About me
You may be someone who appears capable and resilient on the outside, yet internally you feel exhausted, overwhelmed, or increasingly disconnected from yourself. Perhaps you have spent years looking after others, meeting expectations and pushing through difficulties, while finding it much harder to recognise your own needs.
I am a BACP Accredited Psychotherapist offering a warm, thoughtful and professional space where we can explore not only what you are experiencing, but also the patterns and experiences that may lie beneath it.
I have a particular interest in people-pleasing, burnout, neurodiversity (including ADHD and autism), addiction and compulsive behaviours, perfectionism and over-responsibility. I also work with anxiety, depression, grief and bereavement, relationship and attachment difficulties, low self-esteem, separation, life transitions and periods of feeling lost or stuck.
Many of the people I work with are thoughtful, capable individuals who have become accustomed to coping, achieving or being the person others rely upon. Over time, constantly adapting to other people’s needs - or masking and trying to function in ways that do not come naturally - can leave us depleted and unsure of who we are beneath all the expectations.
A central part of my work is the relationship you have with yourself. People-pleasing, perfectionism, and burnout are often accompanied by a strong inner critic and difficulty recognising or trusting our own needs. Therapy can help us develop greater self-understanding and a more compassionate internal relationship, while learning to set healthier boundaries and relate to others without continually abandoning ourselves.
How I work
My approach is integrative, relational and trauma-informed, drawing on psychodynamic and person-centred therapy, CBT, attachment theory and our developing understanding of neuroscience and the nervous system.
I also incorporate elements of Internal Family Systems (IFS), parts-based approaches and inner-child work. Rather than judging the parts of ourselves that are anxious, perfectionistic, self-critical or driven to please others, we can become curious about why they developed and what they may have been trying to protect us from.
When working with addiction or compulsive behaviours, I am interested not only in changing the behaviour but in understanding the emotional need beneath it. Alcohol, substances, food, work, relationships or other behaviours can sometimes become ways of managing distress, regulating emotions or finding temporary relief from an overwhelmed internal world.
I am also currently undertaking a Certificate in Jungian Dream Analysis, developing my interest in dreams, symbolism and the unconscious. Where it feels appropriate and meaningful to you, this can offer another way of exploring aspects of your inner world.
What therapy with me is like
I believe that the quality of the therapeutic relationship is fundamental to meaningful change. My style is warm, engaged, and collaborative. I will listen without judgement, but I am not an entirely passive therapist. I may offer observations, make connections or gently challenge patterns when I believe this could be helpful.
There is also room for humour, curiosity and humanity. Therapy does not always have to feel clinical or heavy.
My experience includes working within NHS psychological services, Employee Assistance Programmes and private practice, supporting adults from a wide range of personal, professional and cultural backgrounds.
You do not need to come to therapy knowing exactly what is wrong. Sometimes the starting point is simply recognising that the way you have been living no longer feels sustainable.
Together, we can begin to understand what has shaped you, strengthen the relationship you have with yourself, and find a way forward that feels more authentic, connected and manageable.
Training, qualifications & experience
- MSc in Psychology - Comeniuos University, Bratislava, Slovakia
- Postgraduate Diploma in Psychodynamic Therapeutic Counselling - Brighton University
- Postgraduate Diploma in Pluralistic Counselling and Psychotherapy - London Metropolitan University
- Advanced Certificate in ADHD and Autism
- Level 2 training in Gottman Couples Counselling
- Advanced Certificate in Trauma-Focused Psychotherapy
- BACP accredited Counsellor and Psychotherapist
Member organisations
school Registered / Accredited
Being registered/accredited with a professional body means an individual must have achieved a substantial level of training and experience approved by their member organisation.
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
Fees
£65.00 per session
Additional information
- Individual session 65£/ 50 mins
- Couple therapy 95£/ 55 mins
- Concessions 55£/ 50 mins
- Students 45£/ 50 mins
Further information
I am a professional with over 15 years of clinical experience from a variety of settings
- NHS Counselling Services
- EAP Psychotherapist
- Mentor for high education students with long-term health conditions/ neurodivergence
- OCD Practitioner, NHS
- Individual and Couple Therapist in private practice
