About me
A qualified individual & relationship therapist, working with people aged 18 years and over.
Client feedback can be found at the end of this profile.
What you may be experiencing
Over time, you may have come to recognise ongoing feelings of anxiety, and stress, or a general sense of lasting overwhelm. Perhaps self-doubt feels constant, or you are struggling to cope with extended periods of sadness and vulnerability, or a sense of fear that has become harder to shift.
Days can feel emotionally heavy, or directionless — especially with the addition of every day pressures becoming more unmanageable. You may have been feeling more disconnected from yourself, or the world around you, struggle with your identity, and self-worth, or perhaps you are experiencing difficulties in your relationships, such as a lack of trust, closeness, or fulfilment.
You might be feeling a persistent sense of emptiness, or that something isn’t quite right, even if it’s hard to put into words.
How therapy can help
Therapy provides a space to reach more clarity about what you are experiencing, both personally and in relationship. It can provide you with the insight that is necessary to help you build, or repair connections that may have broken down, or ones you have been struggling to establish.
Through this process, you can begin to build greater clarity, self, and relational understanding, and self-compassion. Therapy can support you in moving away from feeling stuck or overwhelmed, and towards a greater sense of stability, hope, and direction.
You have now reached a point where you no longer want things to continue as they are. Choosing to put yourself first is an important step towards protecting your wellbeing, and creating the change you have long desired.
What you can expect
Together, with care, we will explore your unique perspective and lived experience, helping you to better understand yourself and the challenges you are facing. This process focusses on developing self-compassion, gaining clarity, and working through the difficult emotions that you are struggling to manage, such as anxiety, loneliness, or resentment.
Practice description
I work from a pluralistic framework, meaning I tailor therapy to suit you as an individual. My approach draws from a range of models, including humanistic, cognitive, psychodynamic, systemic, and creative experiential methods. Where helpful, I may also integrate elements of psychoeducation and practical support.
My aim is to support you in making sense of your experiences, building self-awareness, and creating change that feels meaningful, authentic, and sustainable — both within yourself and in your relationships.
Training, qualifications & experience
As an integrative trauma therapist and mental health practitioner, I bring over 15 years experience across healthcare, education, and third sector services.
Within a secure, confidential, and supportive environment, I work with individuals and relationships experiencing a wide range of difficulties, including trauma and significant emotional distress.
I work in a culturally sensitive and relational way, building meaningful therapeutic connections from the outset and adapting my approach to meet the unique needs of each person and relationship.
I am a qualified relationship counsellor, a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (MBACP), and a member of the Association for Family Therapy. I offer both short-term and open-ended therapy, alongside tailored therapeutic mentoring where appropriate.
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
Main areas of work include: depression, anxiety, social anxiety, relationship and family dynamics, interracial challenges, generational/family trauma, feelings of shame, guilt, apathy, hopelessness, loss, and grief.
I also have extensive experience supporting issues affecting young people, workplace stress/problems, peer pressure, academic stress, major life transitions, social isolation, and trauma impacted by gender/sexuality issues, domestic and sexual abuse.
Therapies offered
Fees
Additional information
Week day online session fees
Individual counselling (weekly) - from £58.00
Online relationship counselling - from £80.00
It can be possible to access in person sessions. Please note, different rates will apply.
Other options
- Fortnightly sessions
- Stand alone, single therapy sessions (known as Single Session Therapy).
- Extended ad hoc relationship counselling sessions.
- Tailored specific mentorship
These can be delivered from 50 minutes up to 1hr 20 minutes. Please enquire for rates.
Further information
Testimonials
C - My sessions with Helen have been game-changing in the midst of painful present circumstances. I have felt supported and guided towards knowing myself better and finding courage and strength to face reality. I have also found greater confidence to connect and be vulnerable with people, which has brought me a lot of joy and a hope that my future will be less lonely than my past has been. I plan to resume counselling with Helen at some point and look forward to doing so.
