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One-to-one support
A space to understand yourself, feel seen and explore meaningful change.
You might be used to keeping things together.
Showing up. Meeting expectations. Looking after other people. Pushing through when things are difficult.
From the outside, you might seem to be doing well. But perhaps, underneath, you feel exhausted, disconnected, overwhelmed or simply not quite yourself.
Maybe you’ve spent a long time adapting to what is expected of you. Maybe you’ve become very good at coping, but you’re beginning to wonder whether you want to keep living this way.
Or perhaps you don’t even know exactly what’s wrong. You just know that something needs to change.
You don’t need to have everything figured out before you begin.
Through one-to-one support, I offer you space to slow down, make sense of your experiences and explore what meaningful change could look like for you.
You don’t have to perform here.
What can we explore together?
There isn’t a set formula for our work together, but we might explore:
Your experiences
What has been happening for you, what feels difficult and how you have learnt to navigate challenging situations.
The patterns you find yourself in
The ways you respond when you’re under pressure, what you tend to do to cope and whether those responses are still serving you.
What happens beneath the surface
Not just what you’re thinking, but what you notice emotionally and physically when something feels difficult. We can become curious about your experience as a whole.
Your needs
What you need from yourself, from other people and from the situations you find yourself in — and what might make it difficult to recognise or communicate those needs.
The relationship you have with yourself
How you speak to yourself, what you expect from yourself and whether you can make space for your experiences without immediately judging or trying to change them.
The focus isn’t on becoming someone different.
It’s on developing a deeper understanding of yourself and exploring ways of responding that feel more sustainable and aligned with who you truly are.
You don’t need another thing to get right.
You may already have tried to understand yourself, change your thoughts, manage your emotions or find ways to cope.
Perhaps some of those things have helped. But sometimes knowing what you should do isn’t enough to create the change we are looking for.
Our work isn’t about giving you another set of rules to follow or another version of yourself to strive towards.
Instead, we’ll slow things down and become curious about your experience.
My approach is person-centred and somatic. This means I consider not only what you think, but also what you feel, notice and experience in your body as we explore what it is really like to be you.
There is no expectation that you arrive with the right words, the right goals or the right answers.
You can simply arrive as you are.
Meaningful change isn’t about fixing yourself.
Change doesn’t always happen by thinking differently, trying harder or becoming better at managing difficult experiences.
Sometimes it begins with understanding.
Understanding why certain patterns developed.
Understanding what happens when you’re under pressure.
Understanding what your body is communicating.
Understanding what you need.
From there, we can explore different ways of responding.
The aim isn’t to eliminate difficult experiences or become someone who never struggles.
It’s to develop greater flexibility, self-understanding and connection, so that you can move through life’s challenges in a way that feels more sustainable.
It is not about becoming a different person. It is about becoming more fully yourself.
What does working together look like?
Initial consultation
A first session gives us an opportunity to meet, talk about what has brought you to support and explore what you’re looking for. It is also a chance for you to get a sense of whether working together feels right.
Ongoing sessions
Sessions are collaborative. There isn’t a fixed schedule we have to follow. The focus of our work will develop as we understand more about your experiences and what you want from the process.
Online / in person
I mostly work online, but if you’d prefer to work together in person, reach out and we can arrange to meet in my office in Andover.
Session length / fees
50 minutes / £50
You don’t need to know exactly what you need.
If you’re not sure whether one-to-one support is right for you, you are welcome to get in touch. We can have a conversation about what you’re experiencing and whether I might be the right person to support you.
You don’t have to keep holding everything together on your own.
Clients’ Experiences
- “Before you started working with her, she had really struggled with her anger during matches. When she hit her leg with her tennis racket and started crying during a match, we knew that the match was over for her. She could not come back from there. This tournament was the first time that she had managed to beat her anger, come back to the match.”
