About me
I am experienced and accredited psychotherapist working in and around the Totnes area. We can meet indoors, online or outside. Please contact me for a free consultation.
How I help you
Therapy with me is collaborative, respectful, and shaped by what truly matters to you. Together we can explore your experience, share new perspectives, and take a compassionate leap into the unknown. With care and curiosity, we will discover new perspectives, gain insight and nurture emotional resilience. In this calm, safe, and confidential space you can bring your whole self —to be understood without judgement and move toward clarity and growth. I’m committed to helping you gain deeper self-understanding, build skills to manage life’s challenges, and make the positive lasting changes you want.
My approach to therapy is integrative and deeply attuned to your unique story. Drawing from a rich tapestry of models including EMDR, Polyvagal Theory, Lifespan Integration, and the compassionate insights of Buddhist psychology, I tailor each session to meet you where you are. I also weave in creative and experiential tools alongside psychoeducation to empower you beyond our time together.
Your experiences and challenges are uniquely yours. What matters most in therapy is the connection we build together. You’re warmly invited to reach out for an initial conversation about anything on your mind. I understand that taking this step can feel difficult, especially when life feels overwhelming—but you don’t have to face it alone.
Training, qualifications & experience
I have extensive experience working in private practice and in the voluntary sector with, for example, MIND, the mental health charity.
Professional Training and Accreditations
- BSc Hons Psychology, with distinction, Open University
- MBA with distinction, City University
- Advanced Diploma Integrative Psychotherapy, with distinction
- UKCP registered psychotherapist
- Member of BACP
- Full Member BPS
- Post qualification certificate in Other Centred (Buddhist) Psychotherapy, Tariki Trust
- Ecotherapy Diploma, Tariki Trust
Specialist Training
- EMDR Certificate, EMDR works
- EMDR Comprehensive Foundational Program, Parnell Institute
- Complex Trauma Certificates, Complex Trauma Institute
- Polyvagal Theory, Complex Trauma Institute
- Lifespan Integration, Lifespan Integration UK (for trauma work)
- Working Creatively with Trauma, Beeleaf Institute
- Working Effectively with Anxiety and Depression, Beeleaf Institute
- Addictions Training, Beeleaf Institute and Eolachie
- Healing and Co-dependency, Beeleaf Institute
- Master Practitioner Neurolinguistic Programming (NLP), Beeleaf Institute
- Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy, Oxford Cognitive Therapy Centre
- Hypnopsychotherapy, Beeleaf Institute
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.
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
Your combination of experiences and concerns are unique to you. What matters above all else in psychotherapy is our relationship. You are welcome to discuss any concerns you have which may include (but is not limited to) anxiety, stress, loneliness, depression, relationship issues, self-confidence, pressures of work, addiction, trauma and feelings of being lost or overwhelmed.
Therapies offered
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Fees
£70.00 per session
Additional information
Appointments
I will be meeting with you once per week, lasting 50 minutes either on-line or in-person, or 60 minutes in a nature-based environment.
There will be an initial on-line assessment lasting around 20 minutes. This appointment gives us the opportunity to meet, to decide if I am the right therapist for you, to ask any questions about my practice, for me to gather some information on you and for us to make an initial exploration of the concerns that you have.
If we decide to go ahead, we would arrange an initial set of appointments. We would review progress periodically.
I will ask you to agree to ‘Counselling Terms’ tailored to the type of therapy you wish to participate in. This document sets my confidentiality policy and other administrative points..
Fees
- Assessment on-line (20 minutes): Free of charge
- Appointments (50 minutes) £70
- Walk and Talk Appointments (60 minutes) £70
When I work
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I can be quite flexible over when I work. Please ask and I will see if I can fit with your schedule.
Further information
Nature is my ever-present teacher and healer. I am inspired by the quiet wisdom found in the woods and the gentle rhythm of the seasons. Walk-and-talk therapy offers an invitation to explore your inner landscape while moving through the natural world — a practice that mirrors how growth and healing unfold in life: slowly, organically, and with patience.
Away from therapy, I find renewal in yoga and Feldenkrais, embracing mindfulness as a daily companion that anchors me in presence and compassion. I love the creative arts, where imagination meets expression, and the simple joy of growing my own vegetables — nurturing life from soil to plate. Cooking, for me, is a mindful act of care and creativity, much like therapy itself.
I believe in the power of small, intentional moments to bring about profound change. Whether indoors, online, or walking together through Totnes’s beautiful landscapes, I am here to support your path with warmth, respect, and unwavering commitment.
If you’re ready to take that step toward deeper understanding and healing, I invite you to reach out. Let’s walk this path together
