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I offer sessions Monday to Thursday, between 8.30am and 6pm. If necessary I can occasionally offer an 8am online session.

I currently have a short waiting list.

My role as a therapist is to listen to my clients, accepting their experiences with respect,empathy and understanding. My job is also to notice and comment on any unhepful thinking or behaviours that might prove useful to change, so the desired outcome of therapy can be achieved.

I consider myself to be an integrative therapist with training in a variety of modalities including; person-centred. psychdynamic, systemic and cognitive behavioural therapy. I worked for Relate Warwickshire for 13 years and completed all their training so can work with couples, individuals and families including children and young people. Since 2013 I have been working in private practice and with a variety of other organisations including local schools, Warwickshire County Council and Adoption Central England.

I specialise in working with couple and family issues and also helping couples through the separation and divorce process if that is the route they are taking. I have done a lot of work with separating and separated parents when they are trying to manage the needs of their children once parted. It can be a very tricky time for everyone in the family and to work out how you can still both be effective parents, working together for the good of your children, can be a real challenge.

I have also worked regularly with both male and female survivors of domestic abuse, some of whom have been in very long term relationships, but only recently realised that their relationship has been unhealthy and abusive. The road to recovery can be a difficult one, but with support, understanding and empathy, self confidence and self worth can grow and a new different future looked forward to.

Families can be fascinating and very complex. It is not unusual for there to be disharmony and conflict along the way and it can be really useful to have an objective professional alongside to offer ideas and guidance on how matters migh be resolved within the family system 

After qualifying as a counsellor and psychotherapist over 25 years ago, I have been privileged to work with thousands of people, either individually or in a couple or family setting. I believe the success of the work we do together very much depends on the quality of the therapeutic relationship. You can be a highly qualified therapist, but if your client or clients don't warm to you or relate to you. it may be that you aren't the right person for them. I believe it's important to build a strong therapeutic relationship so your clients can feel held and supported by you, whilst you offer them the autonomy to make the changes that will help them and their relationships . Change can be a challenge for all of us and for those coming into therapy at a crisis point in their lives, it can feel as if their choices are very limited. I would say that most of the people I have worked with have got themselves 'stuck' in some way. This could be apparent in a variety of ways; how they think  act and communicate, how they relate to others including their partner or family members or even finding themselves stuck in a relationship that isn't healthy or happy. I feel my job is to help them identify unhelpful patterns, see what different choices they might make so that the changes they seek can take place.

When working with couples, families or groups of people, I strive to make sure that everyone can have a voice and feel heard and acknowledged. When emotions are running high, it's very easy to stop listening to others as we are so intent on getting our own point across. If empathy and understanding can develop and a willingness to hear another's experience and point of view be maintained, the quality of communication should improve and hopefully the needs of each individual more likely to be met.

When working with separating or separated couples I will offer support and information on co-parenting and how their relationship and communication might be going forward. 

When approached by a potential client I will always offer an initial, free, confidential telephone conversation lasting about 20 minutes. This hopefully offers the client the opportunity yo ask questions and to gain some more insights into how I work and if I could be the right person for them to work with.

I don't do a formal assessment at the onset of the work and happy to offer short term or long term therapy depending on client need. I am happy to review progress at any point along the way