About me
Couples therapy, marriage counselling and non‑monogamous relationship therapy in Stroud and online.
If something isn’t working between you, I offer support to understand it and find a way forward together.
I’m a qualified and experienced individual therapist currently completing specialist training in specialising in relationship and marriage counselling, working with clients in Stroud and online across the UK. I am training on the Advanced Diploma in Relationship Psychotherapy at the NAOS Institute.
My practice is dedicated to couples and relationship therapy only; and whilst I am still in training I am offering a reduced fee.
I work with partners who want to better understand their relationship and create lasting change. You might be considering couples therapy or marriage counselling because something doesn’t feel right in your relationship right now. You may be struggling with communication, recurring conflict, emotional distance, or feeling stuck in patterns that don’t seem to shift. Difficulties with intimacy or sex in your relationship can also develop when connection breaks down. Trust may have been affected, or past trauma may be impacting your relationship in the present. Sometimes partners also seek support to separate thoughtfully.
I offer a calm and non-judgemental space for couples and relationship counselling, where we can slow things down and explore what is happening beneath the surface. I’m a friendly therapist who will ask thoughtful questions to really understand how your relationship works. I put the relationship as the client. Together, we look not just at what you argue about, but at the emotional patterns, communication styles and relational dynamics that shape how you experience each other. If it feels right, I will also offer exercises and resources to support change.
Over time, we may explore deeper and more unconscious aspects of your relationship. In my experience, some of the most powerful moments in relationship therapy come when partners begin to recognise the patterns that are not serving them and importantly, understand why those patterns exist. This insight supports you to make different choices and develop new ways of relating to one another.
My approach is integrative and relational, meaning I draw on a range of therapeutic models with a strong focus on relationships including the dynamic between. I’m particularly interested in how early experiences and past relationships influence how we connect, communicate and protect ourselves in the present. As this understanding develops, partners can begin to relate in more constructive and connected ways.
I also pay close attention to what happens between all of us in the room, as these interactions often reflect your wider relationship patterns and can create opportunities for change in real time.
I work with partners experiencing:
- Communication difficulties
- Repeated conflict or feeling stuck
- Emotional distance or disconnection
- Trust issues and rebuilding trust
- Relationship transitions, including separation
At the heart of my work is the belief that lasting change comes from understanding the patterns in your relationship - not just managing the symptoms - and that this understanding develops in a space that feels safe, collaborative and respectful.
Training, qualifications & experience
Professional Qualifications:
- Advanced Diploma in Relationship Psychotherapy - NAOS Institute (currently in training 2026)
- Diploma of Higher Education (DipHE) in Professional Counselling Studies - University of West of England (Qualified in 2018)
Memberships:
- Student member of the College of Sexual and Relationship Therapists (COSRT)
- Registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy
- Member of BACP workplace DipHE Professional Counselling (BACP accredited course)
Certificates:
- Certificate Person Centred Counselling Skills (BACP accredited course)
- Certificate Gestalt Counselling Skills (BACP accredited course)
Continuous professional development (CPD):
- Alcohol, Codependency, Motivational Interviewing, Creativity in Counselling, Shame, Mindfulness
- Clinical assessment training
- Trauma Informed Practice when working with survivors of Sexual Violence
- Trauma with Babette Rothschild
- Reading Seminars - Organisational Consultancy & Change; exploring systems psychodynamics, The Tavistock Institute of Human Relations
- Online counselling - Advancing knowledge, Open University
As well as my private practice, I have previously worked for an alcohol and addiction support agency, Mind, the Mental Health Charity and Gloucestershire Counselling service, which offered low cost counselling to victims of domestic abuse.
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
£60.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
Please note this is my reduced fee for couples / relationship therapy whilst I am in training.
Further information
I offer an initial free 30 minute call (via zoom or phone). This is a chance for me to get to grips with the key areas that may be explored in therapy with you, and an overview of your relationship.
Importantly, it also gives you the time to experience what I am like as a therapist.
If we all wanted to proceed, we will then book you in for your first session - this will be on my usual rate.
If, after the assessment session, we both feel we could work together, I will then send an agreement document about our counselling arrangement. This goes through the payment processes, missed sessions, holidays, as well as my ethical framework around confidentiality. We'll find our weekly slot and begin the work.
I offer either online or face to face in Stroud, so either you'll come to a town centre location (I'll send the details once we've confirmed) or I'll send you a zoom link / phone number.
