About me
Where to begin
Reaching out for support can feel overwhelming, especially if you're unsure where to start. If you're reading this, you've already taken an important step — it takes courage to acknowledge that something isn't quite right, and you don't have to carry it alone.
How I can help
I'm an accredited therapist with particular experience supporting late-diagnosed ADHD, men's mental health, and the pressures faced by carers, alongside anxiety (general and health-related), confidence and self-esteem, and the impact of difficult or traumatic experiences. Whatever brings you here, we'll take the time to understand it at your pace. I also offer email counselling for those who find writing easier than speaking, or who need flexibility around location or timing.
A little about how I work
I've worked in mental health settings for around 20 years, with both professional and personal experience of the complexities families and everyday life can bring. I share that so you know I'm comfortable working with a wide range of issues — you don't need to worry about being "too much," or about getting it wrong.
My approach is person-centred. I aim to offer a safe, confidential, non-judgemental space where you can talk openly about what's going on for you, at your own pace. Therapy with me is a space to feel heard, understood, and validated — and a chance to pause, reflect, and make sense of things in a way that feels right for you.
Training, qualifications & experience
NCPS Professional Accredited
BSC Degree in Counselling and Psychotherapy, Professional Practice from Salford University.
Certificate in Mental health studies through Open University.
Train the trainer - LGBTQ awareness course
Tourettes awareness
Suicide awareness
Certificate in foundations of Email counselling
Worked in a variety of roles within mental health and learning disabilities including on the wards and in the community since 2003. Used a variety of techniques including mindfulness, psychosocial interventions, solution focussed therapy and some DBT Skills.
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
Email counselling
Neuro affirming
Therapies offered
Fees
£50.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
Concessions available for Carers and students.
When I work
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Mondays and Tuesdays are my days for regular weekly appointments. However if you work shifts or cant stick to a regular day i can have some availability on a more ad hoc scale
Further information
I look forward to working with any type of issues you may be wanting to bring to sessions and will hold this space for you.
I do have experience with being a carer, supporting those who have been carer's and those who have been cared for. I appreciate how difficult this is and offer the space to hear your experience without judgement, knowing how important it can be to just be heard without feeling guilt.
I have also been diagnosed with ADHD and Dyslexia so i am neuroaffirming and understanding of these conditions.
