About me
I wonder what brings you here today? Is the pressure and strain of 'doing it on your own' or 'holding it all in' is getting too much? Perhaps your relationships keep following the same painful scripts- maybe another pair of eyes and compassionate presence will help? Compulsions or addictions might be offering short term relief but long term shame and anxiety- do you yearn to bring them into honest and caring dialogue?
How I work...Safely: your goals, your pace; Soulfully: connecting with your real and deeper self; Creatively: using imagery, dreams and symbols; Compassionately: honouring how you’ve thrived or maybe just survived; Responsively: a person who actively cares about and accepts you; Psychologically: casting light on how pain stays in our bodies and psyche and sitting with this distress in a spirit of compassion.
Most importantly I bring humanity... yours and mine in compassionate dialogue. Ultimately it is only by sitting together in the therapeutic space that we'll get to know each other and what kind of interpersonal flow and rhythm is best suited to you being known, seen and heard. My job is to be 'big enough' to support your journey, yet 'unobtrusive enough' not to crowd your space or drain your energy.
A fully accredited UKCP Interpersonal and Intersubjective Psychotherapist, I am informed by Relational Psychoanalysis, Jungian Depth Psychology and Attachment Theory. These theories can be important 'sign posts' in the work of therapy but it is important to note that the terrain we'll be travelling will be the contours of a real human relationship, one where we reflect on the features of your life and history that have always been significant and those more intangible feelings, sensations or intuitions that linger beneath the surface.
I offer sessions in my home office in Alwoodley and online via a secure, confidential video platform. Both formats allow for a consistent, boundaried, and deep therapeutic relationship. I have current availability for weekly or fortnightly sessions- I offer a 20 minute "discovery call" via phone or video to check out working together- please enquire.
Before qualification, I spent nearly 20 years working in the NHS offering emotional support and spiritual care. This background has given me a deep capacity to sit with grief, existential crisis, and the search for meaning. I bring this experience into the clinical space to help clients navigate their own histories but also to connect to the yearning for vitality and connection. I am particularly interested in 'quarterlife' and 'midlife' transitions-times often marked by anxiety or confusion, but which I view as a vital invitation to discover a more authentic, 'whole' self.
I am skilled in hearing and containing the tension between the external expectations of career and family life, and the internal demand of the deeper self to be seen and heard. I am particularly interested in how dreams, symbols and daydreams offer metaphor and imagery that can connect us to deeper unconscious process as well as how the 'here and now' of our therapeutic relationship can act as 'crucible' where old patterns and new awareness mingle.
I work in a trauma-informed way that is both safe and soulful. Whether you are feeling 'blocked' in your creativity, struggling with recurring relationship issues, or carrying the weight of unspoken burdens, my goal is not just to 'fix' what is broken, but to help you move from surviving to thriving-integrating the different parts of your story and the different parts of 'you' into a more resilient whole.
Training, qualifications & experience
- 2003 M.A. from Oxford University
- 2025 Diploma in Relational and Integrative Psychotherapy - Scarborough Counselling and Psychotherapy Training Institute (awarded with Distinction)
- Over 4 years experience in Private Practice.
Member organisations
school Registered / Accredited
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UKCP standards cover the range of different psychotherapies. Registration is obtained by training or accrediting with one of its member organisations, or by holding a European Certificate in Psychotherapy. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
Accredited register membership
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Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
Fees
£75.00 per session
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
New to therapy? Not sure about the time and financial commitment of long-term therapy?
I offer a pre-booked block of 8 sessions for the price of 6. This offers the chance to explore what doors and windows to awarness are opened, with the option to extend the work if you wish. This shorter term way of working is an exploration at relational depth, just with a tighter frame.
