About me
Individual counselling
Are you feeling anxious, depressed, lost, lonely, or disconnected from others? Have you lost a loved one and are feeling overwhelmed by grief? Perhaps you are struggling with thoughts such as “I’m not good enough” or “I can’t cope.” You may also find yourself turning to things like work, shopping, exercise, food, drugs, or alcohol as a way of coping with difficult feelings.
If any of this resonates with you, please know that you are not alone. I offer a warm, empathic, and safe space where you can talk openly about anything, whether this is something troubling you in your life right now, or experiences from your past that continue to affect you today.
My approach is gentle, thoughtful and collaborative, and I believe that meaningful change can happen when we feel safe enough to sit with our experiences honestly. Together we can explore your thoughts, feelings and the challenges within your life and relationships, at a pace that feels right for you, with the aim of supporting you in developing greater understanding, self-compassion, and the confidence to move forward in life.
Sessions are typically weekly although I do have a limited number of fortnightly slots available, and I work with clients both in person and online. If you feel that I may be the right counsellor for you, please do get in touch. I offer a free 10–15 minute phone call so we can get to know each other and you can share what you’d like to focus on.
We can then both get a sense of whether continuing with our first session feels right. In our first session we can agree a framework for working together for either a fixed number of sessions, or we can leave it open ended depending on your individual needs.
Couples Counselling
Are you and your partner feeling distant, stuck in the same arguments, or struggling to really reach each other? Perhaps the connection that once felt so natural has faded, and you are not quite sure how you got here. Maybe there has been a betrayal, a loss, or a significant life change that has left your relationship feeling fragile or uncertain. Or perhaps things have not dramatically broken down, but something quieter is missing, a sense of closeness, understanding, or real intimacy.
If any of this feels familiar, please know that you are not alone, and that reaching out for support is one of the most hopeful things a couple can do.
You don't have to be in crisis to benefit from couples counselling
Many couples wait until things feel very difficult before seeking help. But therapy can be just as valuable as a space to deepen connection, improve communication, or navigate a transition together, whether that is becoming parents, facing loss, or simply finding your way back to each other after a period of distance.
Wherever you are in your relationship, I offer a warm, safe and non-judgemental space where both of you can feel genuinely heard. My role is not to take sides or tell you what to do but to help you understand each other more fully, and to find a way forward that feels right for both of you.
There is real hope
Even relationships that feel very stuck can change, where couples move from a place of real pain and disconnection to something that feels more alive, more honest and more deeply meaningful. That does not happen by pretending things are fine, it happens by having the courage to look at what is really going on, together, with the right support.
Training, qualifications & experience
Individual counselling
I am a humanistic integrative counsellor, which means I draw on a range of counselling approaches working holistically and relationally, I tailor each session to your individual needs.
My work is trauma-informed, and I incorporate techniques such as inner child work, mindfulness, breathwork, and body-based approaches. These help to gently support the nervous system and create conditions where emotional processing can happen more safely and naturally. I also use the Flash Technique, a method that can reduce the distress connected to difficult or traumatic memories without requiring you to revisit them in detail.
I work with adults experiencing anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, and trauma, and have developed particular interests in bereavement, addiction, and relationship dynamics. My training includes couples therapy, psychodynamic and attachment-based approaches, which explore how past experiences and family relationships may have shaped how we relate to others today.
I have completed the Awareness in Bereavement Care training with Cruse Bereavement Support, was a counsellor with a Bristol addiction charity, and currently work as a Sessional Addictions Therapist at the Priory.
Bereavement
Losing someone you love can feel devastating and disorienting. Grief is a deeply painful and personal experience that can sometimes feel completely overwhelming.
There is no “right” way to grieve. It can bring many different emotions; sadness, anger, guilt, numbness, or feelings of relief, and all of these are valid. Each person’s experience of grief will be different, depending on who we have lost and the circumstances surrounding their death. Grief can also arise from many other kinds of loss such as: the end of a relationship, the loss of health or work, or the loss of hoped-for children.
