About me
You are the expert on your own life, so I won’t begin by assuming how you might be feeling or the kinds of worries you may be grappling with. My role is to sit alongside you and help you notice, clarify and make sense of what might be happening for you - internally, with the people in your life and in the world around you.
I’ve trained in a range of therapeutic approaches, including psychoanalytic/dynamic, humanistic and existential but I use them flexibly. While they inform me, what leads the work is your lived experience in the room and what begins to unfold between us.
A central part of how I understand therapy involves helping you become more aware of how you are living your life: the patterns you are caught in, the meanings you have inherited and the choices you may not realise you are already making. Sometimes this includes gently approaching experiences that have felt overwhelming or traumatic and beginning to understand how they live in you now. From there, the aim is to help you begin to make choices that feel more intentional, truthful and aligned with who you are.
Being vulnerable and honest can be hard and sometimes frightening. I aim to offer a space that is compassionate, steady and non-judgemental. I also believe that therapy can be a place where challenge is important, a place where we can look at the things you might usually turn away from, at your own pace, together.
As with all relationships, this special kind of relationship depends on fit. It is important that you feel a sense of safety, resonance and possibility with whoever you choose to work with. I don’t believe I’m the therapist for every person hence, in early sessions, we’ll check in with each other to see how the work feels for you and whether the fit between us is right.
If any of this has sparked your interest, please feel free to get in touch. I offer a free 20-minute online consultation so we can get a sense of whether working together feels right for you.
Training, qualifications & experience
I work with adults from all backgrounds with particular experience supporting:
- LGBTQ+ and questioning clients
- People navigating identity, belonging and life transitions
- Those dealing with intense emotional states, anxiety or shame
- People who grew up with emotional unpredictability or silence
- Clients who struggle to express anger, sadness or vulnerability
- People with histories of loss and bereavement
- Clients exploring meaning, purpose or direction
- People living with or recently diagnosed with HIV
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
£70.00 per session
Additional information
I offer concessionary rates for students and low income individuals
