About me
Maybe you feel overwhelmed most days, or exhausted in a way sleep doesn't fix. Maybe you're feeling stuck just going through the motions, disconnected from people around you. Anxiety, low mood, stress, feeling triggered and on edge more than usual: these are often signs that something older is asking to be understood, not just managed.
I work psychodynamically, which means we look at how early experience shapes the patterns you're living now — in your relationships with others, at work, and in how you feel about yourself. The connection between us is integral to the work. I believe in the power of trust and authenticity and naturally bring a warmth, curiosity and genuine presence to the therapeutic relationship.
Thinking about the body and mind together informs part of how I listen and how we work together. With over a decade teaching yoga, I offer a unique, creative perspective that appreciates how trauma and old defences live in the body as much as the mind, often showing up before they're even conscious as thoughts.
Sessions run at a consistent time, day and length each week, whether we're meeting in person in Hertford or Stevenage, or online across Hertfordshire. If you'd like to find out if we'd be a good fit, please reach out. I'd be happy to hear from you.
Training, qualifications & experience
I trained at The Counselling Foundation, completing the Diploma in Contemporary Psychodynamic Counselling. I'm a registered member of the BACP (membership 420929), working within their Ethical Framework for good practice.
I hold regular clinical supervision alongside a peer supervision group, and I'm committed to at least 30 hours of CPD a year. I have spent over a decade working with the body and movement as a yoga teacher, alongside years in education experience that continues to inform how I understand the connection between mind and body in the therapy room.
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
Life transitions and identity including career change, motherhood, and adjusting to new roles or stages of life. I also draw on a background in movement and yoga teaching, which shapes how I attend to the body in sessions alongside talking.
Therapies offered
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Fees
£65.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
£65 for a 50-minute session. I hold a small number of reduced-fee spaces for clients experiencing financial hardship please ask if this applies to you.
I offer a free 15-20 minute introductory call before we begin, so we can both get a sense of whether we're a good fit to work together.
When I work
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Further information
I offer sessions in person in Hertford and Stevenage, and online via Zoom for ages 16 and over. Counselling with me is open-ended rather than time-limited, so there's no fixed number of sessions we'll agree together what feels right as the work develops. I currently have availability for new clients.
