Every therapy is a unique encounter.
An encounter with a therapist, but above all an encounter with oneself.
My approach is grounded in three interconnected pillars that inform and support one another.
The stories we tell ourselves
We all construct narratives to make sense of what we experience: about ourselves, about others, about our relationships, and about what we believe is possible or not.
These stories are necessary. They help us understand, orient ourselves, and move forward.
But some of them become fixed over time.
They turn into beliefs — taken-for-granted truths that we no longer question — and may begin to limit our choices.
Therapy offers a space to put these narratives into words, to question them, to nuance them, and to open up new ways of understanding and telling our story.
The strategies and defences we develop
To cope with life’s challenges, we all develop strategies: ways of thinking, feeling, acting, and adapting to situations and relationships.
These strategies have often been useful, sometimes even essential.
However, over time some of them may become maladaptive, costly, or sources of suffering.
Therapeutic work involves understanding what has been put in place, recognising what these strategies once made possible, and identifying what may no longer serve us today.
The power of choice
Therapy does not aim to correct or transform people.
Its aim is to restore access to a capacity for choice: the ability to take a more active place in one’s life, to recognise what depends on oneself, and to adjust one’s responses to situations.
By bringing together these three dimensions — narratives, strategies, and the power of choice — an inner shift can become possible:
greater flexibility, greater clarity, and above all, greater freedom.