About me
I work with individuals and couples whose lives may look successful but feel complicated. I help my clients see situations clearly and change what needs to change.
I use a dual therapeutic coaching approach (as a dual qualified therapist and coach). As a trained and experienced mediator, my work is also conflict-informed.
Psychotherapy works in-depth with people’s psychology and lived experience. My aim as a therapist is to support my clients to process emotions, become more self-aware and challenge limiting beliefs. The purpose to is encourage emotional and internal change. Coaching takes a more structured, cognitive approach. The purpose is to encourage active, external change in clients. I combine the best from both therapy and coaching to help you understand yourself and do deep, meaningful work while being solution and forward focused. This means you are able to move forwards with confidence and self-awareness.
Coaching and psychotherapy share the same core competencies and follow the same ethical framework so using a hybrid therapeutic-coaching approach works smoothly and effectively.
I have a special interest working with entrepreneurs, founders and business owners, particularly couples in business (aka couplepreneurs) and family-businesses, on topics of work, money, worth, communication and relationships.
Therapeutic coaching is ideal if you want to make sense of something that feels complex and or complicated. You may be in a transition or be going through loss and want the guidance of moving through it smoothly and carefully. You may want to take the time to process your internal and external world with the help and guidance of a trained, able and experienced professional like me and be sure that you make the best decision for you in how you move forwards. If you are looking for security, confidence and comfort while you move forwards, I am likely a good match for you.
Training, qualifications & experience
I am an accredited member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and hold an MSc in Person-Centred Counselling for Children, Young People and Adults from the University of Aberdeen. I also hold an MA in Anthropology from the University of Aberdeen, which informs my systemic and relational approach to practice.
Alongside my psychotherapeutic training I hold a Life Coaching Diploma and Small Business Coaching Diploma from The Coaching Academy and am a member of The European Mentoring and Coaching Council (EMCC), and I am a qualified Civil and Commercial Mediator accredited by The Society of Mediators (MSoM).
I have worked with individuals, couples and families in private practice since 2022. I bring to every client relationship not just professional training but real personal understanding of the dynamics that make relationships - and family businesses - both extraordinarily rewarding and extraordinarily challenging.
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.
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
I specialise in working with couples and families including those who share a business together. I offer a warm, considered and deeply confidential space where individuals, couples and families can explore what is getting in the way, understand each other more clearly and find a way forward that works for everyone involved.
Whether you are navigating a relationship difficulty, a significant life transition, a family tension or the unique pressures of running a business with someone you love. I bring the skills, experience and personal understanding to hold all of it at once.
Therapies offered
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Fees
£90.00 - £160.00
Concessions offered for
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Further information
My work is organic and tailored around you, which means there is no set number of sessions or a perfect framework or process I use. However, our work together may look like the following - to begin, we will discuss where you are at currently and what has brought you to me. Then, we can discuss what you would like to be different and how you would like to feel. We will explore your current reality, day to day life and what hurdles you may face. We will start to explore how to overcome obstacles, and I will accompany you as you implement changes in your life.
We will regularly discuss our work together to ensure that you are satisfied with our progress.
