About me
As a BACP-registered Integrative Counsellor (British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy), I specialise in men’s mental health, emotional wellbeing and behaviour change. Through my private practice, MENSCAPE, I support young and adult men experiencing a wide range of personal, relationship, family and life challenges.
I recognise that men can face particular pressures and may not always find it easy to seek support or talk openly about what they are experiencing. My approach is practical, respectful and non-judgemental, providing a confidential space to explore difficulties while encouraging greater self-awareness, personal responsibility and meaningful change.
I work with men experiencing difficulties relating to:
Anxiety, stress and emotional wellbeing
Low self-confidence and self-esteem
Loneliness and social isolation
Workplace and career pressures
Education and career development
Relationships and communication
Affairs, betrayal and relationship breakdown
Fatherhood and parenting
Separation, divorce and child contact
Family issues and complex family dynamics
Domestic abuse and harmful relationship behaviours
Anger, conflict and emotional regulation
Major life transitions
Financial pressures
Loss and bereavement
Addictions and unhealthy coping strategies
An Integrative Approach
At MENSCAPE, I take a holistic and integrative approach, drawing upon counselling, psychoeducation and therapeutic coaching according to the needs of each individual. This allows us to consider not only emotional and psychological difficulties, but also the relationships, circumstances and practical pressures affecting a person’s life.
My aim is not simply to help clients manage immediate difficulties, but to support them in developing greater self-awareness, emotional resilience, confidence and healthier ways of coping and relating to others.
Whether someone is struggling with relationship difficulties, separation, fatherhood, loneliness, work pressures, loss, confidence or a significant change in their life, MENSCAPE provides a supportive space to make sense of what is happening and consider what needs to change.
Domestic Abuse and Behaviour Change
A significant area of my practice is working with men where domestic abuse, harmful behaviour or unhealthy relationship patterns have become a concern.
As a Perpetrator Intervention Specialist (Domestic Abuse), I have experience supporting men to examine their behaviour honestly, understand its impact on partners, former partners and children, and take responsibility for making meaningful and sustainable changes.
This specialist experience informs MENSCAPE’s approach to domestic abuse and behaviour-change interventions, with work focusing on areas including accountability, victim awareness, emotional regulation, respectful communication, safer parenting and healthier relationship behaviours.
The focus is not simply on stopping individual incidents of harmful behaviour, but on helping men recognise patterns, understand the beliefs, attitudes and behaviours that may contribute to them, appreciate their impact on others, and develop safer and more respectful ways of managing relationships and conflict.
Social Work, Children’s Services and Criminal Justice Experience
Alongside my therapeutic practice, I am a qualified Social Worker with extensive professional experience across Children’s Services and the criminal justice system.
My social care experience has involved working with children, parents and families where there have been complex needs, safeguarding concerns and involvement from statutory services. This has given me a strong understanding of child development, safeguarding, parenting, family relationships and the importance of keeping children’s experiences and wellbeing central when adults are experiencing conflict or relationship difficulties.
This experience is particularly relevant to my work with fathers who may be navigating parenting difficulties, separation, child contact, Children’s Services involvement or wider family difficulties. It also strengthens my work with men where domestic abuse has been identified, by ensuring that the impact of adult behaviour on children and parenting remains an important part of the intervention.
I also bring extensive experience from across the criminal justice system, including work within Youth Offending, Probation and Prison settings. This has developed my understanding of the complex circumstances that can contribute to emotional distress, substance misuse, offending, relationship difficulties and harmful behaviour.
Throughout my career, I have worked with people from a wide range of backgrounds, including those experiencing social disadvantage, family and relationship breakdown, substance misuse, emotional difficulties and involvement with statutory services.
This combination of counselling, social work, Children’s Services, domestic abuse specialism and criminal justice experience enables MENSCAPE to offer a distinctive and informed approach to supporting men, particularly where emotional wellbeing, relationships, parenting and behaviour intersect.
At its heart, MENSCAPE provides a space where men can talk openly, better understand themselves and their behaviour, strengthen their relationships, develop healthier ways of coping and work towards lasting, positive change.
Training, qualifications & experience
- Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling
- Level 2 & 3 Certificate in Counselling
- Diploma in Management Studies
- MA Youth Justice, Probation and Applied Criminology
- BSc (Hons) in Social Work & Diploma in Social Work (DipSW)
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).
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Therapies offered
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Fees
Additional information
Online Sessions - £65
Face to face Sessions - £75
For Group sessions please contact MENSCAPE for more details.
When I work
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Contact MENSCAPE for more details.
Further information
Respect Certificate in Delivering the 1-1 Programme for Individual Work with Perpetrators.
