About me
Registered MBACP (accredited)
Psychotherapeutic Counsellor
Protective Behaviours Trainer, Coach, Supervisor & Mindfulness teacher
At the heart of therapy is the relationship itself - a space where you can feel heard, understood, and supported to make sense of what is happening, whether in response to stress, loss, or life change. As Irvin D. Yalom wrote, “It is the relationship that heals.”
I offer a calm, confidential and contained space for therapeutic work, whether online or in person.
This is a space for people who want to make sense of what is happening more clearly, and who are looking for support that is steady, structured, and grounded. I work collaboratively, tailoring the work to your needs in a calm and individual way.
I am an accredited therapist (MBACP) and a Bupa-registered counsellor, working with adults, young people (13+), parents and carers.
My practice supports individuals navigating stress, burnout, relationship strain, family dynamics, and periods of transition - including those managing complex, demanding lives across work, family, and personal responsibilities. Sometimes this follows a crisis or trauma. At other times, it is a quieter sense of struggle or frustration - a feeling that something is not working, or that you are not able to thrive or function as you would like.
When you are used to coping, achieving, and holding responsibility across multiple areas of life, it can be difficult to recognise when pressure is building - only that things are becoming harder to sustain.
Many of the people I work with are managing multiple demands at once - demanding professional roles, leadership responsibilities, family life, and significant personal or life-stage changes. This often presents as burnout, anxiety, emotional overwhelm, conflict, or physical symptoms such as fatigue, sleep disruption, or irritability. For many women in particular, this pressure can intensify during periods of sustained demand while balancing work, family responsibilities, and life transitions, including the menopause.
Alongside this, I also support young people facing emotional overwhelm, anxiety, academic or social pressure, and the challenges that arise during adolescence and early development.
My approach is integrative and grounded in clarity. I focus on helping you make sense of what is happening, stabilise what feels overwhelming, and develop insight that supports meaningful and lasting change.
Where helpful, we work in a structured way towards clear goals - building understanding, emotional regulation, and practical tools that support a more sustainable way forward. I also draw on coaching approaches and mindfulness to support clarity, focus, and practical change.
I have worked in business and alongside organisations through periods of change and pressure. This continues to inform my understanding of workplace stress, performance expectations, and burnout - particularly in professionals navigating multiple demands and life transitions.
Ultimately, I am here to support and work with you in making sense of what is happening and finding a clearer, more sustainable way forward.
Training, qualifications & experience
- CPCAB Certificate in Initial Counselling Skills (2004)
- CPCAB Certificate in Counselling Skills (2005)
- CPCAB Certificate in Counselling Studies (2006)
- CPCAB Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling (2006-2008)
- Rape Crisis Sexual Violence Training Course (2007)
- Peace Hospice Bereavement Training (2007)
- Solution Focused Brief Therapy (2008)
- Creative Arts in Therapy (2009)
- Counselling Children and Young People (2009)
- nocn Children Matter: Training for Professionals working with Children and Young People L3 (2010)
- Attachment Theory and it’s applications (2011)
- Ascentis Award in Clinical Supervision (2013)
- Safeguarding - Child Protection trained (annual)
- Protective Behaviours Facilitator (2015-18)
- Mindfulness Teacher Training (2018)
- Youth Mindfulness Teacher Training (2019)
- Mindfulness in Schools .b Training (2019)
- Thrive Approach Licensed Practitioner Training (2019-20)
- Protective Behaviours Trainer (2020)
- Certificate in Coaching (2022)
Examples of other relevant CPD - Substance Misuse Training - Working with the suicidal client - Anger Therapy - Working with the grieving adolescent - Attachment Theory in relation to separation, loss and grief - Essential brief therapy strategies - Guided imagery and visualisation for therapeutic change - Working with clients who self harm - Understanding Cannabis – Death and Dying - Introduction to Sand Tray Studies - Sand Play Therapy – E-Safety - Loss & Love - Working with awareness and with the impact of the Practitioner’s own attachment narrative – Self-care - Further Sand Tray studies – Understanding Dreams – Spontaneous Drawing for Client work and Supervision - Further Guided Visualisation training – Traumatic Bereavement workshop – Using knowledge of Neuroscience and Mindfulness – Awakening attachment needs in troubled children and teenagers – Child Protection - Creative Arts/play skills training – Working with Adolescents - Therapeutic Story Writing - Running groups - Cruse Bereavement for children and young people - Protective Behaviours trainer - mindfulness teacher for parents, adults and children.
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.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Other areas of counselling I deal with
Protective Behaviours, Parenting, Attachment, Sibling issues, Agoraphobia, Creative therapy
Adults, Young People, Parents/carers
Therapies offered
Fees
£65.00 - £80.00
Concessions offered for
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
Therapy rates are £65-£80 for individuals and £95-£150 for couples per session on a sliding scale.
Some concession rate sessions are available, including for counselling trainees. These are based on client need and availability.
Fees are payable at the start of each session by direct transfer, cash or cheque only.
Coaching and training fees are based on the work agreed.
Further information
Sessions are delivered in my discrete, dedicated counselling room. I can offer home visits where appropriate. Video calls are available and Telephone sessions can be discussed.
