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Brochure Surrey

I’m a registered psychologist with a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology. I have over 20 years of clinical experience helping people feel better, move forward in their lives, and create more satisfying relationships. Are you ready to make a change that counts? Take the first...

Getting the Most from Therapy

How do sessions start? What should I talk about? I take your lead in starting the session. It can feel uncomfortable initially to have the focus on you without a lot of direction or structure, but in this way, I’m more confident that I’m not imposing a focus for the...

Feeling Excluded Feels Like a Broken Arm

The pain of social rejection. In her recent article Kirsten Weir summarizes recent studies where researchers have found that when social rejection is monitored by brain scans, it is experienced by the brain like physical pain. Others have found that feeling excluded...

Tips to Reduce Anxiety

What is anxiety? Bourne (2005) describes it this way: “Anxiety affects your whole being. It is a physiological, behavioral, and psychological reaction all at once. On a physiological level, anxiety may include bodily reactions such as rapid heartbeat, muscle...

Changing Relationship Patterns

Often, when people seek therapy, they want help with anxiety, depression, stress, and/ or anger. However, these feelings have typically originated in interpersonal situations and/or are maintained in relationships. Old and familiar approaches to try to solve the...