About me
You might understand yourself quite well already, but still find yourself falling into the same patterns.
Perhaps you overthink things, put enormous pressure on yourself, struggle to switch off, or find yourself reacting in ways that don’t quite make sense to you. You might be someone who appears to be coping well from the outside, while internally feeling anxious, overwhelmed, stuck or exhausted.
Sometimes the frustrating part is that you can already see what’s happening. You know you’re people-pleasing. You know you’re avoiding something. You know a relationship is bringing out an old pattern. You know you’re burnt out. But understanding why you do something doesn’t always make it easier to do something differently.
This is often where I think therapy can be particularly useful.
I’m an integrative therapist and my approach is warm, collaborative and active. I’ll listen carefully, but I won’t simply sit back and leave you to work everything out alone. I’ll ask questions, help you notice patterns, offer different ways of thinking about what might be happening and, when it feels useful, gently challenge you.
Together we might explore your relationships, past experiences, the expectations you place on yourself, the ways you protect yourself when things feel difficult, or the parts of your life where you feel particularly stuck. I’m interested in helping you understand where your patterns have come from, but also in what you can begin to do with that understanding now.
I work particularly with anxiety and overthinking, stress and burnout, self-esteem and perfectionism, relationship and attachment patterns, neurodivergence, and people who have reached a point where something in their life simply doesn’t feel sustainable anymore.
Focused six-week therapy
I also offer focused therapy in six-week blocks for people who have a particular area of their life they would like to understand or approach differently.
You might already have a sense of what keeps happening — perhaps you’re stuck in a pattern of overthinking, people-pleasing or avoidance, struggling with a relationship dynamic, or finding that something you understand logically is still difficult to change.
Over six sessions, we’ll choose a clear focus and work together to understand what is keeping the pattern in place, where it may have come from, and what might help you begin to respond differently. The work is structured and purposeful, while still leaving space for whatever emerges along the way.
It can be a good fit if you’re looking for therapy with a clear focus and timeframe, rather than beginning open-ended counselling.
My approach
My background in psychology and health psychology means I’m naturally interested in how our experiences, relationships, bodies and environments shape the way we think, feel and behave. I bring that psychological understanding into therapy in a way that I hope feels human and relevant, rather than clinical.
You don’t need to arrive with a perfectly defined problem. Sometimes you’ll know exactly what you want to work on; other times, part of the work is figuring that out together.
I offer online therapy to adults across the UK, alongside in-person sessions in Bridport, Dorset. If something here resonates with you, you’re very welcome to book a free 15-minute introductory call so we can talk briefly about what’s bringing you to therapy and whether I might be a good fit for you.
Training, qualifications & experience
I am an Integrative Therapist registered with the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy.
Academic Qualifications:
- Certificate in Couple/Relationship Therapy
- Advanced Diploma in Integrative Counselling
- Certificate in Person Centred Counselling
- Masters Degree in Health Psychology where I looked at the emotional impact of chronic pain conditions.
- 1st class Psychology Degree.
Further training:
- Applying attachment theory in counselling
- Polyvagal Theory in the counselling room
- The Master Series: Trauma Edition
- Working with loss and bereavement
- Trauma, the brain and recovery
- Walk and talk Therapy
- Working with survivors of narcissistic abuse
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
Fees
£65.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
I offer a free initial 15-minute phone call, giving us the opportunity to talk about what you’re looking for and whether this way of working feels right for you.
Focused therapy is offered in six-week blocks.
When I work
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Further information
Feel free to book an introductory call on my website. If you can’t do the times shown just send me an email and I’m sure I will be able to fit you in at a different time.
