My approach

Bringing understanding to support change

My work starts with helping you understand how you function and making sense of your experience.

We all develop strategies to protect ourselves as we move through life. Anxiety, perfectionism, rumination, OCD, disordered eating, self-sabotage and hyper-independence are often seen as the problem. Yet these patterns usually serve a purpose: at some point in our lives, they helped us cope with something. Rather than fighting against these patterns, I help you understand what they are trying to do for you.

Over time, we can begin to explore what they are protecting: wounds, fears, needs or emotions that may never have had the space to be fully heard.

When we can approach these different parts of ourselves with curiosity and compassion, it often becomes possible to loosen patterns that no longer serve us and move towards a more peaceful and authentic way of being.

An approach shaped around your needs

I draw on different therapeutic models, adapting how I use them depending on you, your situation and the type of support you are looking for.

Starting with what is troubling you

My first question will always be:

“How will you know you don't need counselling anymore? How will you have changed?”

From there, we can start with whatever is troubling you: anxiety that seems to come from nowhere, a relationship that isn't working as you'd like, reactions you don't understand, thoughts that keep going round in circles, difficulty reaching your goals, a loss of meaning, grief, a breakup that everyone else thinks you should have moved on from, past experiences that continue to cause you distress or stress, panic attacks, and so on.

Please note that I do not diagnose, but I can support people who have already received a diagnosis.

The journey

I will help you explore where these difficulties come from and what they tell us about how you function, including how your past experiences may have shaped you. Our difficulties often make sense in the context of our personal, family and cultural history, as well as the environment we grew up in.

It can be difficult to see these connections on your own. Having someone alongside you can help bring certain things into focus and make connections that you may not have been able to see before. Developing greater compassion for yourself is also an important part of the process. This can gradually make it possible to access deeper, more vulnerable emotions.

Through different exercises, we can then begin to take care of these emotions and explore new ways to be. For example, we might start by getting to know your inner critic: when it appears, what it says to you, and, most importantly, what it is trying to do for you. Rather than trying to silence it, we can first get to know it and understand what it is trying to protect.

This can then allow us to approach a more vulnerable part of you, and begin to soothe it. For example, through a guided visualisation, I might help you connect with and care for a younger version of yourself, from the time when certain difficulties first began to develop.

The practical bits

50 minutes · CHF 130
Sessions take place online. There is a waiting list for those who would prefer in-person sessions in the canton of Vaud.
Sessions are currently not covered by LAMal.

Understanding your dynamics

Before we begin couples sessions, I first meet with each of you individually.

This gives me the opportunity to understand your personal experience of the relationship, what brings you here and what you hope might change. It also gives each of you some space to speak openly before we begin working together.

We then meet as a couple to explore what is happening in your relationship.

Finding new ways to be

When the same arguments keep happening again and again, it can be difficult to see how to get out of them.

It can feel like the problem is the other person: they don't listen to me, she criticises me, he shuts down, she asks too much...

With Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), we instead try to understand the cycle you both get caught in.
What happens just before things escalate?
What does each of you feel?
What do you need in that moment?
And how does one person's reaction end up reinforcing the other's?

The aim isn't to work out who is right. It is to understand what is happening underneath the conflict, so that you can gradually create a different dynamic together.

Moving toward understanding

A big part of the work is learning to look at your partner with more curiosity and empathy.

Behind anger, there may be fear. Behind criticism, a need for closeness. Behind withdrawal, a fear of never being heard.

By moving towards these more vulnerable emotions and needs, you can gradually learn to express yourselves differently, and to better hear what your partner is trying to tell you.

The aim is to build a relationship where both of you can feel more understood, connected and safe.

Why EFT?

Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), developed by Sue Johnson and colleagues, is grounded in attachment theory and focuses on the emotions and attachment needs at the heart of our relationships.

Research on EFT has found that around 70–73% of couples experiencing relationship distress move from distress to recovery, while around 90% show significant improvement. These figures come from research including a 1999 meta-analysis by Johnson and colleagues.

The practical bits

50 minutes · CHF 160 per couples session
The first two individual sessions are CHF 130 each.
Sessions take place online. There is a waiting list for couples who would prefer in-person sessions in the canton of Vaud.
Sessions are currently not covered by LAMal.

A space to reflect on your practice

Supervision is, above all, a space to step back and reflect.

You might bring a clinical situation that you are unsure about, a session that didn't go as planned, a client you feel stuck with, or simply something in your practice that you can't quite make sense of.

Together, we will try to understand what is happening, rather than immediately looking for “the right answer”.

Looking at the situation from different angles

I draw from Hawkins and Shohet's Seven-Eyed Model of Supervision, qui nous invite à porter attention aux différentes dimensions de la relation thérapeutique.

We might explore:

what is happening for your client;
what is happening for you within the relationship;
what is happening between you;
the interventions you chose and why;
the emotions or reactions that the relationship brings up;
the wider context in which you are working;
ethical, professional or organisational considerations.

Looking at a situation from these different perspectives can sometimes help us see it differently. What initially felt like a dead end can become useful information about the relationship, your client, or what is happening for you.

