About me
Relationships are complicated. Sometimes life pulls couples apart gradually, and sometimes one conversation changes everything. Whether you are trying to find your way back to each other, or trying to work out what you actually want, I can help you think that through.
I work with couples using Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFCT), an evidence-based approach that focuses on the emotional connection underneath the arguments and the distance. I also work with individuals using Person-Centred Therapy, supporting people through burnout, career transition, redundancy, grief, and the kind of identity questions that tend to surface in midlife.
I see clients at my practice in Cottingham, East Yorkshire, and online. I offer early morning, evening, and Saturday appointments.
Training, qualifications & experience
- MSc Counselling (Level 7), University of Lincoln, in progress
- PGDip Counselling, Level 7
- BACP Registered Member MBACP (Register number 420184)
- ICEEFT Certified, Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy
- ICEEFT Externship completed 2026
- Qualified Civil and Workplace Mediator
- ASIST Suicide Intervention trained
- Accredited Mental Health First Aider
- MBA, University of Lincoln
Former Senior Director, Supply Chain and Strategy (30 years, including BAE Systems, Burberry, Reckitt, Smith and Nephew)
Voluntary experience includes Samaritans, The Blue Door, Mind East Riding, and Cruse Bereavement Care.
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
I specialise in couples counselling using Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFCT), working with couples at all stages, including those considering separation.
Therapies offered
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Fees
£50.00 - £80.00
Concessions offered for
Additional information
Individual sessions: £60 (promotional rate £50 available June and July)
Couples sessions: £80 (promotional rate £70 available June and July)
Free 20-minute initial consultation available.
Payment by card, bank transfer, or cash.
When I work
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Further information
I offer a free 20-minute initial consultation by phone or video, with no obligation. Sessions are available early mornings, evenings, and Saturdays.
Before retraining as a counsellor I spent 30 years as a senior director in supply chain and strategy. I understand the pressure that careers put on people and on relationships.
