure what approach would feel most helpful.

    Both pathways offer different models of support and are designed around different needs and goals.

    • Psychotherapeutic Counselling Pathway (PCP) may suit you if you are looking for space to explore emotions, understand patterns and focus on therapeutic change.

    • Psychosocial Recovery Intervention Pathway (PRIP) may suit you if you are looking for a more structured and practical approach focused on recovery, functioning and meaningful movement forward.

  • The Psychotherapeutic Counselling Pathway offers traditional therapy within a relational and collaborative therapeutic space.

    This pathway is suited to people looking to explore emotions, experiences, relationships, identity, patterns and psychological change in greater depth.

    My approach is pluralistic and person-centred, meaning that therapy is tailored collaboratively around your individual needs, preferences and goals. Where helpful, our work may also draw on psychodynamic ideas, psychoeducation and cognitive behavioural therapy-informed interventions.

    At the centre of PCP is the therapeutic relationship itself. The focus is not on advice-giving, problem-solving or directing someone toward specific outcomes, but on developing understanding, insight and emotional openness over time.

    Sessions are generally less directive and allow space for exploration, reflection and therapeutic processing.

    PCP may be short-term or longer-term depending on what feels appropriate and helpful.

    Suitable for people looking for:

    • emotional exploration

    • understanding patterns and relationships

    • identity work

    • processing experiences

    • therapeutic growth and change

    • a reflective therapeutic space

    Mode:

    • 50-minute online session via Zoom.

  • The Psychosocial Recovery Intervention Pathway is a distinct and structured psychosocial model integrating psychotherapeutic counselling principles with mental health social work practice.

    PRIP was developed around the understanding that emotional wellbeing does not exist in isolation. Mental health difficulties are often influenced by multiple interconnected factors including relationships, routine, functioning, identity, confidence, practical barriers, social circumstances and emotional experiences.

    While traditional therapy can support understanding and insight, some people continue to feel stuck when it comes to implementation, functioning or creating meaningful movement in everyday life.

    PRIP takes a more directive, recovery-focused and holistic approach.

    Mental health social work traditionally focuses on the interaction between mental health, functioning, relationships, systems, recovery and meaningful participation in life. PRIP adapts aspects of this into a structured private intervention model designed to support practical and sustainable change.

    This pathway remains grounded in psychotherapeutic understanding and relational work, while also incorporating more structured interventions, collaborative goal-setting, accountability, implementation work and practical recovery planning.

    The work often begins with building trust, understanding current difficulties and identifying realistic and meaningful goals. From there, the focus gradually shifts toward implementation, structure, recovery and movement forward.

    While there may be some overlap with wellbeing coaching, recovery coaching or mentoring approaches, PRIP remains distinct in that it is grounded in both psychotherapeutic counselling and mental health social work practice.

    The aim is not simply productivity or symptom management, but supporting meaningful and sustainable recovery across different areas of life.

    Suitable for people looking for:

    • structured support

    • practical recovery work

    • rebuilding routine and confidence

    • accountability and implementation

    • support with functioning

    • movement toward meaningful goals

    • emotional understanding alongside practical change

    • a more directive and collaborative approach

    Mode:

    • 50-minute online session via Zoom.