About me
You don’t need to be good at talking about your feelings to come to therapy. You don’t need to know exactly what’s wrong either.
Sometimes people come to therapy because something specific has happened. Sometimes the same patterns keep showing up in relationships, work or the way they feel about themselves. Sometimes there isn’t an obvious reason at all you just know you’re not feeling like yourself anymore.
I’m an integrative therapist, which means I don’t believe one way of doing therapy works for everyone. I want to understand you first, then work out what might actually be useful for you.
I tend to be quite conversational in the way I work. I’m also direct when I need to be. I’m not a therapist who will sit silently for 50 minutes, occasionally nod and leave you wondering what I’m thinking. I’ll listen, but I’ll also ask questions, offer different perspectives and challenge you when I think it could be helpful.
That doesn’t mean I’m here to tell you what to do. Therapy should be something we do together.
You might want to understand why you keep ending up in the same situations. You might be incredibly hard on yourself and have no idea where that voice came from. Maybe relationships bring out anxiety or parts of yourself you don’t recognise. Perhaps you’ve developed ways of coping that helped once but are now creating problems of their own.
Those are the conversations I’m interested in having.
I work with adults experiencing anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, relationship difficulties, trauma, bereavement, addiction, anger and stress. I also have experience working with neurodivergent clients, including people with ADHD and autism.
You don’t have to arrive with everything figured out. Part of therapy can be figuring it out together.
How I work
I work integratively, which means I draw from different therapeutic approaches depending on you, what you're experiencing and what we discover together. I don't believe everyone needs the same kind of therapy, or even that the same person needs the same thing from therapy every week.
Sometimes that means looking backwards.
We might explore earlier experiences, relationships or patterns that have shaped how you see yourself and relate to other people now. If you notice that you constantly need reassurance in relationships, for example, we might look at what happens when you feel someone pulling away, where that fear may have come from and what you tend to do in response.
Sometimes the work is much more focused on what's happening now.
We might notice that anxiety has created a cycle of overthinking and avoidance, or that the way you speak to yourself is keeping you stuck. We can work on understanding those patterns while also finding practical ways to respond to them differently.
At other times, you might be dealing with something that feels overwhelming and need somewhere to actually experience and make sense of what you're feeling before trying to change anything.
Depending on what you need, my work can draw from person-centred, cognitive behavioural, psychodynamic, behavioural, narrative, solution-focused and mindfulness-based approaches. I may also bring in practical exercises or strategies where they're useful.
You don't need to know what any of those terms mean before coming to therapy. I'm not interested in squeezing you into a particular model or using a technique simply because a textbook says it should work.
I'm quite active and conversational in the way I work. I'll ask questions, notice patterns and bring them into the room. I'll offer different perspectives and, when I think it could be useful, I'll challenge you too. There will also be times when you don't need another question or strategy. You simply need the space to sit with something difficult and be heard.
For me, therapy is about developing a better understanding of yourself, but also deciding what you want to do with that understanding.
There isn't a formula.
The therapy should adapt to you, not the other way around.
Who I work with
I work with adults experiencing a range of difficulties, but much of my work involves:
Anxiety and overthinking
Depression and low mood
Low self-esteem and self-criticism
Relationship and attachment difficulties
Trauma and difficult past experiences
Addiction and unhealthy coping patterns
Bereavement and loss
Anger
Stress and feeling overwhelmed
ADHD, autism and neurodivergence
You might recognise yourself in several of these, or none of them.
You don't need a diagnosis or a neat explanation for what you're experiencing. If something is affecting your relationships, your confidence, your ability to enjoy life or simply the way you feel when you're alone with your thoughts, that's enough to start a conversation.
Training, qualifications & experience
I am a Registered Member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (MBACP) and hold an MSc in Counselling from Bangor University, alongside a BSc (Hons) in Psychology (Forensic) from London South Bank University.
My training included substantial in-person therapeutic work, giving me experience of developing and maintaining therapeutic relationships face-to-face as well as working remotely.
During my training, I completed therapeutic placements with CCAWS, RASASC and Age UK Wirral. These experiences gave me the opportunity to work with adults from a wide range of backgrounds and with different experiences, including trauma, bereavement, anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, loneliness and significant life changes.
Since qualifying, I have continued to work therapeutically across private practice and employee mental health services, both in person and online.
My qualifications and professional development include:
MSc Counselling – Bangor University
BSc (Hons) Psychology (Forensic) – London South Bank University
Registered Member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (MBACP)
Trauma-informed therapeutic practice
Safeguarding
Bereavement and complex grief
Risk assessment and management
Working therapeutically both in person and online
I undertake ongoing professional development and regular clinical supervision to continue developing my 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.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
Fees
£65.00 - £80.00
Concessions offered for
Additional information
Individual counselling sessions are £80 for 50 minutes.
I also keep a limited number of reduced-fee spaces available at £65 for students, trainee counsellors and those on a lower income. If cost might make therapy difficult to access, you're welcome to ask about current availability when getting in touch.
When I work
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I offer daytime and evening appointments, both in person in Central London and online across the UK. Availability can vary, so please feel free to get in touch and we can find a time that works for you.
