🌿 Why “Maverick Counselling”

The name Maverick comes from the Oxford English Dictionary definition:

“An independent-minded person who does not go along with the group or rules.”

That word perfectly captures how I work — outside the box, but always with purpose and care.

At Maverick Counselling, I believe that every person’s journey is unique, and their therapy should reflect that individuality. With over 20 years of professional experience, I bring a flexible, creative, and evidence-based approach to counselling that’s tailored to each client’s needs.

Rather than following one fixed model, I integrate techniques from multiple theoretical frameworks to design sessions that truly fit you. This is known as a pluralistic approach — drawing from diverse, proven methods to support your specific goals, preferences, and way of understanding the world.

💡 A Pluralistic, Evidence-Based Approach

Through two decades of practice, I’ve learned that people thrive when therapy is adaptable, respectful, and deeply human. My work blends insights from a range of psychological traditions, including:

🧠 Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)

CBT helps identify and transform unhelpful thinking patterns that influence emotions and behaviour. It’s a structured, practical approach that supports clarity, resilience, and self-awareness.

🌍 Existential Therapy

This model explores meaning, freedom, and authenticity — helping you understand what truly matters in your life, make empowered choices, and live with greater purpose and self-acceptance.

🔄 Behavioural Techniques

Behavioural methods promote positive change through small, achievable steps that reinforce new habits and emotional stability. They’re useful for anxiety, motivation, and practical life adjustments.

✨ Solution-Focused Therapy (SFT)

SFT focuses on your strengths and what’s already working, helping you build confidence and momentum toward your goals. It’s forward-looking, brief, and empowering.

🪞 Gestalt Therapy

Gestalt invites you to explore emotions, sensations, and relationships in the here and now. It emphasises awareness, embodiment, and integration — connecting mind, body, and experience.

🧩 Narrative Therapy

Narrative therapy helps you reframe the stories you tell about yourself. By seeing your life through a new lens, you can separate from problems and rediscover your strengths and values.

🎨 Expressive, Somatic & Mindfulness-Based Practice

Not all healing happens through words.
At Maverick Counselling, I often weave in expressive, creative, and somatic techniques to deepen emotional awareness and healing.

This may include:

• Drawing, writing, or journaling to express feelings that are hard to verbalise

• Mindfulness and guided visualisation to bring calm, focus, and grounding

• Somatic awareness work to reconnect with the body’s wisdom and release held emotion

These experiential approaches help clients move beyond cognitive understanding into whole-person growth — mentally, emotionally, and physically.

🌼 The Maverick Philosophy

To be a Maverick is to think differently — to question convention, and to care deeply about doing what actually works for the individual in front of you.

That’s what drives my practice.

Every client receives:

• A personalised, collaborative experience

• Therapy that draws from multiple disciplines

• A respectful space that values your pace, insight, and lived experience

• Compassion, honesty, and genuine human connection

Being a Maverick means daring to help people differently —
with authenticity, evidence, and heart.