About me
Reaching out for support can feel overwhelming, especially if you’re someone who usually copes alone. Many of the people I work with describe a similar experience: on the outside they seem capable, calm or “together,” but internally they feel overwhelmed, stuck, anxious, or quietly exhausted.
Often there’s a sense of something isn’t right, but it’s hard to name; a mix of overthinking, self-doubt, emotional shutdown, or feeling on high alert. For some, it’s a recent ADHD diagnosis (or suspected diagnosis) that’s prompted a re-evaluation of long-standing patterns. For many, it’s a whisper of loneliness, invisibility or “not enough-ness” that’s becoming harder to ignore.
You may resonate with one or more of the following:
- You feel torn between conflicting thoughts, expectations or emotions.
- Other people see you as capable, but inside you feel anxious, overwhelmed or depleted.
- You’re the reliable one (the person others lean on) but you struggle to ask for support yourself.
- You often feel unseen, misunderstood or disconnected in relationships.
- You mask your struggles well, but it comes at a personal cost.
If any of this sounds familiar, you’re in the right place. My work centres around self-sabotage, internal conflict, high-functioning distress and the lasting impact of a childhood where your practical needs were met but your emotional experiences often went unacknowledged. All of which can leave you feeling stuck in patterns you can’t seem to shift.
Therapy offers a place to slow down and listen to the parts of you that have gone unheard: the tired part, the frightened part, the part that’s trying so hard, the part that longs to be seen. Over time, clients often describe feeling more grounded, more themselves, and more able to make choices from a place of clarity rather than fear.
How I Work
I offer a calm, steady and reflective space where we can explore what’s happening beneath the surface: the beliefs, coping strategies and relational patterns that shape how you feel and behave. Insight matters, but so does learning how to put that insight into practice.
My approach is:
- Relational - We pay attention to how your early experiences may be echoing into the present; particularly if you grew up feeling unseen, unheard or not quite enough.
- Depth-oriented - I work with unconscious patterns, internal conflicts and the emotional “logic” behind self-sabotage, withdrawal, perfectionism, people-pleasing or chronic over-functioning.
- Compassionately challenging - I stay alongside you, but I’ll also help you question patterns that keep you stuck.
- Integrative and psychoanalytic-informed - Drawing on attachment theory, analytic psychology and integrative practice, we look at your whole emotional landscape, not just the symptoms.
Clients often seek therapy with me when they are:
- feeling emotionally overwhelmed, anxious or stuck
- navigating loneliness or disconnection in relationships
- exhausted from masking and/or longing to be truly themselves
- caught between competing inner voices
- struggling with identity after noticing neurodivergent traits
- unsure how to prioritise themselves without guilt
Therapy isn’t about becoming a different person; it’s about becoming more yourself, with more internal space and less fear.
People often come to me hoping to understand themselves better (and they do). But understanding alone isn’t the destination. In our work, you may find yourself:
- feeling more grounded and less overwhelmed
- becoming kinder to yourself internally
- recognising (and challenging) old relational patterns
- learning how to identify and express your needs
- building a stronger, clearer sense of self
- reducing self-sabotage and emotional reactivity
- strengthening your relationships with others
For people who have always coped alone, therapy can feel like a relief. A place where you don’t have to perform, mask, minimise or explain away your needs. Somewhere were you can be you.
Practicalities
I work with adults in-person in Tunbridge Wells and online across the UK.
We meet weekly for 50 minutes. Consistency helps the work build momentum and provides the emotional continuity needed for deeper change.
I’m a BACP registered counsellor and psychotherapist, fully insured, DBS checked, and trained in both integrative and psychoanalytic approaches. My background in corporate learning and development gives me additional insight into stress, burnout, identity shifts and the challenges of high-pressure roles.
I also have specialist training in ADHD, trauma, online therapy and reflective practice. Alongside my clinical work, I teach counselling skills and offer clinical supervision.
First Step
Finding the right therapist matters. I offer a free, no-pressure consultation call so you can get a feel for how it might be to work together.
If anything here resonates, you’re welcome to reach out.
Training, qualifications & experience
Professional Memberships
- British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) registered member.
- Associate of Counselling & Psychotherapy Online (ACTO) professional member.
Training and Qualifications
- Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy and Analytic Psychology (postgraduate) – AGIP (Association for Group and Individual Psychotherapy)
- Post Graduate Diploma in Integrative Counselling (Kent & Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust, Inter-Psyche Training Institute)
- Foundation in Psychoanalytical Psychotherapy (AGIP Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Training, London)
- Certificate in ADHD+ (Dr James Kustow, The Grove)
- Mental Heath First Aider (MH England)
- Post Graduate Qualification in Coaching and Mentoring (UWE Bristol Business School)
- Mindfulness Teacher qualification (Member of CThA)
- General Certificate of Online Therapy (Professional Member ACTO).
- Certified Hypnotherapy Practitioner (ABH)
- Qualified Time to Think® facilitator & Qualified Time to Think® coach
- Certificate in Clinical Supervision (Including Online and Telephone Working Course)
I have worked as an Associate Counsellor for MIND charity. I have worked on projects supporting survivors of domestic abuse.
I’m passionate about reducing the stigma around Mental Health and am a trained Mental Health First Aider (MHFA England).
As an experienced counsellor I also work with other therapists offering Clinical Supervision and Group Supervision. I also teach counselling skills.
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
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Fees
£70.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
Getting Started
I offer a free 15 minute confidential consultation, if following that you would like us to work together, I charge £70 for a 50 minute session.
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Further information
Our First Session
When you are feeling overwhelmed, anxious or distressed it can be hard to know where to start. In our first session, I will walk you through some questions to help us build a picture of the things that are troubling you. I work collaboratively with my clients to agree on the next steps and create the trust and safety which facilitates change. First sessions can be daunting but we go at your pace.
