About me
For much of our lives, people have told us who we should be, or labelled us in ways that don’t reflect who we really are.
“Don’t be so emotional.”
“Be good.”
And all those other phrases that can leave us feeling like we’ll never be good enough.
Over time, those words can become so familiar that we start to believe them and never question whether they’re actually true.
Maybe you’ve spent years being the sensible one, the strong one, the person everyone turns to. But now you’re caring for someone with Alzheimer’s or dementia, and somewhere along the way, your own needs have become easy to put aside. You can love someone dearly and still feel tired, frustrated, sad, guilty or simply like you’ve lost a bit of yourself. There can be so much to cope with, and not always much room left for you.
Or perhaps you’re going through perimenopause or menopause and finding that you don’t quite feel like yourself. You might be looking after everyone else while quietly wondering where you fit into all of it. Your mood, confidence, relationships or sense of yourself may have changed, and it can be hard to know what’s happening when so much seems to be shifting at once.
Sometimes there isn’t one obvious reason for how you’re feeling. Life, relationships, family, work, loss, grief, anxiety and all the things we’ve carried can build up until we realise we’re struggling.
Counselling can give you somewhere to talk about what’s really going on. It can be a chance to understand yourself a little better, let go of some of the expectations you’ve carried, and begin to work out who you want to be — rather than who you’ve been told you are or should be.
I offer online and telephone counselling, so you can access support from wherever you feel most comfortable. Sessions can fit around work, family and daily life.
Qualifications and experience matter, but so does feeling comfortable with the person you’re talking to. I believe therapy works best when you feel genuinely heard, accepted and supported.
I offer a free 15-minute introductory call with no pressure or obligation — just a chance to ask questions, tell me a little about what’s going on, and see how things feel.
Training, qualifications & experience
I have a Postgraduate Diploma in Integrative Counselling and Psychotherapy (Level 7).
I continue to develop my practice through ongoing professional learning and CPD, including:
Dream interpretation
Working with neurodivergent clients, including ADHD and autism
Binge-Eating Disorder
Supporting carers of people living with Alzheimer’s and dementia
Online and telephone counselling
I’m a Listening Volunteer and Mentor with the Samaritans, which I find both humbling and deeply meaningful. It continues to strengthen my ability to listen and support people through moments of distress, uncertainty and emotional overwhelm, and I enjoy supporting other volunteers as they develop their own skills.
I also really enjoy supporting trainee counsellors as they begin their journey into the profession. Training to become a counsellor can bring about a lot of personal change as well as professional growth, and I love helping trainees navigate their way through that journey while juggling training, work, relationships and everyday life. I’m interested in how they’re feeling as well as how they’re developing as counsellors, and it’s a privilege to see their confidence grow.
Creativity and music have always been an important part of my life. I enjoy playing music myself and have a particular interest in working with musicians and creative people. I understand that creativity can be a huge source of joy and connection, but can also bring its own pressures around confidence, identity and self-expression.
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
Therapies offered
Fees
£40.00 - £60.00
