Anxiety, stress, and depression can affect every part of life. You may feel constantly tense, overwhelmed, emotionally exhausted, low in energy, unable to switch off, or no longer like yourself. Sometimes the difficulty is very visible — panic, insomnia, burnout, or persistent low mood. At other times it is harder to name, and shows up more quietly through irritability, numbness, overthinking, physical tension, self-criticism, or a feeling that you are only just coping.

I work with people who are struggling with issues such as:

• generalised anxiety and chronic worry
• panic and a sense of overwhelm
• stress and burnout
• low mood and depression
• emotional exhaustion
• sleep difficulties
• emotional instability or difficulty regulating feelings
• low self-worth and harsh self-criticism
• life crises, loss, or difficult transitions
• stress connected to work, migration, or adaptation to change

People often come to therapy wanting relief from these states, and that is a valid and important place to begin. You do not need to arrive with a fully formed explanation of what is happening. We can start from what you are experiencing now, help you make sense of it, and work towards greater stability.

Anxiety, stress, and depression are not always isolated problems in themselves. They can develop in response to prolonged pressure, difficult life circumstances, unresolved trauma, emotional isolation, loss, burnout, or patterns that have built up over a long time. Sometimes they reflect a nervous system that has been under strain for too long. Sometimes they are connected to experiences that continue to shape how safe, supported, or in control you feel in the present. My approach makes room for both levels: immediate support and deeper understanding.

This is especially important in work with depression. For many people, depression is not simply a lack of willpower or a personal weakness. It can develop after a long period of trying hard to cope, improve things, or make life work in circumstances that feel painful, overwhelming, or impossible to change. Over time, this can lead to a sense of impasse, where energy drops, hope narrows, and painful beliefs begin to take hold — about oneself, other people, or life as a whole. What looks like numbness, withdrawal, or loss of motivation may sometimes be part of a protective shutdown rather than a failure.

Therapy can help in different ways depending on what you need. For some people, the first task is to reduce pressure and create more stability: understanding triggers, noticing patterns, finding words for difficult states, and rebuilding a sense of internal support. For others, symptom relief gradually opens into a deeper process of understanding why these difficulties have taken shape in the first place.

My approach here is person-centred and trauma-informed. I pay attention not only to symptoms themselves, but also to the wider emotional, relational, and historical context in which they have developed. Gestalt therapy helps us notice what is happening in the present and build more awareness of patterns that might otherwise feel confusing or overwhelming.
Where deeper work becomes relevant, this may also include questions of self-worth, safety, emotional regulation, and the ways earlier experiences continue to shape the present. Where appropriate, EMDR can also be part of the work, especially when anxiety or depression are linked to overwhelming experiences or chronic stress in the past.

Some people are high-functioning on the outside but privately struggling with constant anxiety, exhaustion, or a hidden sense of collapse. Others are dealing with major change, separation, migration, or a period of life that has become too much to carry alone. Whatever form these difficulties take, they are worth taking seriously. The aim is not only relief, but a stronger capacity to understand and support yourself and to create more lasting change.