About me
Is there a sense of disconnection and distance in your relationship? Are you feeling like you are stuck in painful patterns with your partner, and don’t know how to take positive steps towards change? Do you want to rekindle closeness and help your relationship to be the best it can be?
I offer therapy for couples, which can help you to:
- Improve communication and deepen understanding
- Resolve conflict constructively
- Reconnect emotionally and sexually
- Rebuild trust or strengthen intimacy
- Navigate life transitions, parenting challenges or external pressures together
I’m a fully qualified Relationship Therapist, specialising in helping couples to understand their patterns, strengthen their connection, and communicate more effectively. My approach is warm, calm and supportive; creating a safe space where both partners feel heard, respected and valued. Together, we explore the dynamics in your relationship and work towards meaningful, lasting change. I offer an inclusive, LGBTQ+ affirming approach. I work from therapy rooms in Alderley Edge and can also offer sessions online.
Couples come to counselling for many reasons. It may be that you feel like you are going round in the same cycle of conflict and misunderstanding, or long to rekindle the closeness and connection you used to have. Over time, counselling can help you develop new patterns of communication, rebuild emotional closeness, and create a more secure and fulfilling relationship.
I work collaboratively, ensuring that each of you feels able to express your experiences as individuals and as a couple. My aim is to help you develop new ways of relating that build understanding, closeness and emotional security using an evidence-based approach called Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy.
Training, qualifications & experience
I trained with Relate and hold a Diploma in Relationship Counselling, a Higher Education Certificate in Counselling from the University of Salford, and have specific training in offering therapy online. I am a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and work in accordance with their ethical framework. I spent several years working as a relationship therapist with Talk Listen Change, which gave me a wealth of experience working with a diverse range of couples. Prior to training as a therapist, I worked in the field of HIV/sexual health.
I’m currently undertaking further training as an Emotionally Focused Therapist (EFT). If you choose to work with me, EFT will be the primary approach I use. It is an evidence‑based model shown to reduce distress and improve relationship satisfaction. I also integrate elements from systemic, psychodynamic, solution‑focused, and mindfulness‑based approaches.
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
£99.00 per session
