About Me
Born and raised in London, an energetic melting pot of many cultures, I have been a beneficiary of the creative exchange of many peoples. I have been able to hold abreast the diversity of British culture and the richness of West African heritage and upon these ideas of place and identity, I have been able to shape and be shaped anew in an ever-evolving process. Beyond these cultural reference points, I have become moved by the deep connectedness of humanity and find the same common human desires for love, envy, belonging, purpose, destruction and transformation resonant within my own experience also.
These profound tendencies of the Human spirit continue to intrigue me and this curiosity remains a driving force behind my presence in the therapeutic field. This journey has not been clear-cut and smooth by any means, but like most things in life, it has been filled with personal suffering, wounding, many failures and yet, resilience, triumph and support from others in equal measure. It is with this in mind that I seek to be a companion and witness to you through the joys, struggles, pains and wisdom of your own narratives. I hope to create an environment that encourages a deep trust in your innate propensity toward growth and healing with respect to what came before you, what is within and around you now and what is beyond you and yet to be. In this way therapy can be a counter setting to the ‘all gloom and doom’ or ‘all rosy’ commentary of society and provide a place to embrace your experiencing in totality with candour and resoluteness.
My Approach
A Relationally Integrative Therapy
Relationships are very powerful conduits of exchange and influence, whether it is the relationship you have with yourself or with another, they are filled with such power to create or destroy, wound or heal and divide or connect. You no doubt may know of the potential qualities of relationship and the many ways that you have shaped others and been shaped in turn. As a result, relationships are at the core of life. As a consequence, I aim to collaborate in relationship with you, offering my own being as a resource alongside your own, to both witness and harness the creative resources of the relationship according to your needs. This is what is meant by relational.
Embodying a number of approaches, perspectives and therapeutic techniques I aim to relate to you holistically on multiple levels (thought, feeling, body and soul, conscious and unconscious) with keen respect to the legacy of your past, your present experiencing and the aspirational and potential. This is what is meant by Integrative. My hope is that the moment-by-moment encounter in therapy encourages your own freedom, connection, value and transformation.
If you are an adult (18+) and believe that I can be a benefit to you, feel free to consider the services offered and arrange an initial conversation to find out more.