About me
I am an integrative psychotherapist, and professional wellbeing consultant offering therapy that combines trauma-informed practice, Acceptance and Commitment therapy (ACT) polyvagal nervous system-informed support, to help clients better understand how stress, anxiety, overwhelm, trauma, and relational patterns are experienced and impacting on them both mentally and physically.
Why do I work as an integrative therapist?
Because no one therapy fits all and you are unique. Rather than focusing only on thoughts, or symptoms, we work gently with the wider patterns that can keep people feeling stuck including tension, hypervigilance, self-criticism, burnrout, shutdown and relationship difficulties, and struggling to find your place in the world.
I work with adults experiencing anxiety, depression, health issues, trauma relationship difficulties, ADHD/neurodivergent challenges, grief, life transitions and workplace or leadership pressures.
With our busy pace of life and work-related commitments, I help clients to integrate old and new challenges with insight into self, relationships and build more steadiness, awareness, and psychological flexibility.
I have over thirty years of experience working in diverse settings, in corporate, educational, and therapeutic settings, in the UK and internationally
How are you feeling in your body and your mind right now? Are you constantly sensing threats and feeling anxious? And/or are you feeling depressed/protective/shut down in relationships and your place in the world? Childhood adversity, and attachment issues in adulthood can show up as protective patterns that become stuck, and impact on your self confidence and connections in relationships.
If you are noticing stuck patterns, please get in touch. I can provide online sessions via zoom/teams and bespoke programmes, with Liverpool 1 city centre based rooms and facilities.
Training, qualifications & experience
I bring over 30 years experience supporting adults and professionals across education, training, consultancy and psychotherapy, including work with clients internationally. My approach is integrative, trauma informed and grounded in ongoing professional training across areas including anxiety, depression, OCD, neurodivergence, self-esteem and confidence.
I offer a calm, reflective and personalised space where you can better understand what is happening internally, develop practical ways to respond differently and move towards greater steadiness, clarity and confidence. Alongside formal qualifications and ongoing professional development, my wider experience allows me to work flexibly with the complexitites each person brings.
My Qualifications
- PG Dip. Psychology and Neuroscience for Mental Health Kings College, London
- Dip. Therapeutic Counselling & Psychotherapy
- M.Sc.
- MBA (with Distinction)
- PGCE
- BA (Hons)
Memberships
- BACP Registered Member
- Applied Neuroscience Association (ANA)
- Polyvagal Institute
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
My approach is informed by polyvagal theory to deliver scientific evidence-based,mindfulness therapies and neuropsychological trauma-informed techniques. I invite you to experience self-exploration and learn how to regulate your nervous system with a toolbox of techniques you can use in your daily life. It is with these simple, yet profound techniques that you learn to feel safe to connect to your 'real self', and nourish your relationships with others and your world.
Therapies offered
Fees
£75.00 - £150.00
Concessions offered for
Further information
MY FIRST SESSION
Starting therapy can feel like a significant step, especially when life has felt overwhelming, emotionally demanding, or hard to make sense of.
Our first session is a chance to slow things down and understand what is happening for you, what has brought you here, and what support would feel the most helpful. Some people come with a clear focus, others simply know that something needs to change.
My approach is integrative, which means I draw from different therapeutic approaches depending on your needs, rather than applying a one-size-fits-all therapy model. Alongside reflective psychotherapy, I may incorporate practical tools to help you better understand patterns of stress, anxiety, overwelm, self-criticism, nervous system responses, relationships and emotional regulation.
This includes elements of my From Stuck to Steady framework, which supports people in moving from reactive patterns toward greater steadiness, clarity and choice.
I currently offer online psychotherapy for adults and older adults, alongside wellbeing support for organisations and contexts.
Whether you are looking for focused short-term support or a deeper therapeutic pathway, we can discuss together what feels most appropriate.
