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Sessions are available Mon-Fri, daytime and evening.  

I currently offer face-to-face and zoom sessions.

Immediate starts are currently available.

Are you feeling overwhelmed, anxious, or struggling to deal with life's challenges? If so, I am able to offer you a warm, compassionate, and confidential space in which to explore what you are dealing with, all those difficult thoughts and feelings.  Working together we can gain some much needed clarity, and go on to create meaningful change in your life.

Through regular sessions, I will work with you to help you to explore what’s feeling difficult, consider your stressors, let go of old patterns, create new skills and as a result, improve your overall mental health & wellbeing wellbeing. 

Whether you're dealing with a break-up, work stress, bereavement, anxiety, depression, relationship or family issues, self-esteem struggles or curious about aspects of yourself and your identity, I’m here to support you in a way that feels safe, supportive and empowering.

What I offer:

• regular one-to-one sessions therapy tailored to your unique needs

• a non-judgmental, empathetic supportive approach

• evidence and experience-based practices and techniques

Who I work with:

• adults experiencing anxiety, stress, and depression

• individuals facing relationship or work-related challenges

• those seeking self-discovery, personal growth, or emotional resilience

• people looking for a safe and confidential space in which to explore trauma and abuse

Why choose me:

• qualified, experienced and registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (Íø±¬ÃÅ)

• skilled in supporting individuals through difficult life transitions and mental health challenges

• specialist training in bereavement, ADHD and domestic violence

• warm, approachable, and committed to safe, ethical practice which focuses on your health and well-being

• flexible in offering both in-person and online therapy sessions or a mix

• comfortable in working with variable session days and times to accommodate the challenges of modern life & hybrid working

I practice in an integrative way. This means I am trained in a number of different therapeutic approaches, and will combine these in which ever way best suits you. This approach acknowledges you as a unique individual and allows me to be more flexible and responsive to your needs.

Regardless of what brings you to therapy, several principles underpin my approach.  

• I will always be honest and open with you

• I will always treat you as the expert on you - and never assume I know better

• I will not judge, no matter what you bring to session

• I will work to ensure you always feel supported, heard and safe to work through whatever comes up

The goal of therapy is not that you receive coaching, advice or a ‘fix’ for your struggles. It is that you gain confidence in your own abilities, build autonomy, feel better equipped to cope with the challenges life presents, and own your own unique story.

For many years - prior to training as a domestic violence support worker and then as a therapist - I worked as a marketing and communications consultant, helping businesses to shape and tell great stories about their products and services. 

Since training to be a therapist, I now work with clients as they explore and make sense of their own unique life stories, support them as develop new levels of self-awareness, make changes and enjoy more balanced, happier lives as a result.

Initially, our first session will focus on agreeing how we will work together and the boundaries we will put in place in order to maintain confidentiality and safe practice. This will cover a number of important issues such as limits to confidentiality, session cancellation policy and ethics.

Once we've worked through this - usually this takes around 10-15 minutes, I'll invite you to begin wherever and whenever feels right.

It's not my role to tell you what to talk about, but I will always help you to work out what it is that you’d like to focus on. Sometimes this process may take a little while, but that is fine. It takes as long as it takes. We’ll also talk a little bit about what you’d like to achieve in counselling, what your goals might be.

There's no way to predict what might come up in session - you may find that aspects of your childhood come up, relationships with friends and family, or work situations that you're finding difficult to manage. You may want to discuss thoughts, emotions or aspects of your behaviour or recurring feelings you've become aware of.

Equally, if you've sought out support for a specific issue such as bereavement or the difficult end of a relationship, we can focus on that. It is your time, and you can choose to explore whatever feels right for you, I can help you focus, explore and work towards the outcome you’re looking for.