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I offer in-person sessions in Cardiff, as well as online and phone sessions.

I currently have availability during the day, both on weekdays and the weekend. I may be available for evening sessions in the near future. I'm happy to discuss timings over email or in our first session.

I charge £60 for a 60-minute session. I will only ask you to pay for the first 60-minute session if you decide that you want to continue with our sessions. We can discuss a discount for block bookings of multiple sessions, if that would be of interest.

I’m a humanistic-existential counsellor based in Cardiff.

Life can be a real struggle at times. I can help you feel safe, supported and understood as you make sense of the world and your experiences.

You might be feeling low and despondent, or lost and lacking in purpose. You could be going through life changes or dealing with conflict in a relationship. You may be overwhelmed by day-to-day worries, or feeling stuck in old patterns that are getting in the way of living a full and satisfying life.

Whatever you’re going through, I’m here to listen. I aim for us to establish a warm, trusting relationship, in which you feel unconditionally accepted for who you are.

We can work together to build a shared understanding of what it's like to be you, generating insights about your thoughts, feelings and patterns of behaviour. In time, this may lead to you making meaningful changes in your life and finding a more authentic way of being.

My approach to therapy is known as humanistic-existential counselling.

One of the most difficult things about being human is that we aren't given a rulebook on how to live a good life: we have to work it out for ourselves. We make decision after decision in our lives without knowing how it will work out or if taking another route would have felt better. It's no wonder we often feel uncertain, confused or overwhelmed.

Humanistic-existential counselling can help you to get to grips with these uncomfortable feelings by supporting you to explore your unique experience of being a person. 

You might have some clear goals for counselling or you may just want to see where things go. Either way, I believe that you know yourself and your life better than anyone else. I won't give advice or make assumptions about how you think or feel.

Instead, I will give you the space to make sense of things and work out what gives your life meaning. I reflect what you say so you can hear it back. I also ask open questions about your inner and outer worlds. For example, I might suggest you tell me more about a particular situation or what a word means to you. At another time, I might ask you to describe your experience of a particular emotion, perhaps in terms of how it feels in your body or any mental images it brings up.

I have experience of working with clients on a wide range of issues and concerns, including anxiety, depression, self-harm, suicidal feelings, bereavement and loss, relationship issues, sexual and gender identity, historic sexual and emotional abuse, autism, ADHD, and loss of purpose or meaning.

I have also worked as a practitioner for a helpline supporting children and young people, where I developed extensive experience of working with young people on issues such as anxiety, low self-worth and self-harm. 

If you'd like to find out more about having counselling sessions with me, please get in touch and ask about a trial first session (see below). 

It's important to find a counsellor who feels like the right fit for you. This can take time, patience and money. For this reason, I will only ask you to pay for the first 60-minute session with me if you decide that you want to continue with our sessions.