About me
You may have spent so much of your life trying to do the right thing - looking after other people, keeping the peace or meeting everyone else's expectations - that somewhere along the way you've lost sight of what feels right for you. Perhaps you have spent so long becoming the person you felt you needed to be for others that you've lost touch with the person you are underneath.
Perhaps you find yourself putting everyone else's needs before your own, finding it difficult to say no, or feeling responsible for keeping the people around you happy. No matter how hard you try, it never quite feels enough. You might question yourself constantly, feel guilty when you put yourself first, or wonder why you are always the one carrying so much.
Or perhaps your sense of who you are has been shaken by a significant life change. Maybe you have become a parent, experienced the end of a relationship, changed careers, or simply reached a point where the life you've built no longer feels like it fits. Even positive changes can leave us wondering who we are now, where we belong, or what we truly want.
If you have built a life in a different country, you may also find yourself navigating different cultures, languages, or expectations while trying to hold on to a sense of who you are. You may feel caught between two worlds, unsure where you truly belong, or feel that people don't always understand this part of your experience. Therapy can offer a space where you don't have to explain what it is like to live between cultures. Together, we can explore what these experiences have meant for you and how they have shaped your sense of self.
If any of this resonates with you, you are not alone.
Training, qualifications & experience
No two people are the same, so I do not believe therapy should be either.
As an integrative psychotherapist, I draw on different therapeutic approaches to meet your individual needs, with the therapeutic relationship at the heart of our work.
I see therapy as a collaborative process. I will not tell you how to live your life or pretend to have all the answers. Instead, we will work together to make sense of your experiences, helping you understand yourself more deeply and supporting you to make choices that feel right for you. My aim is to offer a warm, accepting and non-judgemental space where you feel safe to explore whatever you bring, at a pace that feels comfortable for you.
I hold a Master's degree (MSc) in Integrative Psychotherapy and am a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).
BACP is a recognised professional body that sets high standards for training, ethics and clinical practice.
As a registered member, I work within their ethical framework and am committed to ongoing professional development and regular clinical supervision to ensure my practice remains safe, reflective and up to date.
I offer therapy in both English and French, in person in Rugby and online across the UK.
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
Fees
£70.00 per session
Additional information
Sessions are 60 minutes.
