What Is Humanistic Therapy?

Humanistic Counselling and Psychotherapy is grounded in the belief that every person has an innate capacity for growth, self-awareness, and healing. Rather than focusing on diagnoses or symptoms, this approach centres your whole experience as a human being — your feelings, your relationships, your sense of meaning and purpose.

How It Works

In humanistic therapy, the therapeutic relationship itself is considered a primary vehicle for change. I offer a space characterised by three core conditions identified by Carl Rogers:

• Unconditional positive regard: You are accepted fully, without judgment
• Empathy: Your experience is understood from your perspective
• Congruence: I am genuine and authentic in our relationship

Within this safe, accepting space, you are free to explore your experiences, feelings, and goals at your own pace. There is no prescribed agenda — the work unfolds naturally from what matters most to you.

What Humanistic Therapy Can Help With

• Low self-esteem and self-worth
• Relationship difficulties
• Existential questions and life meaning
• Identity and personal growth
• Grief and loss
• Anxiety and depression
• Feeling "stuck" in life

What to Expect

Sessions are client-led and exploratory. You set the pace and direction. My role is to walk alongside you, offering understanding, warmth, and reflections that help you see yourself and your situation more clearly. Many clients describe humanistic therapy as the first time they truly felt heard.