About me
You don’t need to arrive at therapy knowing exactly what’s wrong or having the right words to explain it. Sometimes people come because something clearly isn’t working; sometimes life looks reasonably fine from the outside, but inside they feel anxious, low, overwhelmed, disconnected, or caught in the same patterns again and again.
I work with individual adults from young adulthood through later life, and I also work with couples. People come to me with anxiety, depression, relationship, family or marriage difficulties, grief and bereavement, trauma and childhood experiences, Complex PTSD (CPTSD), ADHD/ADD, shame, low self-esteem, stress and burnout, questions around identity and belonging, or significant periods of change. Couples may come because communication has become difficult, trust or intimacy has been affected, or the same conflicts keep repeating.
I am an MBACP Accredited Therapist. I am interested not only in what is happening in your life now, but also in how your experiences, relationships and past may have shaped the way you see yourself, relate to others and respond emotionally. Together, we can explore what may be keeping you stuck, make sense of recurring patterns and develop a deeper understanding of yourself and what you may want to change.
Therapy with me is a conversation and a relationship. I don’t expect you simply to talk while I remain distant or silent. I listen carefully, think with you, notice patterns, ask questions and, when useful, offer perspectives that may help us understand something differently. The work is collaborative and moves at a pace we can think about together.
Sometimes difficulties in adulthood are connected to what happened repeatedly, or what may have been missing, while growing up. Emotional neglect, criticism, loss, unsafe or unpredictable relationships, having to become independent too early, or hiding parts of yourself to belong can shape trust, self-worth, relationships and emotional wellbeing later in life.
I also work with adults with ADHD/ADD, including those diagnosed later in life. Alongside attention and organisation, we can explore feeling different, criticism or misunderstanding, rejection sensitivity, self-esteem, overwhelm and relationships.
My professional experience includes training within Kent and Medway NHS, working as a therapist within an NHS GP practice, serving as Project Lead at EACH Counselling and Psychotherapy Charity, and lecturing in Counselling and Psychotherapy within Kent and Medway NHS, where I trained future therapists.
What matters most is whether you feel you can talk to me. I offer face-to-face therapy in London and online across the UK. If you’re considering therapy but aren’t certain where to begin, you’re welcome to contact me for an initial conversation.
Training, qualifications & experience
Qualifications:
- PG Diploma in Integrative Psychotherapy and Counselling
- Diploma in Psychotherapy and Counselling, London
Training:
- Trauma and Complex PTSD
- Attachment and Developmental Trauma
- Bereavement and Loss
- Suicidal Ideation and Intrusive Thoughts
- Identity and cultural, sexual, relationship and family concerns
Experience:
- Teaching and training psychotherapists within the NHS
- Accredited member of the BACP
- Private counselling and psychotherapy practice (in-person and online)
- Project Lead for a bereavement psychotherapy service during the pandemic (charity sector)
- Counsellor and psychotherapist in NHS GP practices
- Senior Pastoral Director in boarding schools and sixth form colleges, supporting young people and families
- Board member of the Breck Foundation, a charity tackling online grooming and supporting families after traumatic loss
- Published writer on themes of trauma, grief, identity, relationships, and the impact of wider events on our inner lives
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.
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.
