CAITLIN LLOYD PSYCHOTHERAPY
MY APPROACH
I believe that everybody's life experience matters and that everyone deserves to be heard. My way of working, which is informed by philosophy and literature, is driven by genuine curiosity. Rather than viewing people as problems to be fixed, I look to understand, and support people in self-understanding, in order to facilitate growth.
My approach is hopeful, motivated by a belief in our capacity for change. I'm interested in the relationship we have with ourselves, and how that affects our relationships with others, and with the world.
The fact that life is inherently challenging is not avoided. Instead we can explore the difficulties you face, look at the ways you’ve learned to cope, and work together to find paths toward living more freely.
We can talk about past, present and future to make sense of what's going on for you now. I do not diagnose, cure, fix or advise, but provide a space for dialogue out of which new things may be discovered.
The formal terminology for my approach is
existential-phenomenological, with an integrative element.
Existential phenomenology explores a person's direct experience of being in the world, whilst the integrative approach draws on varying modalities of psychotherapy to support this exploration.
WHAT I OFFER
Therapy offers something unique: a space in your life that is just yours, where you can bring the unsayable and explore who you are. We slow things down and open them up, so you can reflect on and reframe your experiences and grow your self-awareness.
Through our live relationship, I may shed light on how you relate to others, challenge you to look at things afresh, illuminate unrecognised parts of you, support you in making sense of your struggle and really listen. Here you may process your past, find clarity in your present, and explore new possibilities for your future.