When medical care is not the whole answer
Many people reach psychology after a long and difficult healthcare journey.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.