Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
You might feel like you’ve spent years trying to make sense of things. Understanding where your patterns come from. Noticing the impact of childhood wounds, attachment issues or complex trauma. And yet, something still feels stuck.
You may find yourself caught in rumination, going over what went wrong, or sitting with a quiet sense of regret. There can be anxiety, depression, or a feeling of emotional overwhelm that’s hard to shift. At times, it can touch something deeper – a sense of low self-worth, or the belief that something about you isn’t quite right.
I want you to know that these feelings make sense in the context of your experiences.
A different way of relating to your inner world
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is an approach I use as a psychotherapist and counsellor that gently shifts how you relate to your thoughts and emotions.
Rather than trying to get rid of difficult feelings, ACT helps you step out of the struggle with them. I often think of it as creating a bit more space inside. So that anxiety, painful thoughts, or old emotional patterns don’t have to control your choices in the same way.
This isn’t about ignoring what you feel. It’s about recognising that your responses are understandable – especially if you’ve lived with CPTSD, attachment wounds, or long-standing relational patterns – and that they don’t have to keep you feeling stuck.
Moving forward, even when it’s hard
With ACT, we begin to focus on what matters to you. The kind of life you want to be living. The relationships you want to build. The way you want to feel in yourself.
From there, we gently support you to take steps in that direction – even when difficult thoughts or feelings are still present. Over time, this can soften harmful coping mechanisms, shift patterns in unhealthy relationships, and reduce the pull of rumination.
You don’t have to wait to feel “better” before you begin living differently.
An integrative, body-aware approach
Although ACT is a form of talk therapy, I don’t work with words alone. I integrate Person Centred Therapy, somatic therapy, and other body based therapy approaches, including nervous system regulation and Lifespan Integration.
This is especially important if you’re used to feeling disconnected from yourself, or if previous therapy hasn’t quite reached the deeper layers. We work with both mind and body, at a pace that feels manageable.
Therapy with me
I offer online sessions and in-person therapy in east and west London. As a therapist, I work in a calm, collaborative way. There’s no pressure to push through or to go anywhere you’re not ready to go.
We work together, helping you move from feeling stuck towards a life that feels more steady, more connected, and more your own.