About me
You might be doing well on the outside and exhausted on the inside. Maybe you've tried counselling before and it didn't stick, or you've read every ADHD tip going and still feel stuck.
I was diagnosed with ADHD as an adult, so I know how much it helps to finally understand why things have felt so hard. Nothing about you is broken. The way you've coped so far makes sense, and that's where we start.
How I work
I blend counselling and coaching. We make room for the emotions first, then work on practical change when you're ready. I don't follow a set number of sessions or steps. We talk, you lead, and I learn how you think. That's how we find strategies that fit how your brain actually works.
A big part of our work is understanding your brain. When you know why you shut down, avoid tasks or react strongly to criticism, the self-blame starts to ease. There's no homework, so there's nothing to fail.
What I help with
- ADHD and neurodiversity: Understand how your brain works, make sense of a late diagnosis and find strategies that fit you.
- Career: Work stress, burnout, changing direction and asking for the adjustments you need.
- Confidence and self-esteem: Rebuild your confidence after years of feeling like you're getting it wrong.
- Personal development: Work out what you want next and take steps you'll actually stick with.
- Mentoring: For business owners and professionals who want guidance from someone who runs a business with ADHD.
- Anxiety and emotional overwhelm: Including rejection sensitivity and the shutdown that follows.
- Addiction and impulsive or compulsive behaviour: Using my Impulse Chain™ framework to understand the pattern and change it.
Get in touch for a free 30-minute call. We'll talk about what's going on and whether I'm the right fit for you.
Training, qualifications & experience
My core qualification is a Level 5 Professional Diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling Practice. I also hold diplomas in counselling skills, addiction therapy, neurodiversity support, hypnotherapy, life coaching, and business coaching and mentoring.
Further training includes Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy (REBT), ADHD clinical services, drug and alcohol counselling, CEVAS therapeutic care farming and walking therapy. I'm also trained in adult safeguarding and first aid.
Experience
I've run my own private practice for several years and now lead Empowered Coaching and Consultancy. I'm a Business Advisor and mentor with Enterprise Oxfordshire, supporting business owners and professionals with career and business growth.
I train other therapists in supporting neurodivergent clients and deliver neurodiversity training for the prison service and the engineering sector. I also write for the NCPS magazine and am the author of Feel It To Free It and START. GROW. LEAD.
My own ADHD shapes how I work.
- National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society, Accredited Member: MNCPS (Acc.) NCS19-07600
- EMCC, accreditation 02119424
- ADHD-CCSP, Certified ADHD Clinical Services Provider
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.
The National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society This Not For Profit association of counsellors and psychotherapists aim to support the counselling profession, members and training organisations. In 2013 the NCS register was accredited by the Professional Standards Authority under the Accredited Voluntary Register Scheme. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
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 work with neurodivergent adults and business owners. I also support parents and partners who want to understand a neurodivergent family member.
- Psychoeducation: Learn how your brain works and why some things feel harder for you than for others. Once you understand the reasons, the self-blame eases and change becomes easier to plan.
- Rejection sensitivity, masking and demand avoidance: Common in ADHD and autism, and often missed. Understanding them often explains years of struggle.
- Emotional regulation and impulse work: Practical tools for overwhelm and the patterns that keep you stuck, including addiction and compulsive behaviours. I use my Impulse Chain™ framework.
- Men's mental health: Around half my clients are men. Many were diagnosed late and have never had space to talk about how they feel.
- Diagnosis and advocacy: Support through diagnosis. I help you ask for what you need at work or in education.
- Workplace support: Help with workplace adjustments and Access to Work, which can sometimes fund your sessions.
- Walk and talk: Sessions outdoors if you think better on the move.
- Training for organisations: Neuroinclusion workshops and consultancy for managers and teams, including on large sites.
Therapies offered
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Fees
£70.00 - £95.05
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
Sessions are £70 to £95, depending on the type and length of support. Your first 30-minute call is free.
Access to Work or your employer may be able to fund your sessions. Training, consultancy and ongoing packages are priced around your needs, so get in touch for a quote.
If cost is a worry, tell me and we'll look at your options.
When I work
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Further information
What sessions are like
Sessions feel more like a conversation than an appointment. You don't need to prepare or know what you want to say. We start wherever you are that day.
I'm straightforward. If I notice a pattern, I'll name it honestly and kindly. You'll always know where you stand.
Most people start weekly. Once things feel steadier, we move to fortnightly, then monthly. ADHD stays with you, so I don't end support suddenly. Lighter check-ins help you keep what you've built.
