About me
Hello, and thank you for being here and taking a moment to read about me.
I’ve spent over 20 years supporting individuals and families living with autism, and along the way I’ve learned that support isn’t just about techniques or training — it’s about understanding, patience, and real human connection. Alongside this, I work with people from all walks of life, supporting a wide range of emotional, relational, and life challenges.
My own life experiences are a big part of why I do this work. They’ve shaped how I listen, how I sit with people, and how deeply I believe in the power of being met with empathy rather than judgement. I know how hard it can be to reach out. I know how many barriers there can be. And I know how important it is to feel that the person sitting with you actually gets it.
I’m especially passionate about creating counselling spaces that feel accessible and safe — including for people who communicate differently, who are non-verbal, experience selective or elective mutism, or who have physical or sensory needs that aren’t always understood. I also work in preventative and safeguarding areas, including around difficult and often unspoken subjects. These are not easy conversations, but they are important ones — and they deserve care, honesty, and compassion.
Alongside my counselling work, I am training in clinical supervision, and I currently offer free supervision sessions to qualified and newly qualified therapists. I believe good support also means being reflective, accountable, and continually learning.
I am also developing research projects rooted in lived experience and preventative practice. This includes exploring intrusive thoughts, early support, and how we reduce harm before it happens; looking at how counselling spaces can become more accessible through alternative and supported communication; and creating space for male voices that are often missing from therapeutic conversations.
At the heart of everything I do is this: people deserve to feel seen, heard, and believed. My aim is to offer a space where you don’t have to explain yourself from the beginning, where you can move at your own pace, and where healing and growth can start in whatever way feels right for you.
If you’d like to know more, or to explore whether working together might feel like a good fit, you’re very welcome to get in touch.
Training, qualifications & experience
Training, qualifications & experience
I trained with Simply Counselling C.I.C in Plymouth, with a focus on supporting people who have been affected by domestic and sexual abuse, before moving on to First Light, where there is a strong emphasis on reflective practice, regular supervision, and ongoing compulsory training — something I really value.
I am trained in DDP (Dyadic Developmental Practice) at Level 1 in psychotherapy and parenting. This supports my work with foster families, adoptive families, and individuals who are in, or have come from, the care system. I am also trained as a Guided Imagery therapist.
My journey into this work began long before formal training. At 16, I volunteered with a local HIV and AIDS charity, and supporting others has remained a constant thread throughout my life. I originally trained in Person-Centred counselling and now work as an Eclectic psychotherapist, drawing on different approaches depending on the person, their needs, and what feels most supportive.
Clinical Supervision
Completed a Master’s in clinical supervision and currently offering sessions to qualified and newly qualified therapists. I’m especially interested in creating supportive, accessible supervision spaces for practitioners who may feel isolated, are neurodivergent, or are simply unsure of their direction in practice delivery.
I am also involved in ongoing research and creative projects. This includes preventative research, work exploring alternative and supported communication in therapy, and creative approaches such as Lego-based, animal-assisted, and art-informed therapeutic work. I’m particularly drawn to projects that give voice to experiences that are often hard to put into words.
Preventative work & research interests
Alongside my counselling work, I am involved in preventative research exploring how we support people who experience distressing or intrusive thoughts. These inner experiences are more common than many realise, yet are often carried in silence, shaped by shame, fear, or misunderstanding.
My interest is in how therapy can offer earlier, kinder support — creating spaces where people can talk openly about what is happening internally, without judgement, and before distress deepens. This work is rooted in compassion, accessibility, and the belief that being able to speak safely can change the direction of someone’s life.
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
Other areas of counselling I deal with
Communication and access needs
I work in ways that don’t rely only on spoken words. This includes supporting people with speech differences, selective or elective mutism, stammers, apraxia, dysarthria, and other communication needs. Sessions can be adapted to include writing, visuals, creative methods, assisted communication, movement breaks, or simply more time and space.
I also welcome people with mobility limitations and physical access needs, and I aim to work flexibly and collaboratively to make therapy as accessible and comfortable as possible.
This includes support for:
• Speech differences and speech disorders
• Selective or elective mutism
• Stammers and alternative communication
• Mobility limitations and physical access needs
Therapies offered
Fees
£45.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
Additional information about fees and accessibility
I aim to keep my work as accessible and flexible as possible, and I’m always open to conversation about what support might look like for you.
• Wheelchair-accessible room
• Home visits available where appropriate
• Online and phone sessions
• Flexible or fixed appointment times
• Shorter sessions available by agreement
• Concessionary rates available
• Quiet waiting space
• Sensory-considered environment
• Choice around seating, lighting, and room set-up
• Support for carers and families alongside individual work
Sessions can be adapted to individual needs, including pace, breaks, and how we work together. If animals are present in or around the space, this can always be discussed in advance so that comfort, sensory needs, and safety are prioritised.
If you’re unsure whether I can meet a particular need, you’re very welcome to ask. If something matters to you, it matters here.
When I work
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Availability can sometimes be limited, and there may be a waiting list. I do my best to accommodate where I can and you are always welcome to contact me to discuss current availability.
Further information
Further information about my work and the way I offer sessions
I work with children, young people, adults, families, and therapists, and I offer individual, group, in-person, online, and telephone sessions. My way of working is person-centred, integrative, and humanistic, drawing on approaches including Gestalt, Transactional Analysis, creative and play-based therapy, family support, Lego-based work, and animal–human interaction. How we work is shaped together, around what feels safest, most accessible, and most helpful for you.
People come to me for many different reasons. This can include experiences of domestic, sexual, emotional, financial, forced marriage, or online abuse; caring roles; transgenerational and complex trauma; post-traumatic stress; anxiety, anger, bereavement, health-related distress, intrusive thoughts, or a sense of inner turmoil. I also support people living with disabilities, those who are non-verbal or experience selective or elective mutism, and individuals seeking preventative support.
I also offer clinical supervision and welcome therapists who are qualified, newly qualified, or in training. I aim to provide reflective, supportive supervision spaces that are accessible, compassionate, and grounded in real practice.
I welcome conversations around identity, including sexual identity and sexuality, and aim to offer a space that is respectful, inclusive, and free from judgement. Whatever brings you, my focus is on meeting you as a whole person, not a label.
What I can support with
• Domestic, sexual, emotional, financial, forced marriage, and online abuse
• Preventative and safeguarding support
• Caring roles and family impact
• Complex and transgenerational trauma
• Post-traumatic stress (PTSD)
• Anxiety, anger, inner turmoil, and emotional distress
• Health-related distress and bereavement
• Intrusive or unwanted thoughts
• Disabilities and access needs
• Non-verbal communication, selective and elective mutism
• Sexual identity and sexuality
Types of sessions offered
• Children and young people
• Adults
• One-to-one sessions
• Group work
• Clinical supervision
• In-person, online, and telephone sessions
• Family support sessions
• Creative and play-based therapy
• Lego-based therapeutic work
• Animal–human interaction sessions
