About me
At The Wave Clinic, my home-based practice in West Sussex, I provide a safe, confidential, and compassionate space for adults, couples, and young people to explore their experiences and work towards healing and growth.
My approach is embedded in trauma awareness and humanistic values, whilst my work is guided by the understanding that trauma, early childhood development and the experiences we have accumulated over many years can shape not only how people experience themselves and others, but also how they connect, trust, and communicate.
This understanding influences every aspect of my practice, including supervision, where I strive to create a space that feels both safe and gently challenging — one in which supervisees can reflect honestly, think creatively, and deepen their confidence and competence.
As a UKCP-registered Humanistic and Integrative Psychotherapist, Counsellor, Advanced Transactional Analysis Practitioner and Clinical Supervisor, I draw on a range of therapeutic perspectives while keeping an empathic, relational, and collaborative stance at the centre of my work.
Over the years, I have worked with clients facing a wide range of challenges, including anxiety, ADHD, autism, depression, menopausal transitions, attachment and developmental wounds, trauma and PTSD, self-harm, eating disorders, bereavement, addiction, and the complex effects of chronic health conditions such as M.E. and CFS.
I have a particular passion for supporting those navigating the lasting impact of early adversity, complex trauma, and health-related challenges. My philosophy centres on compassion, curiosity, and co-regulation — recognising that healing and growth emerge through safety, connection, and the capacity to be seen and understood.
I offer an open-minded, non-judgemental, and supportive space to explore the thoughts, feelings, and behaviours that may be affecting your daily life. Whether you are struggling with anxiety, low mood, or unhelpful coping strategies, we can work together to understand your experiences and move towards stability and self-acceptance.
Sessions are available face-to-face at my West Sussex practice or online via Zoom, FaceTime, or phone, offering flexibility and continuity of care. I also offer a complimentary 30-minute consultation to support you in taking that first step towards deciding whether therapy feels right for you.
I aim to help you feel seen, supported, and empowered to move towards greater self-understanding, resilience, and emotional balance at a pace that feels safe and sustainable.
Why Choose Me
I understand that we are only human, and although our minds and bodies are designed for balance, that equilibrium can quickly become unsettled by stress, loss, trauma, or change.
I am a compassionate and empathic Psychotherapist and Counsellor who will work with you to explore and understand what has brought you to this point. In a confidential and safe space, we will make sense of your thoughts, feelings, and behaviours and find ways to bring clarity and meaning to your experience.
My role is to guide you through your therapeutic journey — to help you make informed decisions, discover more effective ways to communicate, and move towards the change you seek. I believe that we all hold the key to the gateway of our own minds, though sometimes we need help finding it amidst the noise and pressures of everyday life.
If you’re feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or uncertain about how to move forward, I’d be honoured to support you. Together, we can explore your challenges and find the best approach for your healing and growth.
Sometimes, we all need a little help — we just don’t always know where to find it.
Please get in touch today:
📞 01273 494064 / 07774 148285
✉️ info@thewaveclinic.co.uk
🌐 www.thewaveclinic.co.uk
Why Choose One-to-One Counselling
Life’s challenges — whether large or small — can sometimes feel overwhelming. Working together, we will aim to reduce these difficulties to a more manageable level, focusing on emotional well-being, awareness, and choice.
Through gradual change and a deeper understanding of your thoughts, feelings, and behaviours, we can explore your anxieties, fears, and the barriers that might be holding you back from living the life you want.
Let me help you to help yourself.
Whatever your problem, we can work together to bring positive and meaningful change into your life.
To arrange a free, confidential consultation at my West Sussex clinic, please contact me through my website or using the details above.
Training, qualifications & experience
- UKCP-registered Psychotherapist.
- Clinical Supervisor.
- UKATA Transactional Analysis Advanced Practitioner.
- Dip. Couns. MNCPS (Accred) - Senior Accredited Member.
- BSc (Hons).
- Advanced Counselling Skills.
- Foundation Certificate Transactional Analysis.
- TA 101.
- Dip. Counselling skills.
- Dip. Hypnotherapy.
- Dip. Hypno-NLP.
- My qualifications are fully accredited and recognised by the relevant governing bodies I am a member of - UKATA, NCPS and the UKCP.
- Enhanced DBS.
- My Insurance coverage for Public Liability is £2 million.
I worked for 18 months with acquired brain injury clients as a volunteer counsellor for Headway East Sussex and Worthing Sixth Form College.
I am a qualified Drug & Alcohol Counsellor - having trained and worked as a volunteer counsellor for CGL (formally CRI - Crime Reductive Initiative).
I co-facilitate psych-education on Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) for the Charity Safe in Sussex.
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.
The UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) is a leading professional body for the education, training and regulation of psychotherapists and psychotherapeutic counsellors. Its register is accredited by the government's Professional Standards Authority.
As part of its commitment to protect the public, it works to improve access to psychotherapy, to support and disseminate research, to improve standards and to respond effectively to complaints against its members.
UKCP standards cover the range of different psychotherapies. Registration is obtained by training or accrediting with one of its member organisations, or by holding a European Certificate in Psychotherapy. 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 am able to offer specialist experience of working with Acquired Brain Injury, trauma, alcohol and drug dependency and Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) or adversity in childhood.
Therapies offered
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Fees
£65.00 - £105.00
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
Session Costs:
I offer a free 30-minute initial consultation.
I offer short, medium or longer-term therapy.
One-to-one Counselling sessions are £65.00 for a 50-minute session.
Couples Counselling sessions are £105.00 for a 70-minute session.
Clinical Supervision is £65.00 for a 55-minute session.
Please get in touch today by calling me on 01273 494064 / 07774148285 or click here to send me an email.
When I work
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Further information
Principles and Ethical Codes of Practice.
As a therapist I have a "Duty of Care" to You my client, which means putting your interests first and ensuring your therapy is empathetic and supportive whilst we work towards your symptoms, issues or problems being resolved.
To that end I underpin my practice with UKATA's code of ethics, which include their Guiding Principles of;
- Open communication.
- Above all doing no harm.
- Working with 'The contractural method',
and Philosophical beliefs of;
- Everyone is OK
- Everyone has the capacity to think and influence their life by the decisions they make.
- Any decision can be changed.
My aim… Is to utilise my clinical and life skills in helping people who may be struggling with problems or issues in their lives.
To achieve the necessary changes during the course of your therapy, my purpose is to ensure that You feel safe and held in a non-judgmental and confidential environment.
Where you are able to discuss your thoughts, feelings, memories and emotions that need processing and working with. You are at all times in control of your therapy and your therapy is tailored to your needs, whilst focusing on empowering you to improve your life as much as you choose to...
So… “let me, help you, help yourself”.
Other Helpful Information.
Being in an easily accessible, semi-rural location means not only a peaceful setting from which to offer therapy, but also plenty of private parking.
I am a Clinical Hypnotherapist and on occasion, should a client request, am able to use this therapy in combination with Counselling and Psychotherapy.
I have specialist experience of working with anxiety, depression, relationship issues, trauma, multi-systemic health problems, including M.E, teenage anxiety and young people, brain injuries, alcohol and drug dependence.
