About me
People come to therapy for many different reasons. You might be feeling anxious, overwhelmed, burned out, or unsure how much longer you can keep holding things together. You may be struggling with work, relationships, loss, change, or old patterns that feel hard to shift. Perhaps you find yourself reacting in ways you don’t fully understand, or relying on coping strategies that once helped but no longer seem to work in the same way.
Sometimes there isn’t one clear “thing” that brings someone to therapy. It can be a build-up of experiences, pressures, losses, transitions, or long-standing ways of coping that have become harder to carry. You might have support around you, but still feel that something important is not being fully understood or met.
Therapy can offer space to slow things down and begin making sense of what’s happening. Together, we can explore how your experiences have shaped the way you think, feel, cope, and relate to yourself and others. This might involve understanding patterns, building self-compassion, developing new ways of responding, or processing experiences that continue to affect you.
What it’s like to work with me
My aim is to offer a space where you can be yourself without having to censor, perform, please, or hold it all together. Clients often describe me as warm, grounded, thoughtful and human. There is room in our therapy for sadness, anger, confusion and fear, as well as humour, lightness and moments of laughter.
I work with compassion, curiosity and respect. I’m interested in understanding your responses in context rather than seeing them as something “wrong” with you. Often, the things we struggle with began as ways of coping, protecting ourselves, or getting through difficult circumstances. In therapy, we can gently explore whether those patterns are still helping you now, and what else might become possible.
My style is collaborative. I won’t sit silently and leave you to work everything out alone, but I also won’t tell you who you are or what you should do. I’ll be alongside you - asking questions, noticing patterns, offering reflections, and sometimes gently challenging you where that feels useful.
I often bring in psychoeducation, particularly around stress, trauma, loss, emotions, and the nervous system. Many people find it reassuring when their reactions begin to make more sense, especially if they have spent a long time criticising themselves for feeling or responding as they do.
Therapy is not a quick fix, and it is not always comfortable. It can ask time, energy and a willingness to be curious about yourself. But it can also be a place of relief, clarity, connection and change.
My approach
I work integratively, which means I draw on different therapeutic approaches depending on your needs, preferences and goals. My foundation is humanistic and person-centred, so the therapeutic relationship is central to my work. I may also draw from cognitive and behavioural approaches, mindfulness, compassion-focused therapy, psychodynamic and parts-based ideas, existential therapy, EMDR, and trauma-informed approaches.
This means our work might include talking things through, exploring patterns from the past, developing practical coping strategies, working with self-criticism or shame, understanding your nervous system, or gently processing difficult experiences. We can adapt the pace and focus of the work as we go.
I work inclusively and aim to offer a respectful, welcoming space for people of all identities and backgrounds. This includes people who are neurodivergent, and those across the full spectrum of gender, sex and relationship diversity.
Finding the right fit
The relationship you have with your therapist is one of the most important parts of therapy. I won’t be the right fit for everyone, and that’s okay. It can be helpful to trust your instincts and take time to find someone you feel able to work with.
What to expect
When you contact me, the first step is usually a free consultation call of up to 20 minutes. This gives us a chance to talk about what's bringing you to therapy, discuss any practical questions, and get a sense of whether working together might feel like a good fit. There is no expectation to commit to therapy after this call.
If we decide to go ahead, our first session gives us more time to explore what you would like to focus on, how we might work together, and practicalities such as confidentiality and the counselling agreement. Sessions are 50 minutes, and I offer both short- and longer-term therapy. We can think together about frequency and pace in a way that feels manageable and supportive.
You are welcome to get in touch to ask a question or find out more. I aim to respond to enquiries within two working days. Please check your spam or junk folder, as initial emails can sometimes end up there.
Taking the first step can feel daunting, and it’s okay to move at a pace that feels right for you.
Training, qualifications & experience
Qualifications
- BSc (Hons) in Psychology with Counselling
- Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling
- EMDR Standard Training, delivered by an EMDR Europe Accredited Training Provider
Professional Experience
- Private practice therapist, working with adults in short- and long-term therapy.
- Integrative Therapist for an Occupational Health organisation, providing therapy to employees from organisations including Save the Children UK, West Midlands Fire Service, National Grid, and Leicestershire Police.
- Volunteer Counsellor with a West Midlands social enterprise organisation.
- Bereavement Counsellor with Marie Curie Hospice.
Additional Training & CPD on:
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness & Meditation
- Solution-Focused Brief Therapy
- Compassion-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Transactional Analysis
- Neurodivergence
- Gender, sex, and relationship diversity
- Infertility and pregnancy loss
- Bereavement, loss, and grief
- Working with trauma and shame
- Working with distress, self-harm, and suicide
- Polyvagal Theory
- Single Session Therapy
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
Therapies offered
Fees
£60.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
My fee is £60 for a 50-minute online session. Longer sessions may be available, with the fee adjusted in line with the length of the session, where this feels helpful or better suited to the work we are doing. We can discuss this during an initial consultation call.
Fees for sessions funded through private health insurers, such as AXA, Aviva, Bupa, Vitality or WPA, may vary from my privately funded session fee.
When I work
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Further information
I am a Accredited Registered Member of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP), a Professional Accredited Member of the The National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society (NCPS), a Graduate Member (GMBPsS) of The British Psychological Society (BPS), and a member of EMDR Association UK.
