About me
My Approach
You may be grieving someone or something important, struggling with a relationship, or finding that familiar feelings and patterns keep returning. Perhaps you feel overwhelmed, disconnected from yourself, or aware that something needs attention even though it is difficult to put into words.
I work with adults experiencing a wide range of difficulties with particular experience in
- Grief, bereavement and loss in all its forms;
- Adoption, abandonment, identity and belonging;
- Neurodiversity, including autism and ADHD;
- Relationships, self-esteem, and recurring patterns
Some losses are clearly recognised; others are harder to name. Adoption, estrangement, changing relationships, ill health and major life transitions can all leave us carrying feelings that may not have had enough space or understanding.
I work relationally, and see therapy as a collaborative process shaped by the relationship we build together. I won't treat you as something that needs to be fixed or simply apply a technique. Instead, we can begin to make sense of your experiences, understand what may be keeping you stuck and explore different ways of relating to yourself and others.
My background is in gardening and bodywork - both need time, space, and the right kind of pressure for change to happen. Therapy can be similar - noticing both what is spoken and what is felt, doing a bit of digging, sometimes getting a bit messy, and allowing something new take shape.
I offer short and longer term counselling in central Brighton and online. I also offer a free 30 minute introductory meeting so we can discuss what is bringing you to therapy and get a sense of whether working together feels right.
If something here resonates, you are welcome to get in touch.
Training, qualifications & experience
I am a BACP registered counsellor with a Diploma in Integrative Therapeutic Counselling.
I am fully certified by the Albany Centre to provide adoption support counselling. I also hgave several years' experience with Cruse Bereavement Support working with bereavement and complex grief.
I have completed training in Couples/Relationship Therapy and hold a professional Certificate accredited by COSRT at Level 5.
I am trained in ASIST (suicide intervention) and continue to undertake regular professional development, including trauma informed and developmental approaches.
Member organisations
BACP is one of the UK’s leading professional bodies for counselling and psychotherapy with around 60,000 members. The Association has several different categories of membership, including Student Member, Individual Member, Registered Member MBACP, Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Accred) and Senior Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Snr Acccred). Registered and accredited members are listed on the BACP Register, which shows that they have demonstrated BACP’s recommended standards for training, proficiency and ethical practice. The BACP Register was the first register of psychological therapists to be accredited by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA). Accredited and senior accredited membership are voluntary categories for members who choose to undertake a rigorous application and assessment process to demonstrate additional standards around practice, training and supervision. Individual members will have completed an appropriate counselling or psychotherapy course and started to practise, but they won’t appear on the BACP Register until they've demonstrated that they meet the standards for registration. Student members are still in the process of completing their training. All members are bound by the BACP Ethical Framework and a Professional Conduct Procedure.
Accredited register membership
The Accredited Register Scheme was set up in 2013 by the Department of Health (DoH) as a way to recognise organisations that hold voluntary registers which meet certain standards. These standards are set by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA).
This therapist has indicated that they belong to an Accredited Register.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
Fees
£60.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
I have a limited number of reduced-fee spaces available.
