About me
You don’t need a polished story to come here, and you don’t need to know exactly what’s wrong.
I’m trained and experienced, but I don’t do a copy and paste approach, and I don’t sit behind a professional mask. We talk like real people, with room for the awkward, private stuff too, especially sex, closeness, desire, relationships, shame, anger, or feeling distant from your own body.
If it’s the sort of thing you’ve never said out loud before, we can still talk about it without it feeling awkward.
We start with whatever you can say, and we go from there.
How I Work
Therapy with me is professional, but it isn’t distant. I take the work seriously, but I don’t believe people need cold silence, stock answers, or someone nodding along while they try to work everything out alone.
Life is usually messier than that. You might be holding everything together on the outside, while inside it feels loud, heavy, numb, angry, confusing, lonely, or just too much to keep carrying. You might be tired of the same fights, the same silences, the same feeling afterwards, or ending up back in the same place even when you promised yourself you wouldn’t.
My work is human, honest and straightforward. I use my training, but I don’t hide behind it. We look at what’s happening now, what has led up to it, and what might actually help in real life. Sometimes that means going back. Sometimes it means staying right here with what is happening in your relationships, your confidence, your body, your sex life, your family, your grief, your anger, or the way you speak to yourself. Most of the time, it’s a bit of everything.
You don’t have to be calm, clear, sorted, or good at explaining yourself. We work with the real version of what’s going on, not the edited one.
Who I Help
I work with adults who feel stuck, overwhelmed, disconnected, or tired of holding everything together.
- You might be coming because your head won’t switch off, you’re overthinking everything, or you feel like you’re carrying too much.
- You might feel low, numb, flat, disconnected from yourself, or not like the person you used to be.
- You might be carrying things from the past that are still affecting life now, including abuse, domestic violence, sexual assault, trauma, or experiences that still affect how you trust, relate, respond, or see yourself.
- You might be struggling with relationships, family, breakups, anger, resentment, trust, communication, the same fights, the same silences, or that feeling of ending up back in the same place.
- You might want to talk about sex, intimacy, desire, sexual pain, performance worries, shame, pleasure, body confidence, menopause, health changes, or feeling distant from your own body.
- You might be living with grief, bereavement, or trying to find your way through life after someone or something important has gone.
- I also work with veterans, uniformed services, blue light workers and their families, including the pressure, identity, experiences and relationship strain that can come with those roles.
- I welcome LGBTQ+ clients, GSRD, kink, non monogamy, and people exploring identity, desire, sexuality or relationship structure.
If you don’t see your exact experience listed, that does not mean you are in the wrong place. If it is affecting you, we can talk about it.
What to Expect
What if I don't know what to say?
You don’t need to come in with a speech prepared. You can start with “I don’t know where to begin” or “I don’t know how to explain it”, and we go from there.
What if therapy has not worked for me before?
Then we talk about that. What felt useful, what didn’t, what felt too distant, too awkward, too much, not enough, or just not right for you. This should not feel like trying to squeeze yourself into someone else’s way of working.
What if I am not sure if my struggles are big enough for therapy?
You don’t have to wait until everything falls apart. If something is affecting your sleep, mood, confidence, relationships, body, sex life, or the way you feel about yourself, it is enough to bring.
What if I want to talk about sex or intimacy but feel awkward?
You can be awkward. You can stumble over it. You can say it bluntly, carefully, quietly, or not quite know how to say it at all. Sex, closeness, desire, pain, shame, pleasure, body confidence and feeling disconnected from yourself are all things we can talk about in a normal, respectful and human way.
Why Work With Me
- People often choose me because they want a therapist who feels like a real person in the room.
- I’m trained and experienced, and I take the work seriously, but I’m also involved. I listen properly, ask questions, notice what seems important, and say things clearly. I work with the person in front of me, not a textbook version of what someone “should” need.
- My work brings together counselling, LICBT experience, trauma work, psychosexual and relationship training, private practice, and experience supporting people through complex, messy, real life difficulties.
- We shape the work around you, what you bring, what you want from therapy, and what might actually help outside the session too.
BOOK A CALL
If you want to get a sense of whether we might be a good fit, you can book a free 15 minute telephone call.
Email me with your number and a time that works for you.
There is no pressure to decide straight away. It is simply a chance to speak, ask questions, and see whether this feels like the right fit.
Training, qualifications & experience
I’ve trained in a few different ways because people don’t come in one shape, and life rarely shows up neatly.
Some people need space to talk properly. Some need something they can take into the week. Some come with things that are tangled up in relationships, sex, grief, shame, health, anger, family, work, trauma, or years of trying to keep going. That’s often the “complicated stuff” people haven’t known where else to take, and I don’t expect you to make it sound tidy.
My counselling training is Integrative and Humanistic, which means how it feels between us matters. I’m not interested in treating you like a problem to solve from a distance. I can also work in a more practical way when that’s what you need, especially when everyday life is being affected and you want something that actually helps outside the session.
Alongside this, I have postgraduate study in Psychology and I’m in advanced training in Psychosexual and Relationship Therapy, so I also work with sex, intimacy, desire, communication, closeness, body confidence, health changes, identity, and the way difficult experiences can show up in relationships and sexual connection.
