About me
A warm welcome to you
Bluebells spend years underground, waiting for the right conditions to emerge, and people do the same. When life becomes overwhelming, emotional distress can disrupt routines, relationships, studies, work and family life. Distress may appear as anxiety, depression, stress, anger, mood changes, appetite changes, addictions, sexual difficulties, emotional instability, sleep problems, burnout, or a loss of purpose and vitality. These are not personal failures; they are signals from the body asking for support.
Therapy with me begins by exploring what feels out of sync, physical, psychological, emotional, sexual, relational or spiritual. In our first session, you’ll have space to speak freely while I listen with openness and acceptance. Many people feel relief simply from being heard.
After the first or second session, we decide together whether working with me feels helpful and what you want to change. I offer flexibility in how often we meet, so you can choose a pace that suits your needs, in person in my Hereford town‑centre therapy room, online, or outdoors in the local area. Creative approaches such as art, poetry, sand tray, movement, two‑chair work or outdoor therapy are available if you prefer a more experiential way of working.
Outdoor therapy
I offer outdoor therapy for people who feel drawn to working in nature. Walking or sitting outside can support grounding, regulation and a deeper sense of connection, and many people find it easier to talk when surrounded by trees, sky and open space. Sessions take place in quiet local areas and move at a pace that feels safe and steady.
Six‑Week ‘First Steps in Therapy’ Programme
For those new to therapy or unsure where to begin, I offer a gentle, structured six‑week introduction to counselling and psychotherapy. This programme helps you understand what’s happening in your mind and body, reduce distress, and learn practical tools for emotional well‑being. It’s suitable for people experiencing anxiety, stress, low mood, overwhelm, relationship difficulties or emotional disconnection. Across six sessions, we explore your patterns, needs and strengths at a pace that feels safe, and review together whether ongoing therapy would be helpful.
Structured therapy options
Alongside general counselling, I offer specialist pathways for those who want a clearer structure:
Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT) — a 12–16‑session evidence‑based treatment for depression, grounded in current psychological research
Somatic Trauma Therapy for single‑incident trauma — suitable for accidents, medical procedures, assaults, or work‑related shocks (including police, NHS and fire service personnel), usually up to 20 sessions
Long‑term therapy for childhood and developmental trauma
For people needing deeper, ongoing work, I offer long‑term in‑depth psychotherapy for childhood trauma, developmental trauma and complex relational histories. My trauma work is informed by clinicians such as Babette Rothschild, with an emphasis on safety, pacing and nervous‑system regulation.
Therapy for trainee counsellors and psychotherapists
I offer therapy for trainee counsellors and psychotherapists who need personal therapy for training or want a reflective space alongside their clinical work. Training can stir old patterns, raise questions about identity and confidence, and deepen emotional responses. Our work offers a steady, compassionate place to explore your process, strengthen your therapeutic presence and support your growth as a practitioner. You are welcome here.
You are at the centre
If this isn’t right, I’ll help you find the right support. At the centre of this work is you, your pace, your story, your needs, your hopes. Your life is your own, and therapy can help you reconnect with the parts of yourself that have been silenced, overwhelmed or forgotten. Change doesn’t have to be dramatic or fast; it can be slow, steady and deeply meaningful. With the right support, new possibilities can emerge, and you can begin to feel more like yourself again.
Counselling offers a safe, steady space to settle the nervous system and reconnect with your inner knowing. With trust, honesty, acceptance and empathy, you can face difficult challenges and begin to feel grounded again. Your mind, body and soul speak to you; listening takes courage. I can accompany you as you move toward wholeness.
Training, qualifications & experience
Qualifications
- 2024 -2025 IPT UK registered Interpersonal Psychotherapist (IPT) – Midlands Partnership University of Warwickshire Health and Care Trust
- 2018 BPS Certificate Creative Approach to Clinical Supervision
- 2016 - 2018 Tariki Trust Certificate in nature-based therapy
- 2012 Post Graduate Advanced Diploma in Integrative Psychotherapy, Scarborough Counselling and Psychotherapy Institute, Scarborough, North Yorkshire
- 2004 Degree module, Evidence-Based Practice in Palliative Care
Thames Valley University - Bradford, West Yorkshire - 2002 Certificate in Spiritual Direction, York St Bedes Pastoral Centre
- 1995 Diploma in Social Work and Diploma in Higher Education
Humberside University - Hull, East Yorkshire
Training
- 2026 Epistemic Trust - Anna Freud Centre - Roslyn Law
- 2025 Complex Grief Midlands Partnership University of Warwickshire NHS Trust
- Safeguarding Adults and Children Hereford
and Worcestershire Health and Care Trust - 2024 Interpersonal Psychotherapy – One year
IPT Training Interpersonal Psychotherapy – Midlands Partnership
University of Warickshire Health
and Care Trust - 2023 Unresolved Trauma and Menopause
- 2023 Shame and the Person-Centred Approach
- 2023 Justice and Liberation in the Therapy Room
- 2023 An Introduction to Liberation Psychologies for Social Justice
- 2023 Working Outdoors in Nature
- 2023 Feminist Therapy
- 2023 Working with Rejection: Creativity as a Therapeutic Technique
- CAMBRIDGE BODY PSYCHOTHERAPY CENTRE
BEING IN TOUCH: COMMUNICATING THROUGH
TOUCH IN PSYCHOTHERAPY - 2022 Trauma Summit Belfast
- Collaborative Assessment And Management of
Suicide CAMS NHS IRELAND | Online - 2021 Somatisation: The Physical Expression of Our Unspoken Story
- 2021 Pre-Trial Therapy
- 2020 Embodied inter-subjectivities – The body in the era of online therapy, with Roz Carroll, Ruella Frank and Margaret Landale
- 2020 Assessing suicidality and risk
- 2020 Dialogues on Psychotherapy at a Time of Coronavirus’ Istituto di Gestalt Istituto di Gestalt HCC Italy Postgraduate School of Gestalt Psychotherapy
- 2020 Inspiring Women Conference – International Women’s Day
- 2019 Manchester Institute for Psychotherapy Conference
- 2019 Advanced trauma therapy – Janina Fisher.
