About me
I understand that beginning therapy can feel like a significant step. You may be living with the effects of past experiences, struggling with anxiety or low mood, finding relationships difficult, feeling emotionally overwhelmed or disconnected, or simply feeling stuck and unsure of how to move forward.
I work with adults affected by complex trauma, including the lasting impact of childhood experiences that were abusive, neglectful, emotionally harmful, or shaped by unsafe or unpredictable environments. I also work with a wide range of emotional and personal difficulties, including challenges in relationships, work, study and other areas of their lives.
I offer a warm, compassionate and non-judgemental space where we can begin to make sense of what is happening together. I work collaboratively and at a pace that feels right for you, recognising that trust takes time and that everyone brings their own experiences, needs and ways of understanding themselves to therapy.
Together, we can explore how past experiences may be affecting you in the present - how you see yourself, relate to others, respond to difficult situations and navigate everyday life. My aim is to help you make sense of these patterns, process painful experiences, and develop greater self-understanding, resilience and lasting change.
If you feel I may be able to help, I'd be pleased to hear from you. An initial consultation offers an opportunity to explore what has brought you here and whether working together feels like the right fit.
Training, qualifications & experience
My work as a therapist is shaped by both my professional training and the breadth of my experience. I hold a Postgraduate Diploma in Counselling and Psychotherapy awarded by the University of Edinburgh.
Before establishing my private practice, I worked as a therapist within a specialist charity supporting people affected by addiction and complex trauma. Alongside this, I spent many years working alongside individuals experiencing adversity, trauma and significant life challenges across the charity and business sectors. I have also provided counselling within workplace and student settings, supporting people through the unique pressures and challenges that can arise in both professional and academic life.
I am committed to ongoing professional development and regularly undertake additional training to ensure my practice remains current, ethical and informed by emerging research and best practice. Together, my training and experience continue to shape the thoughtful, compassionate and trauma-informed approach I bring to my work.
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.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
Fees
£60.00 per session
Free initial telephone or online session
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