About


I aim to walk alongside my clients as a non-judgmental and patient companion with respect for each person's lived experience, history, and the stories they carry.

My approach is collaborative and slow - to create a space for curiousity, reflection, experiential processes & a deeper understanding of oneself. At the heart of my practice is a person-centred, humanistic, phenomenological and existential approach to psychotherapy.

Rizna (she/they)

How I may be able to help

My practice is grounded in person-centred, existential, and phenomenological psychotherapy, and is informed by trauma-informed, attachment-based, decolonising & multicultural systemic perspectives.

This means I approach therapy with an understanding that our well-being is shaped by our relationships, life experiences, environments, cultures, communities, and the broader systems we live within.

I believe that healing occurs within safe and respectful relationships, where attunement and presence to the here-and-now are embodied. Because of this, the therapeutic relationship itself becomes an important part of our work together.

Therapy at Lacuna is collaborative. You remain the expert on your own experience, and we move at a pace that feels manageable and supportive for you. There is no expectation to share more than feels safe, revisit experiences before you are ready, or push through distress in the pursuit of healing.

Instead, we work together to build awareness, strengthen resources, and develop greater capacity to remain connected to yourself through life's challenges.

I work with clients who navigate and require support with:

  • Stress

  • Anxiety

  • Depression

  • Burnout and overwhelm

  • Emotional regulation and coping strategies

  • Grief and loss

  • Work/life balance

  • Chronic illness

  • Life transitions

  • Domestic Violence

  • Drug and Alcohol dependencies

  • Attachment, relationship and family dynamic disruptions

  • Gender, sexuality, multi-cultural and diasporic intersectionality

  • Trauma & Intergenerational Trauma

  • Neurodivergent support for Autism and ADHD

  • Existential crisis, meaning-making, and death anxiety

  • Theological enquiry

  • Suicide Ideation

Our work may include:

  • Understanding emotional responses and patterns of coping

  • Exploring attachment, relationships, and connection

  • Developing nervous system awareness and regulation skills

  • Strengthening boundaries and self-advocacy

  • Processing grief, loss, and significant life transitions

  • Exploring identity, culture, and belonging

  • Building self-compassion and reducing shame

  • Understanding the impact of trauma and adversity

  • Exploring meaning, purpose, and values

  • Developing greater resilience, flexibility, and self-trust

If you're interested in beginning or returning to the therapeutic process, please send me a message and I will get back to you as soon as possible.