Online Sessions :

Weekdays : ( Fri):  6:30pm-8:30pm

In Person Sessions

Monday        : 7pm - 9pm

Wednesday : 7pm - 9pm

Thursday     :  7pm - 9pm

Saturday      :  11am - 2pm

I may have additional evening availability outside of these hours please contact me to if i can fit you in at a time that works for you

I am an Integrative - relational counsellor working in Guildford who specialises in working with addiction, with an interest in trauma. I offer a trauma informed, supportive, empathetic non-judgemental space for you to explore and work through the thoughts, feelings and behaviours that are affecting you. Drawing upon a range of psychotherapeutic perspectives and techniques I create something that is tailored for you and your needs. Being a relational counsellor means that I have a focus on the 鈥榯herapeutic relationship鈥� that develops between us and may use aspects of what happens within that relationship to help you explore and understand what is happening for you.

Scott peck opens his book 鈥楾he road less travelled鈥� with the words 鈥淟ife is difficult鈥�. Written in the 1970鈥檚 these words are no less true today, perhaps even more so. Maybe something has happened recently that is overwhelming you and you are struggling, or it could be that life has been difficult in some ways for a long time. Perhaps you are finding that the coping strategies that you have been using, which may include drugs and alcohol are no longer effective and have become part of the problem.  Alternatively, perhaps your difficulties are with a family member or friend who has their own struggles with drugs, alcohol or behavours that are impacting your quality of life.    I am here to help you find ways to move forwards, beyond your current struggles and to make the changes that support you in your life.

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Before becoming a therapist, I had a twenty-year career in science and technology, the last half of which was paralleled with my own personal journey of change and growth. I understand that change and progress can be something that happens quickly – sometimes in response to life events – and also something that may develop and evolve slowly over time. This process can be frightening, painful and upsetting, but also cathartic, liberating and inspiring. When working together I will be with you to support you throughout this process.

Through my work within an NHS GP Surgery, and the charitable sector supporting adult carers, I have helped clients with a wide range of issues, including anxiety; bereavement, loss and grief; confidence; insomnia; stress; and relationship difficulties.

My areas of special interest include addiction and trauma and I am a member of the team delivering the 28 day Addiction Treatment Programme at The Priory Hospital, Woking. I am familiar with the 12-step recovery program, the many fellowships that owe their existence to AA, and can work with the challenges that may emerge during early and long-term sobriety. 

In 2023 I completed training to work with Sex Addiction; in 2024 training to work with DBT and am currently in my third year of training in a Somatic Therapeutic approach to working with trauma created by Peter Levine that uses a  guided gentle process of sensing within and without to aid the renegotiation of traumatic experiences that have been ‘stored in the body’.  When appropriate, and by invitation, I may introduce these techniques to our work to help you to find relief from distressing symptoms of trauma.

In addition to working with those struggling with their own alcohol and / or drug issues, I also work family members (aged 18 and over) to help them with how their loved one's struggles are impacting them.

Whilst completing my Somatic Experiencing® training I am offering SE™ sessions at a reduced rate of £50 per session

I know how hard it can be to make that first call to ask for help from a therapist you don鈥檛 know and remember well my nervousness when doing the same 鈥� it was one of the hardest things I鈥檝e done, yet ultimately one of the most rewarding and life affirming.

I offer an initial 15-20 minute free telephone consultation in which we can discuss what brings you to seek help, and what you can expect from me as your counsellor. During this call, we can start to get a feel for how we might work together and whether we are a good fit, before booking an initial counselling session. Please contact me and I will arrange a time to call you back.

In our first session together, we will look in more depth at what has you seeking help at this time, discuss your goals and whether this might be best met through brief, time limited or open-ended, long term work. This may take more than an initial session to clarify, and it is not uncommon to start working on one area of concern and another emerge. Whether we decide on short or long-term counselling, this will be regularly reviewed and is flexible to meet your needs.

At the end of the first session, we will agree on whether / how we will work together and book in your next session. So far as possible, sessions will be at the same time / day of the week and are typically on a weekly or fortnightly basis.