My name is Naomi Clements...

I have worked with couples and families in various settings for some years now, having fallen in love with couple therapy theory whilst working as a researcher. 

I became very interested in the myriad of ways that relationships have an impact on us; you might know from your own experience that difficulties in your relationship can have an impact on your emotions, health, finances, ambition, confidence, self-worth, motivation and so on, not to mention the impact it may have on your children.

I chose to specialise in systemic practice because of its bold commitment to social  justice. I am committed to practicing in an anti-racist, anti discriminatory way. I am interested in looking at systems that perpetuate racism, ableism, homophobia, sexism and classism. Perhaps some of these may be the very reason why you have been referred for help. 

Systemic practice widens the scope beyond you as an individual and places your issue in a wider context. Mostly, this context is of course the family system, but what I love about this area of practice is that we also look at how systems like culture, school, religion, local area, economy and so on are having an impact on you. 

We also look at family blueprints (good and bad), how these have been passed on to you, and how you may be passing them on to the generations below you.