About me
Becoming a parent changes everything. It changes how you see yourself, how you relate to your partner, and sometimes how you understand your own past. The path into parenthood takes many forms, and whatever yours looked like, it may have brought up things you weren't expecting.
Perhaps a birth was frightening, and the memory of it still sits closer than it should. Perhaps you and your partner love each other but have started to feel like strangers in your own home. Perhaps something has shifted in you since becoming a parent, and you're not quite sure how to name it.
This is the space that I work in. I'm a Clinical Psychologist specialising in the psychological and relational experience of building a family. I believe the work done in therapy ripples outward. The patterns we carry into parenthood don't have to become the patterns the next generation inherits.
Individual therapy
I work with individuals navigating birth trauma, the psychological aftermath of difficult pregnancies, losses, and fertility treatment, and the deeper patterns that can become harder to ignore once you become a parent.
I offer EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing) both as weekly therapy and in an intensive format. An intensive allows us to do focused, sustained work over a few days. For people who had a specific, frightening experience during pregnancy or birth, this can offer a way through that feels proportionate to what happened. Weekly EMDR suits those who prefer a more gradual pace, or whose lives don't lend themselves to taking extended time away.
I also offer longer-term individual work using Schema Therapy, for those who want to explore the patterns shaping how they think about themselves and relate to others.
Couples therapy
Becoming parents is one of the most significant transitions a relationship ever goes through. The early years can be consuming in ways that leave little space for each other. And sometimes, by the time the chaos settles a little, you look across at your partner and realise something has changed. The relationship you have now isn't the one you want, and you're not sure how to find your way back.
I work with couples at all stages of parenthood, whether their children are small or a years older, and whether the distance between them is recent or has been building for some time. Using the Gottman Method, a research-based approach to couples therapy, I help partners understand their dynamic, navigate conflict differently, and rebuild the friendship and connection that's been lost.
I also offer couples intensives for those who want to make meaningful progress without waiting weeks between sessions.
If any of this resonates, I offer a free 20-minute consultation to talk through what you're looking for. You can book this directly through my website or reach out using the contact form above.
Training, qualifications & experience
I'm a Clinical Psychologist (DClinPsy) with over a decade of experience working with individuals and couples, across NHS and private settings.
I'm a Certified Schema Therapist and a qualified EMDR Therapist, and I use both in my individual work. I've completed Level 2 Gottman Method training and am currently working toward full Gottman certification.
My specialist area is the psychology of building a family: from fertility and pregnancy through birth and into parenthood. This includes birth trauma, the couple relationship after children arrive, and the longer-term psychological impact of becoming a parent.
I'm based in Sheffield and work both in person and online.
Member organisations
school Registered / Accredited
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They keep a register of health professionals who meet their standards, and they take action if registered health professionals fall below those standards. They were created by a piece of legislation called the Health Professions Order 2001.
Registration means that a health professional meets national standards for their professional training, performance and conduct.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Other areas of counselling I deal with
Relationship Issues
Attachment Issues
Therapies offered
Fees
£120.00 - £130.00
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
Individual therapy fee: £120
Couples therapy fee: £130 (assessment sessions: £155)
When I work
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Monday: 9am–4pm
Tuesday: 1pm–8pm
Thursday: 1pm–8pm
Friday: 8:30am–4pm
