About me
I’m a qualified and experienced UKCP accredited psychotherapist offering in-depth therapy for adults navigating emotional difficulty, life transitions, and longstanding patterns. My particular interest concerns attachment issues and negative experiences in childhood.
Therapy with me is about creating a collaborative, trusting space where you can reflect deeply, gain clarity, and experiment with new ways of being. The therapeutic relationship is central — it becomes a space to feel, reframe, and grow.
I’m a potent and engaged therapist — warm and respectful, but not afraid to challenge you where it matters. Sometimes it’s in these moments of tension or insight that real change becomes possible.
I work from a foundation in Transactional Analysis (TA), an accessible and relational approach that helps us understand how early adaptations shape how we feel, relate, and behave in the present.
Alongside TA, I draw on a range of approaches to support individual needs, particularly when it comes to working with trauma, dissociation, or what feels unspoken or complex. This includes creative tools like working with dreams, sand-tray and images, body awareness and neuro-informed perspectives.
I work on the premise that every person is different and tailor my approach to the individual. This is a consent-led work where I respect your pace and needs AND I will pay attention to what keeps you stuck.
The therapeutic process may encompass a wide range of issues, and the goal of our work can be focused on:
- exploration (e.g. I want to explore how loss/trauma affected my life)
- dealing with a specific issue (e.g. I want to deal with stress better)
- a clarification (e.g. I want to understand my relationships)
- development (e.g. I want to lead a more meaningful life)
What to expect:
- Free initial consultation (30 mins):
We’ll talk about what brings you here and whether we feel like a good fit. I’ll answer your questions and, if needed, suggest alternative support. - First full session:
We begin to explore your story and your goals. We’ll talk about what you want from therapy and how you prefer to work. - Ongoing sessions:
Therapy is a commitment to work on yourself. I work weekly (twice a week on request). We’ll regularly review how things are going to ensure it continues to feel useful and relevant to you.
Training, qualifications & experience
I’m a qualified and experienced UKCP accredited psychotherapist with additional training concerning attachment issues and trauma. I also undertake in-depth supervision to support my learning and development as a practitioner.
My background, prior to becoming a counsellor, is in the voluntary sector. I have worked with helping professionals and mental health practitioners in the NHS for the last 10 years. I've also supported individuals at an acute psychiatric unit. This background gives me a solid understanding of complex and severe psychological distress, and how people adapt in both visible and invisible ways
My additional training covers:
- working creatively with images, sand-tray and clay
- awareness of body processes and brain functioning
- trauma and dissociation
I hold:
- Diploma in Adult Psychotherapy
- Diploma in Transactional Analysis Practice
- MSc Sociology
- MA Arts and Cultural Management
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.
UKATA (formally the Institute of Transactional Analysis) is the national UK Transactional Analysis organisation representing all fields of TA theory and practice. TA can be used as an effective tool in a wide range of contexts such as: personal development, management, coaching, counselling, psychotherapy, teaching, education, parenting and more.
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
Cultural issues
Identity and meaning crisis
Therapies offered
Fees
£65.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Health Insurance/EAP
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