Intimacy is always complicated; it’s rooted in the often vastly different experiences each partner has had – in childhood as well as over the course of their life. Over time, these differences can create painful and dysfunctional ways of relating or reacting to each other.

My goal in couples counseling is to to guide you and your partner through the building essential cornerstones of your relationship to rebuild a practical toolkit and mutual understanding of attachment and boundaries; communication; sexual intimacy, empathy and expectations and healthy arguing and negotiation skills.

As families we often develop closed systems, where we’re trapped in fixed patterns of communication that often make parents of children feel helpless, unheard, like your presence ins’t impacting the other family member. On the other hand some family members may retain the power regardless if their actions hurt those they love. Through family counseling I help your family understand the patterns that are destructive to guide you towards open systems where members apologise, forgive and negotiate new, truly empowering and constructive, ways of relating to each other. 

Being a teen in 2021, means you’re under immense pressure – from parents, school, friends and social media. My goal in teen counseling is to help teens navigate this often crippling pressure in combination with the need to feel loved and understood in this challenging phase of life where you question everything. My goal is to guide teens – and their families if necessary – towards behaviour that’s constructive to their goals, confidence and self-esteem.

Sometime’s we’re stuck and we often need someone to facilitate the journey of self discovery and change. One of the goals of individual counseling is finding a balance between accepting oneself and seeing the areas of one’s life that need to change in order to grow in the ways you have been limiting yourself or where you have been hurting the people you love.

Almost all men have been socialised to be independent and self-sufficient. As a result we hide our addictions and fear of failure, living emotionally isolated lives, ashamed of our secrets and addictions. In my counseling practice, I see success in helping men understand the motivation behind their insecurities and addictions to work towards a future of freedom.

Narcissistic traits and narcissistic personality disorder create deeply traumatising and dramatic relationships. Whether you’re trying to manage your own traits or whether you have a narcissistic partner and you’re finding yourself doubting your own sense reality, you need professional support. After 30 years of experience, I know how to guide you in not being so deeply impacted by this deeply painful and all-encompassing relationship.