About me
Growth is rooted in connection. Therapy does not have to focus solely on managing distress. It can also help you understand yourself more deeply and move towards a life that feels more meaningful and fulfilling. Finding a counsellor who feels right for you can be a significant step, and I offer a warm, thoughtful space in which we can begin that process together.
I work primarily with adults experiencing anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and relationship difficulties, including those who feel emotionally stuck, overwhelmed or disconnected from themselves or the world around them. Many of the people I support are thoughtful and self-aware, but have found that insight alone has not created the change they hoped for. Our work can bring greater emotional clarity, explore what may be keeping you stuck, and help you develop a stronger sense of who you are and how you want to live. Where helpful, I can also integrate solution-focused approaches such as Clinical Hypnotherapy that build upon your existing strengths, clarify what you would like to change and support meaningful movement forwards.
My approach is person-centred at its core, grounded in humanistic values and a genuine curiosity about your individual experience. I believe the relationship between counsellor and client is central to therapy. I therefore offer a consistent, reflective space where your experiences can be explored with care, rather than hurried, judged or simply managed. I work from a trauma-informed and relational perspective, paying attention to early attachment experiences, subconscious patterns, and the ways past relationships may continue to shape how you feel, relate and respond in the present.
I have a particular interest in anxiety, relationships and neurodivergence including ADHD, and in supporting LGBTQ+ individuals. I welcome adult clients of all genders, backgrounds and beliefs, and aim to offer therapy in which every part of your identity can be recognised, respected and understood.
While person-centred counselling remains the foundation of my work, my training in Clinical Hypnotherapy scaffolds my wider understanding and competence in the therapeutic space. This includes an awareness of embodied and subconscious processes, as well as the impact of early relational experiences, where these are relevant to the work we are doing together. These interventions can be incorporated as a standalone option, or used integratively, where they may serve the therapeutic process.
I have a particular interest in working with neurodivergence and LGBTQ+ individuals, and welcome adult clients of all genders, backgrounds and beliefs.
Face-to-face appointments can be from a friendly Wellbeing Centre in Clarendon Park, Leicester, or a Health and Wellbeing Hub in Whetstone, Leicester. Online appointments are also available.
We can work short-term or long-term, depending on your needs and wishes, and this can be reviewed at any point through collaborative discussion.
I invite you to visit my website for further information about how I can help. Reach out for a free initial conversation to see if we’re the right fit.
Training, qualifications & experience
BSc Counselling & Psychotherapy
Clinical Hypnotherapy (in-training)
Certificate in Online & telephone counselling
Sue Young Cancer Support Charity Counsellor
The Leicester Counselling Centre Counsellor
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
£55.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
Free initial consultation over the phone or via video call to explore what brings you to seek counselling, providing an opportunity to discuss what to expect from me too, and whether we may be the right fit for one another
When I work
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Mondays I'm based in Whetstone (LE8)
Tuesdays & Wednesdays I'm based in Clarendon Park (LE2)
Thursdays & Fridays online
Please note, I've no evening or weekend availability at present
