Psychotherapy

Recognizing that every psychotherapeutic approach has its own strengths and limitations, I take an integrative approach, drawing on tools and interventions from three therapeutic models:

Systemic Approach

Systemic Psychotherapy understands individuals not as isolated beings, but as part of the larger groups and systems they belong to and interact with. Over time, these interactions – often learned and automatic – can become dysfunctional or even traumatic, leaving people feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or trapped.

 

Systemic Psychotherapy explores family, intergenerational, social, and historical patterns and how they shape the way we relate to ourselves and others. It then works within these systems to empower individuals, transform relational dynamics, and create new, more functional ways of interacting – opening space for greater authenticity, connection, and personal growth.

 

For systemic therapists, the goal is not to change who a person is, but to understand and transform their interactions and patterns with the systems around them.

Narrative Approach

Narrative Psychotherapy is based on the idea that we understand and construct our experiences through the stories and narratives we develop about ourselves, others, and the world around us. The language we use plays a central role in shaping these narratives. At times, these stories can become restrictive, painful, or disconnected from the complexity of our lived experience.

 

The goal of Narrative Psychotherapy is to deconstruct dominant narratives and create space for alternative stories, ones that reflect each person’s lived experience, support personal growth, and offer new ways of understanding both the problem and the self.

 

For narrative therapists, the person is never the problem: the problem is the problem.

Attachment Approach

Attachment-Focused Psychotherapy recognizes that our early experiences of forming psychological bonds with our caregivers shape our ability to regulate our emotions, adapt to our environment, and, consequently, influence our behavior.

 

When attachment needs are not adequately met, individuals may develop patterns of suppressing, avoiding, intensifying, or overcompensating for their emotional needs in an effort to cope. Attachment-Focused Psychotherapy uses the therapeutic relationship as an opportunity for clients to experience a new, safe, and secure bond, supporting them to explore and express their authentic selves.

 

Human beings have a fundamental, biologically rooted psychological need: to seek safety through proximity to reliable and protective caregivers.