C - I have found the few sessions I’ve done very useful and they helped me to see more options and understand my emotional situations. Thank you for all your help and time Helen. I could have never of thought how helpful your sessions have been. I would definitely be recommending you to friends and family in the future.
L - Helen was a fantastic counsellor. It was my first time with talking therapy and she really helped me to understand where my anxiety and low mood was coming from. The sessions could be challenging but I feel that Helen really guided me through those difficult feelings. I feel it made a huge difference to my life and how I view myself and my feelings of anxiety that I’ve struggled with as long as I can remember. Helen was always professional, compassionate and set me at ease. I would recommend the service and I would also consider coming back, should I feel the need to return to therapy at some point.
G - Helen has been the most helpful and safe counsellor during the hardest 4 years of my life. She supported me with navigating an abusive relationship, divorce and also historic issues with eating and boundaries with family and friends. Helen facilitated a safe space for me to find answers to my issues. She kindly and calmly challenged my thought process around things, which has given me a new way of thinking. Helen has genuinely had such a positive impact on my life and mental health and I will forever be grateful for her professional support and kindness.
S - I'm nearly 60 and have spent my whole life not liking myself and feeling unworthy, mostly because of a negative childhood experience. I am now the happiest, most present, and most at peace I have ever been. I can't thank Helen enough. I know this will (is already having!) a positive effect on my children and relationships going forward. I have been to counselling many times over the years and no-one has ever ever got through. This has been the best use of money I have ever spent.
L - I have found the time talking to Helen immensely helpful. Helen was always compassionate and patient with me and has helped me to better understand and accept my relationship with grief and with myself more generally. I feel a significant difference compared to a year or so ago when we started and now feel better placed to approach situations in a way that’s best for me. I have recommended Helen to friends and would do so again! I am so grateful to have had the opportunity and time to work together.
A - I started therapy because I constantly noticed patterns in my day-to-day adult life that made me question their triggers or origins. The sessions have greatly helped me fully comprehend how family upbringing can impact my adult relationships. Helen has been able to understand where I’m coming from with experiences related to my family and being a minority in the western world. She has assisted me in understanding and delving deeper into my relationships and simply the people around me. Helen has been an incredibly supportive therapist through these sessions, which allowed me to deepen my relationship with myself and helped me to learn to prioritise my own feelings and well-being, I never realised how much talking about feelings, or even just talking about myself, could help in analysing your surroundings and recognise areas for personal growth from within.
Relationship Counselling
M & W - It was our first time in couple’s counselling and Helen made us feel totally comfortable and listened to. I appreciated how intuitive she was to our feelings entering the room and made equal space for compassion, leadership and challenge. What she said just made sense! There was one session in particular where she’d reflected on some things she’d said in the previous one perhaps not being interpreted as she’d meant them and I really appreciated that transparency and it modelled honesty and respect. Our trust in Helen was a huge part of being able to have tough conversations with one another - inside and outside of therapy - and I will remember her guidance and tools for years to come! Thank you so much.
H & D - The reason for us seeking counselling was to try and repair a total breakdown in our mother and daughter relationship. The first joint session was extremely daunting for us both especially having not seen each other for over a year but Helen put us both at ease immediately. Helen showed us both empathy and objectivity throughout the whole process – never taking sides, always staying calm and in control of the, at times, heated discussions. Helen has enabled us to see the deep rooted, historical issues and events from both our perspectives, while supporting us to understand the impact of our actions and behaviours. This has been an invaluable and an eye-opening experience, one that we have both learnt from thanks to Helen, and her approach to facilitating, what I thought at the time was an impossible situation. Helen has been 100% instrumental in bringing my daughter and me back together and I will never be able to thank her enough.
N & M - I found counselling sessions with Helen to be really helpful. From the first session Helen created a safe and trusting space where me and my partner were listened to and found ways to listen to each other. This has helped us make positive changes in the way we communicate with each other, which is what we were hoping for.
