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I am away for the summer break, you are welcome to contact me and I will reply to you when I return on the 1st September. 

I am not currently taking on contracts for couples/ dyads/ intimate partner relationships.

I use she/her pronouns. I believe we are evolving beings, I am inclusive of whoever you were, are, or hope to be, as well as whoever or however you love.

I work face to face in Frome and online over Zoom and other platforms.

Currently I have limited availability and do not have a waiting list.

If you're looking for a truly transformative therapy-one that brings real change and a deeper understanding of yourself - you may be drawn to Internal Family Systems (IFS)

IFS sessions are collaborative and client-led. Rather than focusing on fixing symptoms, we gently turn inward to explore what's really happening beneath the surface-in your thoughts, emotions, sensations, and inner dialogue.

I support you to get to know your inner system and develop relationships and understanding with the parts of you that protect, the ones that carry pain, and the ones that may feel in conflict. Over time, you'll learn how to listen to these 'parts' with compassion and how to respond to them from your Self- a place, or presence within you that is calm, clear, confident, and kind.

We meet what arises in the moment, with patience and care. This inward approach allows healing to unfold from the inside out, tapping into your system's natural wisdom and self-leadership.

IFS can be particularly helpful for people who:

Feel stuck in repetitive emotional or relational patterns

Experience a strong inner critic or self-judgment

Overly manage the emotions or behaviours of themselves or others

Struggle with boundaries, identity, or people-pleasing

Have a history of complex trauma, neglect, or attachment wounding

Feel emotionally overwhelmed, numb, or disconnected from themselves

You don't need to fully understand the model before beginning - just a willingness to explore your inner world with support.

This model moves at your unique pace towards integration, healing, and growth.

I bring to this work a deep respect for the complexity and resilience of each person's system. Sessions are warm, grounded, and collaborative - with space for curiosity, humour, depth, and patience.

I am an integrative counsellor and my main modality is working with the Internal Family Systems model. Deep Brain Reorienting (DBR) can also be part of your therapeutic process; significant clinical trials (2023) evidenced 8 DBR sessions improving PTSD symptoms.

The magic of Deep Brain Reorienting lies in its focus on a critical moment that other trauma therapies may miss- the very first moments of shock. Processing is grounded and anchored, reducing flooding or overwhelm. DBR is collaborative, non invasive, and does not require retelling past trauma. In fact, you may not want to say much about it to me.

If you find that your body is braced most of the time, ruminate, "over react", or if you feel disconnected or numb- DBR may help you. Whether you are "holding something" from a one off incident or from wounding relationships you'll be interested to feel incremental shifts and a building sense of well-being.

Please take a look at my website for more information.

IFS and DBR work well online and I have studied and worked with therapists working online. If you are working with any form of dissociation, working comfortably from your own familiar room, and being able to do whatever you need after our session is possible.

If any of the above resonates with you and would like to explore working together with either IFS or DBR, (or are new to this) we can decide what you feel is best for you. 

Please get in touch with me and we can discuss things together. Whether you are carrying small but irksome issues, or heavier burdens that you'd like to address, whoever you are, I am interested to hear from you. 

Whether or NOT you have had adverse childhood experiences, I work with all people -  high achieving professionals, the "outsiders", the marginalised, and you are welcome to contact me.

An introductory session is offered once a mutually agreed day and session time can suit both of us going forward: sessions are usually on the same day and time each week, fortnightly sessions can be agreed upon in some cases.

An introductory session is free of charge and we will be talking through what is bringing you here, now, and deciding whether I am what you are looking for. 

If we feel that I can offer you what you want, and we are a god fit, we will begin a contract together and I will send you all the information you need for this.

My current fee is £60 for individual and £75 dyad/couples. I have a small number of lower fee sessions available, please ask if you are on a lower income. If I cannot offer one to you at this time I can signpost you to other services if you ask me.

Sessions at The Cheap Street Rooms are centrally located in Frome with lots of nearby parking.

I am seeing clients Face to Face from my practice in Frome and online via Zoom.

Sessions are 50 minutes for individuals and an hour for dyads/

Qualifications and Experience

2016 Diploma Integrative Psychotherapeutic Counselling Level 5

2017 Advanced Diploma Intersubjective Approaches to Relational Psychotherapy and Counselling

2021 Internal Family Systems [IFS] Level 1.

2022 IFS Level 2 IFTO [Intimacy From The Inside Out] dyad/couple

2023 IFS Advanced IFIO Betrayal and Repair

2024 IFS Level 2 Shame Anxiety and Depression

2024 Deep Brain Reorienting [DBR] Level 1 Healing of the Shock at the Core of Traumatic Experiences. Dr. Frank M Corrigan

2024 DBR Level 2 Healing of Attachment Shock and Attachment Wounding; and their Impact on the Seeking of Connection. Jessica Christie-Sands

1992 B.A. Hons Fine Art Painting- Chelsea School of Art and Design

I have worked in agency settings that include: SARSAS- a specialist sexual violence service, Bristol,

Affordable Low Cost Counselling. Bristol

Turning Point. (Wiltshire Substance Misuse Service)