- 2017 Transpersonal Narratives in Eco Psychology
- 2016 York Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction – 5-day residential.
- 2015 Certificate in Working with Trauma – Dublin – Babette Rothchild
- 2014 Certificate in Introduction to Safer Trauma – Dublin – Babbette Rothchild
- 2012 Certificate in Sexuality and Psychotherapy
Scarborough Counselling and Psychotherapy Institute - Scarborough, North Yorkshire - 2011 Certificate in Spirituality and Psychotherapy
Scarborough Counselling and Psychotherapy Institute - Scarborough, North Yorkshire - 2006 Certificate in Loss and Grief
Cruse Bereavement Care - Hull, East Yorkshire
I am an experienced Integrative Psychotherapist and Counsellor with over sixteen years in private practice. I’ve worked in secondary schools and sixth forms, higher education, the NHS and a hospice, supporting young people, families and adults through emotional distress, generalised anxiety disorder (GAD), low self‑confidence and trauma. Earlier in my career, I helped set up a charity for people living with life‑limiting conditions and for family members carrying significant caring responsibilities, including parents returning home with premature babies dependent on oxygen. I also bring lived experience as a young carer, which gives me a grounded understanding of how caring roles shape a person’s emotional world. These experiences taught me the importance of kindness, presence and meeting people exactly where they are.
Alongside this, I have extensive experience supporting people with anxiety in both NHS and private settings, and a strong grounding in how family relationships influence emotional well‑being. I have particular knowledge of codependency and the recovery process, and I support people to gently shift long‑standing relational patterns. At the heart of my work is a genuine, human relationship, a space where you can be met with honesty, warmth and real connection.
My approach supports greater self‑understanding, self‑acceptance and authenticity, especially during times of uncertainty, emotional pain or suffering. Many people come to therapy feeling isolated, overwhelmed, spiritually empty or unable to make choices. These experiences can feel frightening and lonely. I offer a steady, compassionate space where you can explore what’s happening at your own pace.
My work is humanistic, existential and relational, grounded in the understanding that healing grows through genuine contact and being met with warmth and understanding. Therapy can offer a safe place to sit with difficult feelings, trauma, anxiety or despair until new meaning begins to emerge. It can stand alongside other forms of support during life crises and moments when the way forward feels unclear. I draw on Gestalt, relational, developmental, person‑centred and transactional analysis approaches, held within a humanistic and existential orientation, and I’m influenced by contemplative and mystical traditions that honour uncertainty and the inner life. I offer a warm, steady place to explore emotional pain, trauma and the questions that feel too heavy to hold alone.
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.
The UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) is a leading professional body for the education, training and regulation of psychotherapists and psychotherapeutic counsellors. Its register is accredited by the government's Professional Standards Authority.
As part of its commitment to protect the public, it works to improve access to psychotherapy, to support and disseminate research, to improve standards and to respond effectively to complaints against its members.
UKCP standards cover the range of different psychotherapies. Registration is obtained by training or accrediting with one of its member organisations, or by holding a European Certificate in Psychotherapy. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
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
- Medically unexplained symptoms
- Ambivalent Loss
- Life Stage Transitions
Therapies offered
Fees
£75.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
I am open to various practical arrangements to meet the unique needs of each person.
My fee is £75 per session and I offer concessions
When I work
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Early morning | |||||||
| Morning | |||||||
| Early afternoon | |||||||
| Late afternoon | |||||||
| Evening |
Further information
Integrative Therapy http://www.integrativetherapy.com/en/integrative-psychotherapy.php
Experiential therapy https://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/experiential-theory-is-psychotherapys-well-kept-secret-0307125/
Babette Rothschild - https://www.somatictraumatherapy.com/
United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) https://www.psychotherapy.org.uk/
Codapendents Anoymous https://codauk.org/
Adult Children of Alcoholics and Dysfunctional Families https://www.adultchildrenofalcoholics.co.uk/
Scarborough Counselling and Psychotherapy Training Institute (https://www.scpti.co.uk/
