About me
Have you ever wondered the point is? Have you ever thought that there must be more to life than moving through the regular routine of getting up, going to work, coming home, going to bed, again and again and again, getting to the weekend and then Monday comes back around and – repeat? Or maybe you try again and again to fix something in how you feel with a new diet plan, exercise regime or wardrobe. ‘If I just sort…..then maybe I will feel…..’ fill in the blanks.
Perhaps you find yourself feeling at the mercy of your commitments and responsibilities and invisible in your relationships? Have you done all the ‘right’ things, but find yourself feeling empty? Are you aching for something more? Perhaps even just a good night’s sleep, or to have some space from the cycle of self-doubt, indecision and worry would feel like progress!
This doesn’t have to be ‘just how it is’, or ‘just how you are’ and its not self- indulgent to want to do something about it.
If this description is starting to feel familiar, I can help. We can work together to get to know what is behind the struggles that bring you to therapy and, with kindness and care, explore new options for richer living and greater satisfaction.
Whilst finding greater ease with any struggles that have brought you to therapy is an important part of our work together, ‘feeling better’ can be just the beginning. Often we find that deep rooted beliefs, patterns of relating and ways of being have developed over a lifetime stand in the way of us living more fully and having more satisfaction in our life, work and relationships.
There may have been difficult, painful or traumatic experiences in the past that have led to troubling emotions or limiting beliefs. These might be known about or hidden out of awareness. When out of awareness these difficulties and beliefs might come together to create a sense of being flawed in some way or that there is something wrong with our self or personality. It doesn’t have to be this way.
I've been working with people as a therapist for 10 years. Whilst each therapy process is as unique as you are, there are some consistent things people have told me about how therapy with me has helped them:
- Anxiety becomes a now and again human experience and not the debilitating background normality they have been struggling with
- Greater confidence in having difficult conversations at work and in important relationships
- Increased sense of agency and power – a feeling of being able to do things, make change, take action about the things that matter to them
- Deeper intimacy and sense of connection in important relationships
- Confidence to make decisions, take risks and pursue goals
- Feeling more engaged and alive
I have space available for new clients now, contact me to arrange a free introductory call and explore what working with me might be like.
Training, qualifications & experience
I trained in the 4 year Gestalt Therapy Diploma course at Edinburgh Gestalt Course. This programme is accredited and recognised by the UKCP. I have been working with clients since 2015, initially in the voluntary sector, and in private practice since 2017.
My training required me to do my own personal therapy for the duration of the 4 year course. This experience was life changing for me and continues to be an important part of my ongoing journey of growth and professional development. I believe my commitment to my own inner work enables me to show up for you with warmth, compassion, challenge and insight. I am not scared of your big feelings, confusions and secrets. When you work with me there is nothing that is off the table or that can’t be talked about.
Having left behind a secure but ultimately unfulfilling career in public sector policy development I know first hand how difficult it can be to make the changes you know you need to make. It’s a core purpose of my therapy practice now to help people identify the patterns, beliefs and expectations that hold them back from feeling freer to live life on their own terms.
I am also a yoga teacher and have a strong interest in working with embodied experience, including felt sense, movement, breath and somatics in my work.
Areas of specialism:
I have particular experience with clients struggling with anxiety, self doubt and insecurity, the impacts of childhood emotional neglect or abuse and struggles in relationships and sense of life meaning and purpose.
My qualifications:
- Certificate in Relational Supervision, Relational Change 2021
- Diploma in Gestalt Psychotherapeutic Counselling, Gestalt Psychotherapy Training Institute 2020
- Diploma in Gestalt Therapy, Edinburgh Gestalt Institute, 2017
- Diploma in Yoga Teaching, Yoga Scotland, 2012
- MA (Hons) Sociology, University of Edinburgh, 2004
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
- Shame
- Relational trauma and complex ptsd
- Inner child work
- Meaning of life
- Life purpose
- Fragile sense of self
- Creativity
- Spirituality
- Emptiness
- Couples therapy
Therapies offered
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Fees
£65.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
I offer a free 15 minute introductory phone call where we can talk about what brings you to therapy and arrange a first meeting if you wish to go ahead.
When I work
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Further information
I am committed to anti-oppressive practice and respect and celebration of difference.
I offer a free initial 15 minute introductory phone call to talk more about what brings you to therapy and where we can discuss whether to proceed to a full initial consultation session.
