Core Process Psychotherapy

Mindfulness Based Core Process Psychotherapy is a western therapeutic approach informed by Buddhism. 

From a theoretical standpoint, this means that it integrates western scientific approach to psychotherapy, with Buddhist wisdom on how to achieve a happier life through living more in harmony with yourself and others.

In the west, we are very good at creating frameworks that categorise and spot patterns. In psychotherapy this is extremely useful as it helps to bring some order to the enormity and chaos of our individual human experience. 

But this can go too far, because each person and their situation really is wholly unique. 

So the Buddhist underpinning of Core Process Psychotherapy emphasises the importance of each individual, and their unique experience. It integrates all parts of our being, body, feeling and mind. 

In Buddhism, healing happens through awareness. Bringing gentle awareness to ourselves allows deep issues to unknot in a way that wouldn’t happen if we were fixated on a problem-solution approach. A core tenet of Buddhism is compassion, and the therapeutic relationship provides a safe space where even the most difficult and troubling parts of you are welcomed. 

An element of my work is helping you tune in, mentally, to sensations and emotions as they are experienced in the body. With practice and through conversation, we can come to understand these as important signals and information. 

Our minds are so used to playing with words and second-guessing ourselves; but the body does not express itself through words and so when we learn to listen, it will often tell us the truth. Our bodies often know more than we are consciously aware of, and working with this subtle information can be the key to current suffering.

All of these principles can apply to short-term or open-ended therapeutic work. In either case, we will create a safe, consistent space for you to be heard, seen and met in ways you are unlikely to experience in day-to-day life.