About me
There are many reasons why people choose to come to therapy. For some, it can be a sense of discomfort, an internal struggle, or perhaps an external trigger has pushed you towards seeking support.
I have a deep passion for helping people recognise the patterns, decisions, and choices that no longer serve them. Together, we’ll explore the experiences that have shaped who you are and how you’ve arrived at this stage in your life. My aim is to support you in moving towards a more meaningful and fulfilling way of living, with greater self-awareness and clarity about your purpose.
Therapy can be an empowering process, supporting you to reconnect with yourself, to notice and take care of your needs, bringing you self awareness, healing, and a deeper sense of security.
I work to provide clients with a safe and attuned therapeutic experience. This gives you the space to look at old patterns of behaviour that are no longer serving you, supporting you to make healthier changes, moving you forward into a place of authenticity.
I work with couples and people in diverse relationship structures to restore connection, rebuild trust, and communicate more effectively. I also support individuals working through relationship struggles or the lasting effects of historical trauma, abuse and neglect.
With curiosity, insight, and practical strategies, we’ll explore patterns, heal emotional wounds, and create more fulfilling ways of relating to yourself and others.
My main training and theoretical background is Transactional Analysis & Relational Integrative Psychotherapy. I also draw on Trauma-Informed Nervous System Regulation techniques in my work to support deeper healing.
I offer both short-term and long-term therapy for individuals, couples, and groups.
I am committed to providing a confidential, secure, and supportive environment to explore and work through your difficulties.
If you have any queries or would like to arrange a session, please get in touch.
Training, qualifications & experience
Experience
I have been working as a therapist since 2010 and with couples & relationships since 2013.
Alongside my private practice I have experience working within units specialised in working with those who have experienced sexual trauma. I have also worked within prison services providing individual and group trauma therapy. I work with those who have experienced significant trauma including childhood trauma and neglect.
I have extensive experience proving therapy for staff within the NHS, and local GP surgeries. For several years I facilitated stress & anxiety training for staff who work within the NHS. I often work with those who experience extreme anxiety using Nervous System Regulation exercises to build the capacity to tolerate situations that feel challenging. In addition to this, I spent 5 years working within Mental Health Rehabilitation services.
I have substantial experience working with people who are Neurodivergent - Autistic / ADHD. This includes those who have a late diagnosis or are currently on the path to seeking a diagnosis.
I provide individual and group supervision for various workplace organisations in the UK. Please see my supervision profile for more details.
Relationship & Couples Therapy
I am a qualified Relationship Therapist & have been working with couples & relationships since 2013.
I am trained in various modalities of Couples Therapy, however the one I have extensive and continuous training in is The Developmental Model of Couples Therapy which is a specialist approach to Couples Therapy - Integrating Attachment Theory, Differentiation Theory & Neuroscience. (The Couples Institute).
I work with heterosexual presenting relationships & those who identify as part of the LGBTQ+ community (including Polyamory & Ethical Non-Monogamy) who are at various stages in their relationship.
Relationship therapy allows you to work through issues in your current relationship, look at how past relationships may be affecting your current one, and explore ways of improving and strengthening your relationships in the future.
I believe my primary role is to help you improve your responses to each other without violating your integrity, core values or deeply held principles.
The major aim of relationship therapy is increasing your knowledge about yourself, your partner and the patterns of interaction between you. Therapy becomes effective as you apply new knowledge to break ineffective patterns and develop better ones.
I also offer a Couple's Intensive which is a bespoke course, specifically designed for your relationship. This takes place over 1 - 3 days, depending on what you would prefer.
Please get in touch for further details.
Sex Therapy
I am trained in Assessing and Treating Sexual Issues in Psychotherapy.
I am part of an ongoing group to keep up to date with knowledge and training in this field.
Sex Therapy is a space to explore challenges or questions around sex, intimacy, desire and connection, without judgement.
People come to Sex Therapy for all kinds of reasons, including:
• Feeling disconnected from desire.
• Difficulties with arousal or orgasm.
• Pain or discomfort during sex.
• Navigating different libidos in your relationship.
• The impact of stress, shame, identity, or trauma with sexuality.
• Wanting to reconnect with pleasure.
Other areas I work with include:
Desire Discrepancy
Sexual Dysfunctions - Vaginismus, Vaginal Atrophy (dryness)
Delayed/Premature Ejaculation
Erectile Dysfunction
Increasing Sexual Function and Pleasure
I also work with experiencing sexual intimacy after sexual trauma.
