The Studio
A calm, flexible space designed for conversation, creativity and change.
Therapy doesn't have to happen in one kind of room
My studio is tucked away near Regent's Park in Central London. Rather than one traditional therapy room, it offers two connected spaces that allow us to work in different ways, depending on what feels most helpful.
Some people spend every session talking. Others move between conversation, imagery, creative work or Internal Family Systems (IFS). The space adapts to you – not the other way around.
A room to talk
This is where many sessions begin.
It's a comfortable, quiet room designed for conversation, reflection and simply having somewhere to think out loud. We might also use this space for sandtray work, guided imagery or Internal Family Systems (IFS).
There is no pressure to use creative materials. Many clients choose to work entirely through conversation.
A room to explore
Sometimes words reach their limit.
The adjoining studio offers a larger creative space with paint, pastels, collage, clay and a wide range of materials that can help us explore experiences that are difficult to describe.
Nothing is compulsory and nothing is judged. The aim isn't to produce beautiful artwork – it's to discover something new.
Designed for Life Story Work and therapy intensives.
The larger studio also allows us to spread out.
Large tables, wall space and flexible materials make it possible to map timelines, relationships, family systems and significant life events in ways that simply aren't possible in a traditional consulting room.
For clients undertaking Life Story Work or longer therapy intensives, having physical space often changes the quality of the work.
You don't have to be creative
This is probably the question I'm asked most often.
The answer is NO.
Many people who work creatively in therapy tell me they "can't draw" or "aren't artistic." It simply doesn't matter. The materials are there as another language when words aren't quite enough.
A space that grows with the work.
One of the things I enjoy most is that the space changes with each person who walks through the door.
Some sessions are thoughtful conversations over tea. Others involve paper spread across the table, objects, photographs or clay. Some are quiet. Some are full of laughter.
No two sessions look quite the same, because no two people are the same.