About me
You may be asking yourself, “Why do I keep finding myself in the same emotional or relationship patterns?” Perhaps you feel stuck, overwhelmed, anxious, not good enough, or caught between wanting closeness and needing to protect yourself.
I work with individuals who want to understand and change deep emotional and relational patterns, especially where trauma, shame, anxiety, self-abandonment, attachment wounds or painful relationship dynamics continue to affect how they feel, relate and respond.
My approach is trauma-informed, embodied and relational. Together, we can look beneath the surface and make sense of relationship patterns, emotional overwhelm, boundaries, self-worth, intimacy, sexuality, divorce, separation, body responses and the impact of painful relationships.
Therapy with me is a regular, collaborative process. We may explore your nervous system, your history, your body responses and the ways you learned to protect yourself. This work can support emotional repair, stronger self-worth, clearer boundaries and a more connected relationship with yourself.
My work draws on EMDR, somatic and embodied approaches, inner child work, attachment, mindfulness, CBT, Transactional Analysis, psychosexual therapy and nervous system regulation. I adapt the work to you, rather than expecting you to fit into one model.
I have experience working with people from diverse ethnic, cultural, sexual, gender and faith backgrounds. I welcome clients who may be exploring identity, sexuality, relationship difficulties, grief, separation, divorce, spiritual crisis, creative blocks, or a loss of connection with themselves.
I work online with individuals, and with couples occasionally. You are welcome to contact me by email to arrange an initial conversation.
Training, qualifications & experience
I have 6 years’ experience supporting adults with anxiety, trauma, relationship difficulties and painful life transitions. I hold a Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling, with further training in EMDR, somatic and embodied work, attachment, inner child work, psychosexual therapy, couples counselling, and sex and relationship therapy.
My original core training is in Person-Centred counselling, which continues to shape the way I work: with warmth, respect, collaboration and attention to the therapeutic relationship. Alongside this, I draw on CBT, Transactional Analysis, mindfulness, EMDR, somatic approaches, attachment-informed work, psychosexual therapy and nervous system regulation.
Before private practice, I gained experience supporting adults, young people and families through a range of settings, including NHS CAMHS, secondary schools, Cruse Bereavement Support and Rape Crisis. This gave me experience working with grief, trauma, abuse, anxiety, relationship difficulties, emotional overwhelm and the impact of painful life experiences.
I have also practised and taught yoga, meditation and mindfulness for over twenty years. This background informs my interest in the body, breath, nervous system and the ways emotional pain can be held physically as well as psychologically.
My training includes:
Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling
Certificate in EMDR – The Counselling Academy
Certificate in Psychosexual Training – The Grove
Integrative Sex and Couples Certification Training – Tammy Nelson
Certificate in Couple Counselling – Juliet Grayson
Certificate in Couple Counselling – The Counselling Academy
Certificate in Working with Young People and Adolescents – The Number 22
Bereavement Counselling Training – Cruse Bereavement Support
Certificate in Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction – Bangor University
Yoga Teacher and Mindfulness Training
I continue to invest in professional development and have completed further training in areas including Somatic Experiencing, CBT, working with affairs, domestic violence and abuse, adult survivors of sexual abuse, LGBT inclusion with Pink Therapy, breathwork, mindfulness, women’s sexuality, Ayurveda for women, yoga for women, and creative ways of working with young people.
I attend regular professional supervision and remain committed to ongoing learning, reflection and ethical practice.
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
Other areas of counselling I deal with
I have additional training and experience in EMDR, relationship therapy, couples counselling, psychosexual therapy, and sex and relationship therapy.
EMDR can be helpful when painful or distressing experiences continue to affect how you feel, relate, cope or respond in the present. These experiences may show up as anxiety, trauma responses, shame, emotional overwhelm, low self-worth, body-based reactions, or feeling stuck in patterns that are hard to change through talking alone.
I also work with relationship and intimacy concerns, including communication difficulties, loss of trust, conflict, affairs, separation, divorce, sexual difficulties, desire differences, shame around sexuality, and the impact of past experiences on present relationships.
Relationship and intimacy difficulties are often not simply about communication. They can be connected to attachment wounds, protective responses, trauma, shame, fear, anger, grief, self-abandonment, or difficulties knowing and expressing your own needs.
My approach is thoughtful, trauma-informed and relational. Together, we can look beneath the surface of what is happening, make sense of the patterns you are caught in, and support a steadier, more honest connection with yourself and others.
Therapies offered
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Fees
£90.00 - £150.00
Additional information
Fees and availability
I work online via Zoom with individuals and with couples.
Individual therapy sessions are £90 for 50 minutes.
Couples therapy sessions are £150 for 60 minutes.
Therapy usually works best with regular sessions, held at a consistent time where possible. This may be weekly or twice monthly, depending on your needs and the focus of the work, helping to create continuity and steadiness in the process.
I offer weekday daytime appointments and Saturday morning appointments.
Couples sessions are arranged separately depending on availability and the focus of the work.
You are welcome to contact me by email to arrange a brief Zoom meeting, where we can explore what brings you to therapy and whether working together feels like a good fit.
When I work
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Further information
Before training as a therapist, I worked as a nurse and later in clinical research and corporate settings. I have also worked in voluntary and community organisations. These experiences have given me an understanding of pressure, responsibility, change, and the different demands people can carry in their personal and professional lives.
I have practised and taught yoga, mindfulness and meditation for over twenty years. This continues to inform the way I work, with attention to the body, the nervous system, self-awareness, and the connection between emotional and physical experience.
My work is online via Zoom. I offer weekday daytime appointments and Saturday morning appointments.
