When medical care is not the whole answer
Many people reach psychology after a long and difficult healthcare journey.
For some, investigations have not fully explained their symptoms. For others, a neurological injury or illness has changed how they think, feel, function or relate to their lives.
My work sits in the space where medical care, rehabilitation and psychological understanding meet: Helping people make sense of what has happened and find a way forward.
The Intersection
Healthcare often asks us to think about symptoms as either physical or psychological. Life is rarely that simple.
Our minds affect our bodies. Our bodies affect how we think and feel. The two are constantly interacting. The people I work with often find themselves where those worlds overlap.
My role isn't to decide which category your symptoms belong in, but to help make sense of your experience and find a way forward.
How we can work together
How I think
I don't see physical and psychological health as competing explanations for the same symptoms. I see them as different ways of understanding the same person.
My starting point is to understand your experience, make sense of what's happening together, and think carefully about what might help you move forward.
For me, the goal isn't to choose between mind and body. It's to understand the person sitting in front of me and help them to find ways forward.