About me
I have a special interest in helping clients understand and heal from attachment wounds, codependency and low self-esteem.
I work with young people and adults who have been diagnosed with or believe they might have ADHD. I help clients delight in their ADHD and recognise rejection and justice sensitivities, novelty and urgency drivers, sensory overload, empathy vs. Enmeshment, dopamine-seeking behaviours via hyperfocussing and side quests, playfulness vs. starting arguments, morning/task paralysis; sleep challenges and how eating is an attempt to regulate, not a loss of willpower or greed. Without a fast metabolism or stimulant medication, weight management is a challenge. You've tried all the diets, but the results don't last because of your brain chemistry.
I help clients who have experienced narcissistic abuse and those who are more anxious or avoidant in relationships. Common presentations I see are codependent/narcissist and ADHD/Autistic dynamics.
Psychotherapy helps clients improve challenges in all types of relationships: in the home, workplace, society and friendships. Most importantly the one they have with themselves.
My passion is helping people find their authenticity or true self, the person they lost under years of conditioning.
I am an ally of women and girls, all genders, sexual orientations and ethnicities, kink-friendly and supportive of men and young males.
I treat people suffering from complex post-traumatic stress disorder (CPTSD). Triggers include single or multiple accidents, physical or verbal attacks, sexual assault including rape, emotional abuse, coercive control, bullying, living unsupported as a neurodivergent person, attachment wounds, and hyper-independent/highly-dependent.
Our response to trauma is influenced by various layers, including earlier life factors, the attachment we have to our parents, generational trauma/conditioning and sensory development.
I support people who have long-term health conditions such as chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) and help to separate the difference between CFS and neurodiversity burnout. This is often missed when ADHD goes unseen, leaving people at a high risk of developing secondary health conditions.
Such conditions greatly impact our mood and daily functioning, triggering an isolating cycle of anxiety or sadness. The role of energy management and self-compassion, whether we are working on understanding ADHD or relationship anxiety, is a crucial part of therapy.
I support parents who are struggling to cope, guided by a secure parenting approach. If your child is neurodiverse, you might need help to learn how to confidently celebrate their difference and advocate for them, especially if you are navigating the education and healthcare systems (attendance challenges/EHCP). You might need help to understand how you are projecting your fears and unhealed wounds onto your baby/child; these anxieties are often magnified when we have our first child. You might need support navigating differing parenting styles with your partner or when co-parenting.
Small changes in our perceptions and behaviour can bring rapid results, including improving the connection we have with our child.
I help clients who want to understand their sexual curiosities, preferences or kinks to support their journey to live an authentic and fulfilled life.
If you have ADHD, you might not know that chasing dopamine can look like porn addiction, excessive masturbation or hypersexuality, including risk-taking. Early signs might have been evident in childhood during a natural developmental stage when children touch their genitals and experience pleasure. This behaviour, if not parented securely, can develop into a dysfunctional soothing strategy or lead to hypo-arousal and struggles with intimate touch, including sexual dysfunction and pain.
Taking the first steps into therapy can be scary, especially if you are used to being 'the strong one'; you procrastinate; have a conditioned "lack" money mindset and cannot justify spending on your wellbeing; or you think receiving help is a weakness. I'd like to reassure you that you are not alone in this.
As a late-diagnosed ADHDer, I know what it is like to feel on the outside from a young age and experience anxiety and depression. Sadly, there is no magic wand. However, from my personal experience and years of clinical practice, I know that you can learn to love yourself, enjoy life and find inner peace.
One-to-one therapy can help you understand and improve your life in ways you might never have imagined. But first, you must trust the intuition that brought you here and take the next step - Book an appointment and invest in you.
Training, qualifications & experience
- Applying child development theory and research in Psychotherapy with adults - Dr R.G Erskine (2024)
- Using compassion focused therapy to work with shame based trauma memories - Dr Deborah Lee (2024)
- CBT for menopause - S Tribe and S Fairweather (2023)
- Talking about sex, sexuality and relationships with younger people - Dr Lorna Hobbs (2023)
- Transactional Anaylsis (TA101) Andy Williams (2023)
- Eye Movement Desensitisation & Reprocessing (EMDR) parts 1 - 3 EMDR Europe
- Teesside University (January 2017) Postgraduate diploma in CBT (Accredited course)
- Teesside University (June 2011) UCAPD Supervision for psychological wellbeing practitioners
- Teesside University (2009) UCAPD Primary mental health care (Accredited course)
- Middlesbrough College (2009) Counselling skills level 2
- Teesside University (2006) Counselling skills level 1
Member organisations
The BABCP is the lead organisation for Cognitive Behavioural Therapy in the UK. Membership is open to anyone with an interest in the practice, theory or development of CBT. BABCP also provides accreditation for CBT therapists. BABCP accredited members adhere to the Standards of Conduct, Performance and Ethics in the Practice of Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies, and are willing to be scrutinised in this adherence as required.
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
Codependency - Attachment injury/trauma
ADHD including a late formal or self diagnosis in adults.
Therapies offered
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Fees
£60.00 - £100.00
Concessions offered for
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
Currently I only have availability for online clients via Zoom/WhatsApp.
A reduced fee via a block booking of 5 one hour sessions for £250 (T&Cs apply) to be discussed in advance.
My hourly rate is higher for insurance providers/agencies.
A 15-minute introductory chat via telephone/WhatsApp is free.
When I work
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Further information
I am recognised Psychotherapist provider with BUPA, AXA, and Aviva.
