Welcome

A warm welcome to WakingGround

In my practice I offer a space for people to explore where they are, how they are and who they are. Perhaps you have struggled for years, or more recent experiences have brought up challenges for you.

People have different ways of understanding their own distress. I believe that no matter how much suffering it causes us, states we label as “mental illness” or “not coping” are the mind and body’s best attempts to take care of us, under circumstances where other options are, or were, unavailable.

Though it can be hard to believe, if we’re used to feeling bad, this means that even when we feel at our worst, we’re actually doing the best we can, given where we’ve been and where we are. And what’s missing isn’t something inside of us, it’s the right kind of support on the outside, to help us connect with our own strengths.

Therapy can help unblock and support this process. By gently, compassionately and respectfully investigating the underlying logic of the ways we currently think, feel and act, we can get clearer about what helps us and hinders us in living life. And we can discover new ways of responding to ourselves and the world, so we can live differently from where we are, or with where we are.