About me
Feel like you're stuck, overwhelmed, or just going through the motions?
Whether you are navigating the intense pressures of your 20s, 30s or a parent watching your teenager struggle to find their way, you don't have to figure it out alone.
I provide a confidential, down-to-earth space to help you clear the mental clutter, break through what’s holding you back, and regain control.
Who I Help & How
🌟 Young Adults (20s & 30s)
Life transitions, career burnout, relationship stress, and the constant pressure to "have it all figured out" can feel paralyzing. Together, we will:
Unpack the overwhelming and quiet the anxiety.
Build practical boundaries for work, dating, and family.
Define your own path with clarity and genuine confidence.
Parents & Teenagers: Watching your teen disconnect, struggle with school pressure, or ride intense emotional roller coasters is incredibly tough on the whole family. I help you:
Bridge the communication gap so you both feel heard. Equip your teen with real coping tools for anxiety, social stress, and low mood.
Restore peace at home by rebuilding trust and connection.
Why Work With Me? Counselling shouldn't feel like a rigid lecture. My approach is collaborative, practical, and focused on real life. We won't just talk about the problems—we will actively build the strategies you need to move forward with optimism.
Training, qualifications & experience
Taking the first step into counselling can feel daunting, but you do not have to navigate it alone. I believe that effective therapy is built on a real, positive, and practical human connection.
With over 25 years of experience working in secondary schools, alongside a rich background of personal life experiences, I offer a down-to-earth and understanding space. I know that life can be complex, and I bring genuine warmth, patience, and care to my work with clients.
I use an integrative approach. This simply means I adapt my methods to suit your individual needs. Together, we will look at what brought you to therapy. From there, we will discuss the best ways to support you, while gently encouraging you to move forward and feel better. I also offer Compassion Focussed Therapy. CFT helps people who are very self‑critical or feel a lot of shame. It teaches you how your brain’s threat and soothing systems work, and helps you build a kinder, steadier relationship with yourself. The aim isn’t to ignore problems — it’s to face them with more internal support, so things feel safer and more manageable.
First Steps: We begin by looking at the specific issues that brought you to counselling.
Moving Forward: We will talk about a helpful mix of support and gentle challenge to help you feel better and reach your goals.
Pace & Creativity: If talking about things feels hard, we can use creative tools to help you express yourself.
I will always work patiently and entirely at your own pace. You are in control of the speed of our sessions.
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
Additional information
My standard fee is £60 per session, and payment is required prior to our meeting via BACS bank transfer. To support you, I am always happy to discuss flexible ways of working together to ensure your therapy remains sustainable and affordable. If you hold private healthcare insurance, I can readily provide invoices to facilitate your claims. Please note that to maintain an efficient practice, I operate a strict 48-hour notice policy for any cancellations or amendments to scheduled session times.
Further information
When you are navigating a difficult time, you need a safe space and a steady, experienced practitioner to guide you. I am a highly qualified counsellor with over 25 years of experience in education and mental health. I work out of a room in Central Morningside. The space is warm, quiet, professional and discreet.
Alongside my private practice, which I have successfully run for over six years, I manage a school counselling service for a major national children’s charity. In this role, I provide clinical supervision to other counsellors, lead psycho-educational groups for primary-aged children, and deliver individual face-to-face therapy.
My background also includes extensive work with adults as a volunteer counsellor with the Pastoral Foundation, alongside a wealth of personal life experience. This broad clinical history means I offer a calm, grounded, and deeply reliable environment for clients of all ages.
