About me
Therapy and coaching for people who want to find freedom and self-acceptance from eating, food, weight and body image distress.
I work with people who are tired of endless diets and sick of feeling out of control around food. Perhaps you have tried everything but nothing sticks, and you're left wondering why you're struggling so much with something that seems to be so straightforward for others.
I offer collaborative, weight-neutral and neuroaffirming counselling and coaching for people struggling with disordered eating, eating distress and body image. I won't give you another set of rules about what you should or shouldn’t be doing. Instead, I work alongside you to understand what’s going on and help you find a way forward that feels right for you.
I adapt my support to each individual, their communication style and their lived experience. I’m particularly passionate about supporting neurodivergent adults who may have found that traditional approaches just don’t fit.
Common themes I support people with are
- Low self-confidence, low self-esteem and anxiety
- Imposter syndrome and shame, never feeling good enough and feeling stuck.
- Feeling out of control around food
- Understanding the impact of neurodivergence on eating and wellbeing
- Cycles of dieting and overeating
- Body image and body dissatisfaction
- Burnout and overwhelm
I offer collaborative, weight-neutral and neuroaffirming counselling and coaching for people struggling with disordered eating, eating distress and body image. My aim isn’t to give you another set of rules about what you should or shouldn’t be doing. Instead, I work alongside you to understand what’s going on and help you find a way forward that feels right for you.
I won’t make assumptions about who you are or what you need, as I recognise everyone's experiences are different. It's important to me you can be yourself in therapy and you are welcome as yourself. I welcome people of all body sizes, neurotypes, abilities, genders, sexualities, backgrounds and cultures.
Ultimately, I want to support you to spend less time worrying about food, weight and your body, and more time living the life you choose.
Training, qualifications & experience
Training and qualifications:
- MA Integrative Psychotherapy
- EMCC Senior Accredited Coach
- PhD in Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience of eating behaviour (this is a research qualification, not a clinical/practice-based qualification)
I also have additional training and experience in working with eating disorders including NCFED Master Practitioner Programme in eating disorders and obesity, and CPD on CBT-T and Mantra, and training with NEDDE in working with bariatric patients and neurodivergent clients with eating distress.
My background:
I began volunteering at an eating disorder charity in 2014 and since then have volunteered and worked in local and national eating disorder charities in a variety of roles including facilitating support groups for individuals and their loved ones, and training staff and volunteers to understand eating disorders and offer more effective support.
I also have a lot of experience in academia and higher education, having done a PhD in the psychology of eating behaviour which I completed in 2020. I also worked for 5 years as a specialist mentor in higher education supporting disabled students to help them to get the most from their time in education. I currently work as a senior lecturer in counselling and psychotherapy.
I know how not feeling good enough and fear of failure can get in the way of living life authentically. I offer counselling and coaching so that you can overcome your fears and live life on your terms.
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
Neuro-affirming, Non-ABA, neurodivergence, AuDHD, late diagnosis, shame, masking
Therapies offered
Fees
£70.00 per session
Additional information
My fees for counselling are £70 per 50-minute session.
I also offer an extended 90-minute initial assessment which is £110.
I do have a small number of spaces at concessionary rates available. Please contact me to discuss.
When I work
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I offer weekly and fortnightly appointments on Thursdays and Fridays
Further information
I offer a free no obligation 30-minute initial call to answer any questions you have and help you decide if you would like to work with me.
