Привет, меня зовут Саша . Я интегративный консультант.
Со мной вам не придется вписываться в рамки .
В моей практике вы не определяется ярлыком, ролью или одной историей.
Здесь ваш голос, ваш темп, ваш образ жизни... все имеет значение .
Привет, меня зовут Саша . Я интегративный консультант.
Со мной вам не придется вписываться в рамки .
В моей практике вы не определяется ярлыком, ролью или одной историей.
Здесь ваш голос, ваш темп, ваш образ жизни... все имеет значение .
There isn't one right way to do therapy
Sometimes we look backwards to understand today
We'll keep deciding together
I like seeing the whole picture
Sometimes words arent's enough
A few things you probably won't find here...
Привет, меня зовут Саша . Я интегративный консультант.
Со мной вам не придется вписываться в рамки .
В моей практике вы не определяется ярлыком, ролью или одной историей.
Здесь ваш голос, ваш темп, ваш образ жизни... все имеет значение .
I like seeing the whole picture
Looking beyond symptoms to understand the person, the context and the story.
When we are struggling, it's easy to start seeing ourselves as the problem.
Therapy can accidentally reinforce that by focusing only on symptoms, diagnoses or behaviours.
I prefer to begin somewhere else.
Instead of asking,
"What's wrong with you?"
I'm often wondering...
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What has happened to you?
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What matters most to you?
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What has helped you survive?
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What strengths have carried you this far?
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What are you already doing that deserves to be noticed?
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What feels missing?
Those questions lead us somewhere very different.
Every part of you tells part of the story
I'm interested in your thoughts, emotions, body, relationships, values, identity, culture, environment and life experiences.
Not because I want to analyse every part of you.
But because each of them holds another piece of the picture.
Sometimes what looks confusing today makes perfect sense when we understand where it came from.
Sometimes a way of coping that once helped us survive no longer fits the life we're living now.
Rather than judging those responses, I'd rather understand them first.
Your responses make sense in context
Many of the ways we protect ourselves began for a reason.
Our minds, bodies and nervous systems are remarkably creative at helping us survive difficult situations.
Sometimes those ways continue long after the danger has passed.
Together we can become curious about them.
Not with the aim of getting rid of parts of you...
...but with the hope of understanding what they're trying to do, and whether there might now be gentler or more helpful ways forward.
Your story doesn't exist in a vacuum
None of us grows up outside relationships, families, communities or society.
Our identities, culture, gender, neurotype, sexuality, race, disability, faith, class and lived experiences all shape how we move through the world.
Some parts of our identity bring ease.
Others may bring misunderstanding, exclusion or expectations that quietly affect our wellbeing.
These wider contexts matter.
Not because I want to reduce you to labels.
But because they help us understand the world you've had to navigate—and the strengths you've developed along the way.
I don't believe everything needs a quick explanation
Life is often more complicated than that.
Sometimes we'll find clear patterns.
Sometimes we'll discover several possible explanations.
Sometimes we'll simply stay with uncertainty for a while.
I'd rather stay curious than rush towards an answer that doesn't quite fit.
Because understanding usually grows through patience, not speed.
The whole picture matters
When we understand the whole landscape—not just one small corner of it—new possibilities often begin to appear.
That's why I don't just see a problem.
I see a person.
Holistic • Strengths-based • Trauma-informed • Neuroaffirming • Intersectional • Culturally aware • Embodied • Relational • Systemic thinking
Sometimes we look backwards to understand today
Sometimes we’ll stay with what is happening in your life now.
Sometimes we’ll notice that the roots reach further back — into childhood, important relationships, attachment, where certain beliefs, patterns or ways of coping first began.
And sometimes we’ll look ahead: towards what you want, what might feel different, or the life you are trying to move towards.
We do not begin in the past and work forward in a neat line. We move between past, present and future all the time — looking backwards to understand today, bringing old experiences into the present, and anchoring future possibilities in what can happen now.
I sometimes draw on ideas from inner-child work and parts work to help make sense of these experiences.
We will not explore the past simply because therapy is “supposed to.” We go there when it helps you understand yourself and live more freely now.
Childhood experiences ✦ Attachment ✦ Recurring patterns ✦ Inner-child work ✦ Parts work ✦ Past, present and future
Sometimes words aren't enough
Talking can be wonderfully powerful.
Sometimes, though, an experience feels too painful, too tangled or too difficult to approach directly.
We do not always have to begin by describing it clearly.
A metaphor, image, object, drawing or movement can give us another way in — one that feels safer and less exposed. It can help you explore something without having to name every detail before you are ready.
Creative approaches can also be useful when thinking and analysing have taken you as far as they can. Sometimes approaching something sideways helps us notice what direct questions cannot reach.
We might use imagery, metaphor, drawing, objects, movement or simply pay attention to what is happening in your body.
You do not have to think of yourself as creative.
These are simply different ways of noticing, expressing and making sense of experience.
Metaphor ✦ Imagery ✦ Drawing ✦ Movement ✦ Embodied awareness
Explore the creative approaches I sometimes use →
We’ll keep deciding together
When we begin, I may not be able to tell you exactly how many sessions you will need.
Sometimes one particular difficulty begins to shift quite quickly. Other times, several things are tangled together and need more time and space.
Therapy with me can be short-term or open-ended. You might come for a few sessions, work weekly for longer, pause when something has settled, return later, or eventually move to less frequent sessions if that suits you.
You are not committing to six sessions, or to therapy forever.
Every six sessions, we pause and talk about how the work is feeling. We might notice what has changed, what still needs attention, whether our focus has shifted, or whether something is not helping in the way we hoped.
Then we decide together what makes sense next: continue, change direction, meet less often, pause, or bring the work to an ending. Therapy should continue for as long as it feels useful — not because you are expected to stay.
My aim is for therapy to become something you feel able to manage without. Part of my responsibility is to keep noticing whether our work is helping you build more choice, confidence and trust in yourself.
Short-term · Open-ended · Regular reviews · Flexible frequency · Planned endings · Returning later
A few things you probably won't find here...
You won't be expected to have the perfect words.
You won't be rushed into talking before you're ready.
You won't be reduced to a diagnosis or label.
Labels can be deeply validating and meaningful, and if they're important to you, they're important to me. But I won't assume a label tells me who you are. I'd much rather get to know the person behind it.
You probably won't be given homework every week, either. Sometimes you may leave with something to notice or reflect on, but therapy isn't another task to complete.
I won’t rush to turn a complicated experience into a neat explanation. Sometimes several things are tangled together, and I’d rather understand the knot with you than pull at the first visible thread.
We might work well together if…
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you are curious about what sits underneath the problem
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several parts of life feel tangled together
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you understand yourself intellectually but still feel stuck
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you want more than symptom management
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you value depth, curiosity and making connections
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you want to work deeply without assuming therapy must continue forever
I may not be the best fit if…
You are mainly looking for a highly structured, technique-led programme focused only on reducing one symptom as quickly as possible.