About me
Sometimes it’s hard to explain what’s wrong, you just know something doesn’t feel quite right.
Maybe you’re exhausted from overthinking. Maybe you keep ending up in the same kinds of relationships. Maybe you’re the one everyone leans on, but you’re not sure who supports you. Or maybe you feel a bit disconnected from yourself and you can’t quite work out why.
You don’t need to come to therapy with a clear plan or the “right” words. You can just come as you are.
I offer a space that feels steady, warm and genuinely accepting, somewhere you don’t have to perform, minimise your feelings, or hold it all together. Together, we can gently explore what’s been happening for you, where certain patterns may have started, and what might need to shift.
I often work with people who are experiencing:
- Anxiety, constant worry or burnout
- Low mood or feeling flat and disconnected
- Low self-worth or feeling “not enough”
- Self-sabotaging patterns
- Relationship difficulties and people-pleasing
- Childhood trauma or emotional neglect
- Domestic abuse recovery (including emotional or coercive control)
- Questions around identity and self-understanding
I work gently, but I’m not passive. I’ll be alongside you, thoughtful, curious and honest, helping you make sense of things at a pace that feels safe. Nothing is too small, too messy, or too complicated to bring.
You don’t need a diagnosis. You don’t need to justify why you’re struggling. If part of you feels ready to understand yourself more deeply, that’s enough.
Training, qualifications & experience
I have a Foundation Degree in Counselling Skills and a Level 6 Top-Up Degree in Integrative Counselling.
My approach is integrative, which simply means I use different types of therapy depending on what’s most helpful for you. At the heart of my work is a Person-Centred approach, this means our sessions are led by your needs, and those can change from week to week.
I also draw on tools from CBT (to help with patterns of thoughts and behaviours) and Psychodynamic therapy (to explore how your past might be influencing your present).
I’ve supported clients through private practise, workplace counselling services and in the charity sector, particularly people affected by domestic and sexual abuse. This work has shown me how powerful it can be to feel truly heard, when someone really listens, it can be the first step towards processing what’s happened, making sense of it, and moving forward.
I’m also interested in overall wellbeing, things like how movement, gut health, and the mind–body connection can play a role in how we feel. I see all of these as part of the bigger picture of living in a way that feels more like you.
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
Concessions offered for
Additional information
Sessions are £45 for 50 minutes. You can choose to meet online or in person in my comfortable therapy space in Guisborough town centre, whichever feels best for you.
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I aim to be as flexible as possible to find a time that works for you. Whether you’re looking for weekly sessions or something more adaptable, we can discuss what feels right together.
