About me
You don't have to be in crisis to come to therapy. You just have to know that something needs to change.
I work with people who are feeling anxious, overwhelmed or emotionally exhausted. They may find themselves overthinking, struggling to switch off, losing their temper more than they'd like, feeling stuck, disconnected or wondering why the same patterns keep showing up in their lives. Some are living with the lasting impact of a difficult relationship with a parent. Lack of confidence, loneliness, depression, ADD/ADHD. Others feel alone or isolated in their relationship, despite not being physically alone. From the outside many clients often look as though they're coping. Inside, it feels very different.
Most people don't come to therapy because they're broken. They come because something no longer feels right and they don't want to keep living the same way.
I'm a BACP registered counsellor with over 30 years' experience working with people through change, first in organisations and now in private practice. I offer a warm, straightforward and confidential space where you can talk openly without judgement. I'll help you slow things down, untangle what's going on, and understand yourself more clearly, so you can make choices that feel right for you.
Therapeutic Approaches
My approach is relational and integrative, grounded in Psychosynthesis, Gestalt and Family Systems.
That means I pay close attention not only to what you tell me, but also to what may be happening beneath the words and within the therapeutic relationship itself.
Rather than asking, "What's wrong with you?", I'm more interested in understanding "how your way of being came to make sense.'"
Together we'll explore your thoughts, emotions, relationships, life experiences and the patterns that have shaped you.
Sometimes we'll look back.
Sometimes we'll focus on what's happening between us in the room.
Sometimes we'll simply stay with what's present.
There is no formula.
Every person is different.
My aim is always the same: to help you understand yourself more fully, so that your choices become freer and your life feels more like your own.
Take the Next Step
Your First Session
Taking the first step towards therapy isn't always easy. Our first session is an opportunity to explore what's brought you here, what's been happening in your life, and what you're hoping might be different.
Just as importantly, it's an opportunity for you to decide whether I feel like the right therapist for you. A strong therapeutic relationship is at the heart of good therapy, and it's important that you feel comfortable, heard and understood.
If we decide to work together, I usually recommend meeting weekly. Lasting change rarely happens overnight. It comes from slowing things down, untangling what's going on, and understanding yourself more clearly, so you can make choices that feel right for you.
If I don't believe I'm the right therapist for you, I'll tell you honestly and, wherever possible, help you find someone who is.
The initial session lasts 50 minutes and is charged at my standard session fee.
Training, qualifications & experience
I gained my PDip in psychosynthesis after a career spanning 30 years working as a change agent in the corporate and social enterprise arenas, designing and delivering leadership development and transformation programs that helped individuals unlock their true potential. I supported leaders in developing greater emotional intelligence, resilience, and effectiveness, coaching them to lead with authenticity and create environments where people could thrive.
As a facilitator and coach, I guided executives, boards, and teams through experiential processes that fostered creativity, new perspectives, and personal growth. My approach was deeply rooted in freeing the mind from limitations, allowing individuals to access possibility and transformation.
Over time, my work led me to explore the deeper, often unseen, psychological patterns that shape human behaviour. This curiosity evolved into a passion for working more closely with individuals, helping them release what holds them back and step into a more fulfilling, empowered version of themselves. Now, I bring this depth of experience into my counselling practice, supporting clients in navigating change, building emotional resilience, and realising their fullest potential.
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
£85.00 per session
When I work
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Mornings are for clients choosing online sessions.
All the remainder are for clients choosing in person sessions.
Further information
Types of therapy
Brief therapy, Creative therapy, Existential, Integrative, Psychosynthesis, Solution focused brief therapy, Systemic, Transpersonal
Clients I work with
Adults, Older adults, Organisations
How I deliver therapy
Long term sessions, Long-term face-to-face work, Online therapy, Short-term face-to-face work
Languages spoken
English