Relationship/Couples Therapy Training
• The Developmental Model of Couples Therapy (The Couples Institute) 2023 - Ongoing
• Assessing & Treating Sex Issues in Psychotherapy - Institute for Relational Intimacy (2024-Ongoing)
• Advanced Certificate in Couples & Relationship Counselling (2014).
• Certificate in Couples Counselling (2013).
• Advanced Certificate in Working with Affairs & Trauma
• Working with Common Sexual Difficulties in Women (COSRT)
• Cert. TA (Transactional Analysis) and Working with Couples (2012)
• Cert. Can We Repair After the Affair
• Cert. Forgiveness After the Affair
• Cert. The Symbiotic Power Struggles in Relationships
• Cert. Domestic Abuse Awareness
• Cert. BDSM/Kink
• Cert. Infidelity & Trauma in Relationships
• Cert. Working with Couples Online (The Couples Institute).
• Cert. Gender, Sexual and Relationship Diversity in Modern Relationships (COSRT).
• Cert. Queer Relationships & Queer Therapy (COSRT).
• Cert. How to Love After Childhood Trauma
Psychotherapy & Counselling Training
• Post Graduate Diploma in Transactional Analysis & Integrative Psychotherapy (Level 7. 2016-2020).
• Certificate in The Theory & Methods of Relational & Integrative Psychotherapy (2021-2023).
• Certificate in Supervision - Manchester Institute for Psychotherapy (2015 - Level 7).
• Diploma in Integrative Counselling & Psychotherapy (2008-2012).
• Cert. Counselling Skills (2009)
• Cert. Counselling Concepts (2008)
• 101 Transactional Analysis Certificate (2016)
• Advanced Certificate in Trauma Informed Therapy. (2018)
• Cert. Working with Eating Disorders
• Cert. Working with Therapy Groups
• Cert. Navigating your Nervous System
Neurodiversity / Neurodivergence Training
• Cert. Understanding Autism
• Cert. The Inner World of Asperger’s
• Cert. Introduction to Child Development
• Cert. Neurobiology & Human Development
• Cert. Understanding ADHD
• Cert. Neurodiversity
Short Term Courses
• Cert. Psychology of Sexualised Trauma
• Cert. The Psychology of a Sex Offender
• Cert. Working Therapeutically with Survivors of Sexualised Trauma
• Workshop: Working with Addiction
• Diploma in Social Care (2011)
• Certificate in Child & Adolescent Studies (2014)
• Workshop: Transgender Awareness
• Workshop: Attachment Theory & Psychotherapy
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
Telephone & Online sessions available, both within the UK & Internationally.
Supervision for both qualified counsellors, and counsellors in training.
Staff support / Clinical & Reflective Supervision within organisations (Individuals & Groups - See Supervision Profile)
Therapies offered
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Fees
£90.00 - £800.00
Concessions offered for
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
Session Fees
Individual Therapy Session: £120 (50 minutes)
Couples Therapy Session: £165 (60 minutes) / £240 (90 minutes).
Relationship & Sex Therapy Session: £165 (60 minutes) / £240 (90 minutes).
(Evening and weekend sessions are charged at a higher rate. Details are on my website)
Couples Therapy Intensive Package - Please look at my website for fees.
Family Therapy Session: £185 (75 minutes)
Supervision Session: £100 (60 minutes)
The fee for group therapy / group supervision varies depending on the number of supervisees in the group & the duration of the session. If you are interested in joining a group, please get in touch.
I reserve a small number of reduced fee spaces for those experiencing financial difficulty. These spaces are limited and offered depending on individual circumstances and current availability.
* Health Insurance - I accept WPA referrals only
Telephone and online (Zoom) sessions are available, both within the UK & Internationally.
Please feel free to call or email me if you have any questions. If I am unable to answer your call please leave a voicemail and I will get back to you at the earliest opportunity. All calls, emails and texts are treated with the strictest confidentiality.
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Further information
To ensure I can help clients in the best way possible I enhance my professional practice by regularly working in supervision, therapy and participating in professional learning programmes.
I am a Registered Member of the BACP (British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy)
I am currently going through the process of registration with UKCP (UK Council for Psychotherapy) and adhere to their ethical framework and guidelines.
I am fully and comprehensively insured.
I hold a current and up to date DBS.
I offer supervision for qualified counsellors, and counsellors in training.
Please refer to my supervision profile. Alternatively contact me via email or telephone for further information.
Confidentiality
All therapy I provide is confidential. There are some situations, however, when I will not guarantee this. If I consider you are in danger of hurting yourself or someone else I will break confidentiality. However, this is discussed and agreed between us at intake.
