About me
We live in a world where “busy” is worn like a badge of honour, achievement is rewarded, pushing yourself to work to the bone is applauded and resting or putting your own needs first can bring feelings of guilt and shame. For many of us, life has become so full that we've forgotten what it feels like to simply slow down.
Modern life disconnects us from ourselves. Therapy gives us permission to reconnect.
It's so easy to lose sight of yourself when life becomes about meeting expectations, looking after everyone else, or simply just trying to keep up.
That's why I became a therapist. I wanted to offer a space where you don't have to keep pushing, performing or holding everything together. A space where you can pause and make sense of what's happening.
Hi, I’m Asher, a BACP registered person-centred therapist, and I'm really glad you've found your way here.
If you're struggling with stress, burnout, or you've started to feel disconnected from yourself, I hope you'll find something here that feels reassuring.
You might feel guilty for resting or putting your own needs first. You may be struggling to make decisions, looking to others for reassurance because it's become difficult to trust yourself, or feeling overwhelmed by the pressures of life and just feeling... a little lost. I'm here to help you understand what's happening and support you as you move towards a life you actually want to live.
I don't believe therapy should feel like being analysed or told what to do. My role is to understand your world from your perspective, helping you offload what's been weighing on you so you can start to understand yourself more clearly.
Every person who comes to therapy is different, so the way we work together is too. For some, simply having a space to talk is enough.
Others find it helpful to explore practical CBT techniques, mindfulness or meditation alongside our conversations.
Alongside therapy, I've become increasingly interested in the connection between our minds, bodies and nervous systems, which has led me to train as a yoga teacher.
Together, we'll find an approach that feels right for you. For me, it’s about building our relationship and finding a way of working together that feels supportive, personal and genuinely useful for you.
If this sounds like something that could work for you, I’d love to meet you for an introduction call, where you can ask any questions you may have, and explore if you think we would work well together.
I look forward to hearing from you :)
Training, qualifications & experience
I’m a person-centred counsellor, which means our work is led by you - your pace, your experiences, and what feels important to explore. Our relationship is at the heart of the work we do together; it's about offering you a space to feel seen, heard and understood without judgement.
If you’re used to putting other people’s needs before your own, therapy with me can be a space where you begin to experience what it feels like to put yourself first - without guilt.
You don’t have to have it all figured out, and there’s no pressure to be a certain way. This is a space where you can show up exactly as you are.
Alongside this, I’m also trained in CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy), which I can bring in where helpful, particularly if you’d like support in managing patterns like overthinking, self-doubt, or people-pleasing.
If it feels right for you, I can also offer:
- Gentle guided meditations to support relaxation and regulate your nervous system
- Reflective journaling prompts between sessions to help you connect more deeply with yourself
There’s no expectation to use any of these, it’s always led by what feels supportive for you.
So what does therapy with me actually feel like?
Many clients I work with come in feeling overwhelmed, mentally busy, and unsure where to even start.
In our sessions, you might begin to notice:
- A sense of slowing down, sometimes for the first time in a while
- Feeling heard and understood without needing to filter yourself
- Being able to say things out loud that you usually keep in
- Notice patterns and start understanding yourself more deeply
- Less pressure to get things “right” or explain yourself perfectly
- A space to process past experiences which may be keeping you feeling stuck
Over time, this can lead to:
- Feeling calmer and more grounded
- Less caught in cycles of overthinking or guilt
- A growing sense of self-trust and confidence
- Being able to set boundaries with more ease
- Feeling more connected to what truly matters to you
- Most importantly, you begin to feel more like yourself... not the version shaped by pressure or expectations, but the one underneath it all.
We’ll go at your pace, creating a space where you can feel more at peace, understood, and able to navigate life in a way that actually feels true to you.
I believe wellbeing isn’t only a mind-based process.
Our emotions, body, and sense of connection are deeply linked.
Alongside my counselling work, I founded Rootra Ltd, a wellness space that brings together therapy, yoga, and community.
There is no expectation to engage with this - it’s simply a reflection of how I understand whole-person wellbeing.
If you’d like to explore this further, you can find more here:
https://www.rootra.co.uk/rootra-therapy
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.
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Fees
£70.00 per session
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Please let me know what time works well for you and I will try my best to make it work!
Further information
I offer a free 15-minute introductory call. This is a relaxed opportunity for us to get to know each other, discuss what’s bringing you to therapy, and see if we would be a good fit. It’s not a therapy session, but a chance to ask questions, understand my approach, and decide if this feels like a safe and supportive space for you.
If I feel your needs would be better met by another therapist or service, I will talk this through with you openly and support you in finding the right fit. My intention is always that you receive care that’s safest and most helpful for you.
Once we agree to begin, we can schedule your first full session. Therapy is collaborative and paced to your needs, with sessions designed to help you feel more grounded, understood, and equipped to manage life in a way that feels authentic.
