Simeon de Schepper
Individual and Relational Therapist (MMFT)
I am a firm believer in client-centered therapy, trusting that the client is the expert on their own life and that my role is to help clients meet their goals through curiosity and the creation of a safe space. I work with my clients to try to understand the motivations behind their thoughts, feelings, and actions and invite a posture of empathy and compassion towards these parts of themselves. I have worked with families, couples, and youth, as well as clients with experiences of anxiety, depression, sexual abuse, PTSD, ADHD, and BPD.
My goal for all my clients is that they would learn to truly love themselves and that this love would motivate them to chase the life they want to lead. I work hard to honor and create space for experiences of frustration, worry, grief, and excitement and try to listen to what these experiences can teach us about our hopes, values and identity.
I am primarily trained in Narrative Therapy (framing our problems and healing in the context of the stories we live out) and EFT (identifying the emotions behind our behaviours), however, my interest in IFS (understanding the competing parts of our minds and why they do what they do) has led me to incorporate elements of it in my work.