And what about you?

For me, supervision isn't only about thinking about the client.

Your own experience is part of the therapeutic relationship. We can therefore also take time to explore what affects you, what you find difficult, what frustrates or worries you, or what leaves you feeling uncertain.

The aim isn't to judge your reactions, but to understand what they might be telling us.

Supervision can therefore be a space to develop your confidence, sharpen your clinical thinking, reflect on your interventions and take care of yourself within your practice.

What can you bring to supervision?

You might come with:

a complex clinical situation;
a therapeutic relationship in which you feel stuck;
emotions or reactions that you are questioning;
doubts about an intervention;
ethical questions;
difficulty setting boundaries;
a feeling of “I don't know what to do here”;
or simply a desire to step back and reflect on your practice.

The practical bits

60 minutes · CHF 150
Sessions take place online. There is a waiting list for supervisees who would prefer in-person sessions in the canton of Vaud.

A warm and accessible approach

The workshops are neither lectures nor therapy groups. They offer a balance of psychoeducation, personal reflection, discussion and experiential exercises, in a warm and supportive setting.

Through accessible theory, reflective exercises, group discussions and practical tools, you are invited to better understand your emotional and relational world, while taking time to consider what these ideas might teach you about yourself.

The aim isn't simply to accumulate knowledge, but to make connections with your own experience, exchange ideas with others and perhaps leave with a different perspective on yourself or some of your relationships.

The workshops are open to anyone who is curious to learn more about psychology and how we function as human beings. No prior knowledge or experience is needed. Some workshops may also be particularly relevant for professionals working in helping roles.

All you need is curiosity and a willingness to explore.

Free introductory consultation

More information

Theories that inform my practice

I am an integrative practitioner, which means I draw on different therapeutic models and tools depending on your history, your needs and what we explore together

Person-Centred Approach

The Person-Centred Approach places the quality of the therapeutic relationship at the heart of the work: listening, empathy, authenticity and a non-judgemental attitude.

I believe that you are the person who knows your own experience best. My role is to support you in exploring it, rather than telling you who you are or what you should do.

Trauma-informed Practice

My work is based on a strong understanding of trauma, and its short- and long-term effects.

I have experience and knowledge of working with people who have experienced complex trauma, including childhood sexual abuse, as well as people living with disorders, including CPTSD or Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID), for instance.

IFS: Internal Family Systems

IFS understands us as having different “parts”, each with their own emotions, needs and ways of protecting us.

One part of you might strive for perfection, while another wants to give up completely. Rather than trying to get rid of these reactions, we can learn to listen to them, understand what they need and help them feel safer.

Attachment Theory

Attachment theory helps us understand how our relational experiences can influence the way we connect with others, trust, ask for support, or respond when we feel rejected, abandoned or threatened.

It is an important thread running through my work, both in individual sessions and in couples therapy. Our attachment style can change over time.

EFT: Emotionally Focused Therapy

EFT is particularly central to my work with couples. It helps us explore the emotions and attachment needs beneath each person's reactions.

Together, we look at the relational cycles you get caught in and what keeps them going, so that you can begin to respond to one another differently and create greater security within the relationship.

Somatic Approaches

Our emotions don't only live in our thoughts. They are experienced in the body, too. Somatic work can help us become more aware of the physical signals associated with certain emotions and gradually learn to move through these states without becoming overwhelmed or shutting down.

This can be particularly helpful when working with the effects of trauma.

Professional standards

I am a member of the SGfB (Association Suisse de Conseil), the Swiss professional association for psychosocial and psychological counselling. This recognition reflects my training, practical experience and commitment to high professional and ethical standards.

I am also a member of the BACP (British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy), one of the UK's leading professional bodies for counselling and psychotherapy. My training in the UK has given me extensive clinical experience, supported by in-depth training, regular supervision and ongoing professional development.

I am passionate about this work and keep up to date with developments in the field, including new approaches and research, so that I can continue to develop my practice and offer the most relevant support I can.

My training

2024

PCI College

Royaume-Uni

Professional Certificate in Couples Counselling

Training in supporting couples to understand one another, reconnect and (re)discover a more peaceful and fulfilling relationship.

2024 - 2025

Counselling Tutor

Royaume-Uni

Advanced Certificate in Clinical Supervision

Advanced training in clinical supervision, including supervision models, ethics, practitioner development, competency assessment and online supervision.

2020–2022

Persona Counselling & Psychotherapy Training / University of Aberdeen Royaume-Uni

Postgraduate Diploma in Counselling and Psychotherapy

Professional training accredited by the BACP, including the Person-Centred Approach, theories of therapeutic change, relational development and professional ethics, alongside more than 150 hours of supervised practice.

2018–2020

Edinburgh College

Royaume-Uni

Certificate in Counselling and Listening Skills

Training in relational skills, active listening, empathy and the foundations of counselling.

Free Introductory Call

A trusting relationship is one of the most important parts of any therapeutic process. That's why I offer a free 20-minute introductory consultation via Google Meet.

It's an opportunity for us to meet, talk about what brings you here, explore what you need, and see whether my approach feels like the right fit for you