My qualifications include:
- Advanced Diploma, Psychosexual and Relationship Therapy (ongoing)
- PGCert in Psychological Therapies Practice (2023)
- Advanced Diploma in Integrative Counselling & Psychotherapy (2020)
- Certificate in Online and Telephone Counselling (2019)
- CPD Bereavement and Loss (2019)
- Level 2 Certificate in Counselling Skills (2017)
- MSc Psychological Research Methods (2015)
- Mental Health Promotion NVQ4 (2014)
- BSc (Hons) Applied Psychology (2009)
The qualifications matter, but they are not the whole point. They sit behind the work. What matters in the room is whether you feel able to speak honestly, bring the complicated stuff you don’t know where else to take, and have the work feel useful in real life, not just good on paper.
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
Other areas of counselling I deal with
Uniformed services, veterans and families
Serving in, or loving someone who serves in, the armed forces, police, fire or ambulance service can shape far more than the working day. The pressure, risk, responsibility, long hours, shift work, identity, silence, dark humour, and expectation to just crack on can spill into mood, relationships, family life, anger, closeness, sleep, confidence and the way you see yourself.
If you’re used to getting on with it, joking it off, or keeping it quiet so you don’t become “a problem”, this is a different kind of space.
You can be the one serving, the one waiting at home, or the one picking up the pieces afterwards. It all counts.
People often come to me with work pressure, trauma, anger, relationship strain, family stress, identity changes, life after service, or the impact of carrying things quietly for too long.
This is a place to talk about the impact of that work without having to minimise it, justify it, or make it sound tidy first.
Diabetes and the emotional side of living with it
Living with diabetes is not just about blood sugars, appointments and medication. It can affect your mood, energy, body, relationships, confidence, plans, sex life, and the way you move through everyday life.
It’s the constant decisions in the background, even on the days you look “fine”. And it gets tiring having to explain it, correct people, or pretend it isn’t affecting you.
As someone with type 1 diabetes, I understand that there can be a lot people do not see, the constant thinking, the unpredictability, the frustration, the pressure to manage it properly, and the times it feels heavy.
People often come to me with the emotional weight of diabetes, burnout, fear, frustration, body confidence, health anxiety, relationship strain, or feeling worn down by having to manage something that never fully switches off.
This is a place to talk about the emotional side of diabetes without having to explain the basics or downplay the impact it has on you.
Sex, intimacy and relationships
I am in advanced training in psychosexual and relationship therapy, and I work with individuals and couples around sex, intimacy, desire, closeness, communication, relationship difficulties and sexual concerns.
This might include loss of desire, sexual pain, performance worries, changes after menopause or health difficulties, feeling disconnected from your body, struggling to talk about what you want, or feeling like sex, closeness or wanting each other has become awkward, distant or no longer familiar.
People often come to me with desire changes, sexual pain, shame, body confidence, affairs, trust, communication, relationship strain, difficulty asking for what they want, or feeling like they no longer feel at home in their own body.
I’m comfortable working with lives that don’t fit the “standard” relationship script, and you won’t have to educate me or defend yourself. Sex workers are welcome here.
We can talk about sex and relationships in a way that feels human, normal and honest, without making it uncomfortable or overly clinical. This work is about closeness with yourself, closeness with others, and what might be getting in the way of pleasure, trust, ease, desire or feeling like yourself again.
Therapies offered
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Fees
Additional information
I want therapy to be something people can access without it becoming another source of stress. Life looks different for everyone, and money, time, and work patterns all play a part in whether support feels possible. I keep my fees flexible so the work can fit around real life rather than the other way round.
Sessions can be booked as you go, or in blocks if you want something more consistent. You set the pace. There is no expectation to come weekly unless that genuinely works for you.
Session Fees
Free call
Fifteen minute introductory call
Counselling Sessions
30 minutes – £42
60 minutes – £65
Block Booking (Paid in Advance)
6 x 30-minute sessions – £214.20
6 x 60-minute sessions – £331.50
Flexible Booking & Secure Availability
Block booking offers a cost-saving option and guarantees your space in my schedule, as availability can vary. Sessions can be taken at your own pace and used anytime within 6 months.
Discounted block bookings are non refundable. This allows me to keep those sessions reserved for you while giving you flexibility in how and when you use them.
If cost is something you want to talk about, feel free to get in touch. I want therapy to be as accessible as possible.
Further information
My values and style
Therapy with me is straightforward, human and honest. It isn’t about fixing you, or trying to make your life fit neatly into someone else’s idea of what therapy should look like.
People often come to me when things feel complicated, private, embarassing, or hard to explain, and they’re tired of carrying it on their own or feeling like they have to tidy it up first.
We look at what’s happening now, what’s led up to it, and what might actually help in real life. Sometimes that means slowing things down and making sense of what’s underneath. Sometimes it means deciding what needs to change. Sometimes it means finally finding words for something you’ve never said out loud before.
I don’t work from a script, and I don’t treat you like a label. I use my training, but I’m led by the person in front of me and the reality of their life.
The values behind my work are simple.
- You get a real person in the room with you, no performance and no mask.
- You can bring the thing you keep editing out. I’ll be clear with you about what I’m thinking and why.
- I won’t minimise what you’re carrying, even if it feels messy, awkward or conflicted.
- And I’m not here to hand you answers or tell you who you are. The point is you hearing yourself properly and making choices that feel more like yours.
This is a place where you don’t have to fold yourself into a framework to belong.
Taking the first step
You don’t need everything worked out before getting in touch. If you want to see whether it feels like the right fit, we can start with a free 15 minute telephone call.
Email me with your number and a time that suits you
