About me
I believe that the patterns in how we think and feel, the ones that quietly shape so much of our lives, are formed in our relationships, particularly the earliest and most formative ones from childhood. When we’re struggling with those patterns, whatever form that takes, anxiety, low mood, self-criticism, difficulty trusting others, feeling stuck in cycles we can’t quite explain, one of the most powerful paths towards change is a relationship with another person who is kind, curious, and genuinely present with you. That’s what I aim to offer in the therapy room: a safe, structured space where that kind of relationship can do its work.
For a long time in my own life, I carried a persistent sense of loneliness, not always the loneliness of being physically alone, I could be surrounded by people and still feel it, but something more like a lack of being truly held or understood. That sense of isolation had me sitting with an uncomfortable question: what’s the point of this thing we call life, why do I bother getting up in the morning? Through the experience of connection, of making meaning with others and being understood, especially in my own therapy, that question slowly began to be answered, or at least satisfied. That understanding changed things for me, and it’s a large part of why I do this work now.
In the room, I bring curiosity, warmth, and some humour too. There’s a common assumption that starting therapy means arriving on day one and laying bare your deepest, most difficult thoughts and feelings straight away. It doesn’t work like that, and it doesn’t need to. Moments of joy and laughter aren’t a distraction from the serious work, in my experience, they’re often what makes it possible, they build the trust and ease that eventually create room for harder, more vulnerable things to surface in their own time. You never know, you might even enjoy coming to therapy.
If any of this resonates with you, I’d be glad to talk.
Training, qualifications & experience
I trained at the Sherwood Psychotherapy Training Institute, in partnership with Staffordshire University, and hold an MSc in Integrative Psychotherapy. I’m a UKCP Registered Psychotherapist and a member of UKCP’s Humanistic and Integrative Psychotherapy College, working within their Code of Ethics and Professional Practice. I completed my clinical placement at BodhiSpace in Olney, where I continue to see clients, and I’m in ongoing clinical supervision.
As an integrative psychotherapist, I understand that the relationships we form in life, particularly our earliest ones, lay down the patterns of how we think, feel and behave.
When we face adversity, whatever form it takes, we find ways of getting through it. Sometimes that adversity is something large, such as neglect or abuse. Sometimes it’s quieter: many small moments of misattunement or disconnection that build up over time. Either way, we develop strategies to survive those periods, often without realising we’re doing it. Those strategies were essential at the time, and they go on shaping how we live long afterwards. At some point, though, the feelings or sense of self they leave us with can start to feel as though something isn’t quite right.
Therapy offers a space in the presence of an empathic other, where those strategies can be understood, heal and change, leading towards a more integrated sense of self. In our relationship, we can find a safe space to start to understand and change the thoughts, feelings and ways of relating that are no longer serving you well.
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 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 work with adults with a wide range of difficulties, many of which don’t fit neatly into a single category. If what you’re struggling with isn’t listed, or you’re not sure how to describe it, please get in touch.
Therapies offered
Fees
£70.00 per session
Free initial telephone or online session
Additional information
A sliding scale may be available for people on lower incomes. If cost is a concern, please mention it when you get in touch and we can talk about it.
When I work
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Further information
We meet weekly, at the same time each week, for 50 minutes. The work is open-ended, with no fixed number of sessions, and we review how things are going periodically. The early sessions are about getting a sense of each other, and there’s no obligation to continue if it doesn’t feel like the right fit.
I work with adults (18+), one-to-one, in person in Milton Keynes, with a small number of online sessions for people for whom travelling isn’t realistic.
