What Inspires My Work?
When I was a child, I believed in love.
I do not mean romantic love, but that force that draws us towards one another, changes us, and helps us grow or, at times, suffer.
Some people thought this was naïve. Perhaps it was.
As I grew older, I gradually came to understand how deeply our wounds, our history, and our fears shape the way we relate to ourselves, to others, and to the world around us. At the time, I had no idea that this question of relationship and connection would one day become the heart of my work.
When I became a Gestalt therapist, I was struck by our remarkable capacity to create meaning where it seems to have disappeared, to discover new paths when old ones no longer serve us, and to find greater presence, freedom, or joy where we once saw only limitations. This is one of the reasons I love this work so deeply.
Over the years, this practice has helped me develop skills in listening, understanding, presence, and supporting change. It has also taught me to recognise the ways in which certain situations resonate within me and to use that awareness thoughtfully when it may help illuminate the therapeutic process.
In practical terms, my work involves understanding what is taking place within a person’s experience, history, and relationships. It means exploring the connections between their past, their emotions, their present circumstances, and the people around them, allowing meaning emerge from these different threads. It is about meeting each person in their uniqueness, not only through words, but also through bodily sensations, silence, and what unfolds within the therapeutic encounter. Above all, it involves supporting the processes of change that gradually expand a person’s capacity for choice, freedom, and self-awareness.
I am often attentive to what happens between us during our work together, because the therapeutic relationship can bring certain patterns into view: the adaptations we have developed throughout our lives, as well as the impasses or forms of avoidance that may limit our freedom to choose.
Two lifelong companions continue to nourish my work: writing and the living world.
Writing has taught me that some paths reveal themselves when we are willing to follow an image, an emotion, or an unexpected sentence.
Animals have taught me, beyond any professional training, what matters most: love, joy, and presence. I believe Gestalt therapy is never very far from these qualities.
I continue to train, seek supervision, and reflect on my practice so that I can preserve what feels essential to me: curiosity, openness, and creativity.
Sometimes I find myself thinking that the little girl I used to be was not entirely mistaken. What inspires my work today remains surprisingly close to what inspired me then: the conviction that relationships have the power to transform us.