About me
Beyond "Knowing" – A Unique Dual Approach Integrating Talking Therapy with Somatics
The "Stuck Point" - You might be someone who "knows the work." Perhaps you’ve been to therapy before, you’ve read the books, and you may have some understanding as to why you feel the way you do, yet, the anxiety, the tension, or the burnout still feel "stuck" in your system.
I offer something unique: a way to bridge the gap between your mind and your body. Insight alone is often not enough; we can understand our patterns and still feel triggered by them. My work is designed for those who are ready to include the body in the conversation to create real, lasting change.
How I Work: The Dual Approach - I am a counsellor with over a decade of experience in talking therapy, further deepened by specialist training in somatics. My approach is two-fold:
1. Talking Therapy: To help you name, understand, and make meaning of your story. We look at the patterns in your life and the narrative you carry about yourself.
2. Somatic Work: To help you access what the body is still holding - observing how your story shows up through sensations or reactions. By working with nervous system regulation, trauma informed practices and body-based tracking, we move from just "talking about" the problem to actually shifting how it feels in your system.
A Wider Perspective - I believe that your symptoms - whether physical tension or emotional exhaustion - are often intelligent responses our body gives us to the world around you, not personal failures. In our sessions, I gently help you see the wider context of your life and the impact of these. By naming the external pressures we all navigate, like "rush culture," social expectations, oppression or patriarchy, or the even just the pressure to over-function - we can begin to lift the burden of shame. This allows us to recognise that your "stuckness" is often a reflection of not just your personal experiences in your life, but in the systems you are living within.
My goal is not to help you ‘cope better’ or to ‘tolerate more’, but to help your body recognise what is impacting it, so you can move toward more capacity to honour your own truth.
Who I Work With - I work with adults and young people navigating a wide range of life challenges, including:
• Life Challenges: Experiences that feel unmanageable, such as grief, separation, or traumatic experiences.
• Life Transitions: The identity shifts that come with any stage of life from young adulthood to mid-life and beyond.
• Systemic Burnout: Supporting those exhausted by the pressure to perform at the expense of wellbeing.
What to Expect - My tone is warm, grounded, and direct. I meet you with deep compassion (and even sometimes with a light heart) as a fellow human, helping you decode the information your body is giving you. Whether we meet online, or outdoors for Walk-and-Talk therapy, the goal is the same: to build your awareness and capacity so you can choose differently.
Training, qualifications & experience
Training&Qualifications
Level 5 Certificate: Working Somatically with Trauma in Therapeutic Practice
Certificate in Counselling Supervision
BACP Postgraduate Diploma in Counselling and Psychotherapy
Trauma-informed practice
COSCA Postgraduate Certificate in Counselling Children and Young People
COSCA Certificate in Counselling skills
BSc Social Science
Experience
Over the years, settings I have worked in include; schools, NHS, various third sector charities and within my private practice.
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.
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Fees
£70.00 per session
Additional information
Investment of £70 per session