Grief can feel incredibly lonely, especially when it seems that life is continuing for everyone else around you. Please know that you do not have to face this alone. I will be there with you as you begin to process your grief, moving at a pace that feels right for you.
Sometimes people worry that healing means letting go of the person they love, or that moving forward means leaving them behind. In our work together, we can find ways to continue your connection with the person who has died, while gently supporting you as you begin to rebuild your life around your grief.
Addiction
I offer a compassionate, supportive, and non-judgemental space where you can talk openly about your substance use or addictive behaviours. Many people reach a point where something that once helped them cope with painful feelings or difficult experiences begins to feel harder to control, or starts to affect their relationships, wellbeing, or daily life.
You may find yourself wanting to stop or cut down, yet feel caught in a cycle that is difficult to break. That tension can feel exhausting, and reaching out for support takes real courage.
Together we can explore your triggers, patterns of use, and the difficult emotions, thoughts, relationship dynamics, and life stresses that may be contributing to and maintaining this cycle. The aim is to support you in developing greater self-awareness, healthier coping strategies, and a more compassionate understanding of yourself as you move forward in your recovery.
Couples counselling
I am an integrative couples counsellor, which means I draw on a range of approaches, and tailor our work to what feels most helpful for you as a couple. I trained extensively in couples therapy with Juliet Grayson, completing both an Advanced Certificate in Couples Therapy and Attachment Informed Couples Therapy.
The approaches I draw on include:
Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) works with the emotional bond between partners, helping you identify the negative patterns you can get caught in, supporting you to step out of them and reconnect at a deeper level.
The Gottman Method is grounded in decades of research into what makes relationships work. It offers practical tools for managing conflict, deepening friendship and building a relationship that is genuinely sustaining.
Imago Relationship Therapy explores how our early experiences and attachment patterns shape the partners we are drawn to and the dynamics we recreate.
Alongside these, I bring an understanding of attachment theory and trauma-informed practice because our relationships do not exist separately from our histories. What we carry from our past, often without realising it, shapes how we love, how we argue, and how we repair.
Every couple is different, and our work will be shaped entirely by what matters most to you, including:
• Feeling disconnected or like you are growing apart
• Recurring conflict or arguments that never seem to get resolved
• Difficulty communicating, feeling unheard, misunderstood, or unable to express what you really need
• Loss of intimacy, emotional, physical, or both
• Rebuilding trust after an affair or betrayal
• The impact of individual histories on the relationship, childhood experiences, previous relationships, trauma
• Navigating major life transitions together, parenthood, bereavement, illness, retirement
• Setting healthy boundaries and understanding each other's needs more clearly
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 National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society This Not For Profit association of counsellors and psychotherapists aim to support the counselling profession, members and training organisations. In 2013 the NCS register was accredited by the Professional Standards Authority under the Accredited Voluntary Register Scheme. 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
Therapies offered
Fees
£55.00 - £80.00
Additional information
I offer both short and longer-term couples work, in person in Bristol and online. We begin with a free 10–15 minute phone call, just a chance to have a brief conversation, share a little about what has brought you to this point, and get a sense of whether working together feels right.
From there, our first session gives us the opportunity to explore things more fully and agree a way of working that suits you as an individual or couple, whether that is a fixed number of sessions or something more open-ended.
Standard individual sessions: £55 - per 50 minute session
For couples
After our first or second session together, I will then arrange to have an individual session with each of you, so I can get a feel for your individual needs in the relationship before we come back together again for another couples session. Healing in a relationship is rarely linear, and we work at a pace that feels manageable for both of you, with honesty, compassion and a genuine belief that change is possible.
Couples sessions: £80 - per 1 hour session - we can also discuss longer appointments if that feels right for you both.
Standard individual sessions: £55 - per 50 minute session
If you are wondering whether individual or couples counselling might help, I would gently encourage you to get in touch. Sometimes the simple act of reaching out is the beginning of something new.
