About me
Grief can change the shape of your life in ways other people don’t always see. You may be carrying loss quietly while trying to keep functioning, feeling numb, overwhelmed, disconnected, or not quite like yourself underneath. Sometimes grief follows a death. Sometimes it comes through illness, separation, identity shifts, or the loss of a life you thought you would have.
I offer therapy for people living with grief and bereavement in all their complexity. My work is relational and somatic, which means we pay attention not only to your thoughts and emotions, but also to how grief is showing up in your body, energy, and capacity. Together, we slow things down, make space for what’s present and holding you back, and begin to process your experience in a way that feels manageable and respectful of your pace.
Grief doesn’t move along the same for everyone, and it doesn’t need to be rushed or fixed. Our work can support you to stay connected to yourself, reduce self-blame, and help find steadiness as you move through loss.
I offer 1:1 therapy online, by telephone, outdoors, and in person in Huddersfield town centre. If you’re grieving and looking for support, you’re very welcome to get in touch.
Training, qualifications & experience
Education and Certification
- PGDip Psychotherapy and Counselling, University of Leeds
- Master of Science Dance and Movement in Creative Art Therapies with Distinction, Thesis: A Heuristic Inquiry of Shame and Resistance in Embodied Psychotherapies
- Women's Mental Health Specialist Certification
Approaches
- Relational
- Somatic
- Trauma-Informed
- Person-Centered
- Intersectional Feminism
- Anti-Oppressive
Therapy Style:
Warm, attuned, engaged, direct, collaborative, and relatable.
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 National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society This Not For Profit association of counsellors and psychotherapists aim to support the counselling profession, members and training organisations. In 2013 the NCS register was accredited by the Professional Standards Authority under the Accredited Voluntary Register Scheme. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
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.
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
£110.00 per session
Additional information
50-minute session £110
80-minute session £160
When I work
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Further information
My practice is LGBTQIA+, GSRD & neurodiversity affirmative, sex-positive; and fat-positive.
You are the expert of your experiences. I'm here to be with you, engaging curiousity and compassion, as we work together to understand what will be helpful and meaningful for you.
I'm also committed to ongoing self-reflection about how my social locations, such as race, class, and gender, amongst many others, may interact with yours. A conversation about how power and privilege manifest in our relationship and how this affects you is always open.
