About me
Welcome
When you sit down with me, you can completely drop the mask of 'I'm ok'. You don't need to filter your thoughts or pretend you have it all together. Being you is a very important part of therapy.
As an integrative therapist I don't believe in the "one size fits all" approach. I like to blend different therapeutic tools to fit exactly what you need. Therapy doesn't need to be rigid and formal. My belief is the best healing happens from good human connection.
How We Can Work Together
Life can leave us feeling stuck in our patterns, overwhelmed by everyday life and entirely disconnected from ourselves and others. If any of this sounds like your struggles, I'm here to help.
Navigating Loss - Grief isn't just about death. We can grieve a person who has passed away but also a relationship breakdown or a lost friendship or even disappointment around life's direction. All loss is important and deserves a space to gently process, which we can do together.
Working with Anxiety - When anxiety takes over it can feel like being stuck in an invisible cage. You may stop doing things you enjoy and isolate yourself from others or exhaust yourself with the never ending thoughts. We can work together to understand anxiety better and work with it to reclaim freedom.
Connecting with your ADHD - Living with ADHD can make you feel out of control and like you're constantly running with no end goal. Together we can work to find ways to ground yourself, find peace in the chaos and regain control.
Moving Through Depression - Depression can feel heavy. As though you're stuck on something without the energy to release yourself. Within therapy I will help you figure out where you're stuck, what's holding you back and hold your hand while we reignite the spark to fuel you in moving forward again.
Therapy for all
As my work is integrative, how we explore your story depends of what feels right for you or your child.
For Adults - Our sessions can be warm, providing a deeply supportive conversation. We will sit down and simply talk through your thoughts and feelings. Untangling the heavy parts as we go. It's a space where you can think out loud without filtering anything. We can work towards creating a tool kit of strategies to help regulate and process outside of the therapy room. However, sometimes talking can feel uncomfortable and sometimes words aren't enough to explore how you feel. If this is the case, we can bring in creative elements. We might draw, paint and play games. This can take the pressure away from having "the right words" and help release feelings in a gentler more natural way.
For Child and Teens - Younger minds process the world differently and sitting on the sofa talking for an hour isn't always natural for them and can feel quite scary! I want to help your child feel comfortable and safe to express themselves and therefore play and creative therapies can do just that. We might use art, toys and creative games. I will help them understand and process their emotions, work through possible traumas to release anything they're holding on to and create a tool kit of strategies that can help with regulate outside of the therapy room.
No matter your age or what you're facing your pain deserves to be heard. Whenever you are ready, get in touch and we can figure out the next steps together.
Training, qualifications & experience
Behind the work I do is a solid foundation of professional training and clinical experience. For you, it means you're in capable and ethically grounded hands. For me, it means I have lots of tools to adapt to whatever you or your child brings into sessions.
My Qualifications
- Bachelors of Science in Psychotherapy and Counselling
- MBACP Registered Therapist
- Walk and Talk Therapy
Areas of Keen Interest and Training
My ongoing professional development heavily focuses on:
- Grief, Bereavement and Living Loss
- Anxiety and Depression Management
- Neurodiversity-Affirming Practice
- Therapeutic Play and Creative Mediums
My Experience
My path as a therapist provides me with a great understanding of unique challenges people face at all stages of life. I have extensive experience supporting people across three main areas:
- In Schools - Working directly with children to provide play and creative therapies to help then process emotions and combat worries within and outside of school.
- In Charities - Supporting both adults and teenagers navigating complex life difficulties and mental health struggles.
- In Private Practice - Working independently with adults, teens and children to tailor each session to the individual. Whether conversational or creative.
I am fully insured, hold an enhanced DBS check for working with children and regularly attend clinical supervision to ensure I am always delivering to the best of my ability.
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
£45.00 per session
Additional information
Jumping straight into counselling can feel daunting. Which is why I offer a free 15-minute consultation call. This low pressure chat is a chance for us to connect and see if we are the right fit to continue work together. We will briefly talk through your goals and most pressing topics you would like to begin to process and from there map out a potential way forward that feels safe and supportive.
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