Young tennis player’s mum - “The sessions with you have really helped me. I never really thought that they would help as much as they did. Even just talking to you about how I felt. Every step has actually impacted me in some way, not just as a basketball player. I realised that the negative things I had been thinking before did not matter as much so thank you for that. I really enjoyed our sessions.”
Basketball player
FAQs
How are the individual consultations conducted?
Our individual sessions are usually conducted online via Microsoft Teams or Zoom, ensuring convenience and accessibility for clients worldwide.
What can I expect from the first individual consultation?
In the first session, I will tell you a bit more about the approach I use so that you know what to expect in our sessions. Then we will explore your sporting background and the challenges or obstacles that you are facing and would like some help with. You will also have a chance to ask any questions you may have.
Will I have to complete tasks in between sessions?
I might ask you to complete tasks in between our sessions or in your training sessions to help you practice your new skills.
Who can benefit from the services?
Some sport psychologists choose to work exclusively with athletes, but we are actually trained to work with anyone who performs. That might be a student, a parent, a company CEO, a firefighter, a doctor, a teacher, a coach or an athlete.
Performance requires certain shifts and changes in our body’s physiology and it often invites thoughts and emotions related to failure, self-doubt, letting people down, or not achieving goals. Everyone’s body and mind respond to performance differently, but what we all have in common is that something changes in our bodies when we have to perform. You may experience tension, high levels of energy or you may feel numb and sluggish. Sometimes how your body responds may not make sense to you or it may even get in the way of performing in the way you want to. You might feel disconnected from your body, struggle to rest after performing, or find your muscles have become rigid.
If you have experienced any of this, don’t be afraid to reach out. You don’t have to be an athlete to benefit from sport psychology. I am here for you regardless of your background.
What if I don’t really know what’s wrong?
You don’t need to arrive with a clearly defined problem or know exactly what you want to change.
Sometimes we simply know that something doesn’t feel right. We can start there and gradually explore what you’re experiencing, what might be contributing to it and what feels important to you.
So, we talk. But we don’t stop there.
We also slow down and pay attention to what is happening in your body and nervous system, and to the patterns that show up in the way you respond to different situations. Together, we make sense of these experiences and explore what you might need to feel more connected to yourself and more able to respond in ways that work for you.
The aim isn’t simply to help you cope better or find another technique to add to your toolkit. It’s about supporting meaningful, sustainable change that can help you feel better in yourself, and perform in a way that feels right for you.
Do I need to talk about everything that has happened to me?
No. You are in control of what you choose to share.
We can work with what feels manageable and relevant to you, and there is no expectation that you disclose anything before you’re ready.
Sometimes understanding our experiences involves looking at the past, but the focus will always be on what feels useful and appropriate for you now.
Do I need to be struggling significantly to seek support?
No. You don’t need to wait until things become overwhelming before seeking support.
You might be functioning well, meeting your responsibilities and appearing to cope, while still feeling exhausted, disconnected or unhappy underneath.
You are allowed to seek support because something doesn’t feel right – even if you can’t easily explain why.
Is this about performance?
Performance can be part of our work, but it doesn’t have to be.
My background is in sport and exercise psychology, and this has shaped the way I understand people navigating pressure, expectations and performance. However, one-to-one support isn’t limited to what happens in sport.
We can explore whatever is relevant to your experience – whether that’s work, relationships, identity, wellbeing, performance or something you can’t quite put into words yet.
What does “somatic” mean?
Somatic simply refers to paying attention to the experience of the body.
Our experiences aren’t only thoughts. Stress, anxiety, anger, fear and other emotions can also show up through sensations, changes in breathing, tension, energy or other bodily experiences.
We can become curious about these experiences alongside thoughts, emotions and your wider circumstances. You don’t need any previous experience with somatic work.
How long will we work together?
There isn’t a set number of sessions that applies to everyone. The length of our work together will depend on what brings you to support, what you want from the process and how things develop over time.
We’ll regularly review whether continuing to work together feels useful and appropriate.