About me
There are times in life where we all need to talk through something that just feels too complex to share with family or friends. Whether you're a people-pleaser, an overthinker, living with social anxiety or constant tension, therapy provides you with a valuable investment in time for yourself. Together, we can develop a deeper understanding of what makes you you, identify patterns that no longer serve you, and help you to improve and enrich your life. As someone with lived experience of ADHD, I bring a personal understanding of the challenges of masking, sensory overload, emotional intensity and the pressure to “keep up” in systems not designed for you.
My approach is calm, relational and grounded in the nervous system. Together, we make sense of your patterns, reduce overwhelm, and explore ways of living that feel sustainable, achievable and genuinely supportive.
If you’re looking for a therapist who understands shutdowns, burnout, dissociation, anxiety loops, perfectionism, people‑pleasing, emotional dysregulation or identity confusion, you’re in the right place.
How Counselling Can Help
Therapy with me is steady, collaborative and paced around your capacity. We work gently but effectively, helping you:
understand your emotions and patterns
reduce anxiety, overwhelm and shutdown
regulate your nervous system
unlearn survival strategies that no longer serve you
build self‑trust, boundaries and internal safety
feel more connected to yourself and others
I pay close attention to what helps you feel safe, grounded and resourced. You don’t need to arrive with everything figured out — we work it out together.
My Specialisms
I work particularly well with:
- neurodivergent adults and young people (diagnosed or self‑identified)
- trauma survivors
- people‑pleasers, perfectionists and overthinkers
- those living with chronic anxiety or emotional overwhelm
- clients navigating identity, masking, burnout or shutdown
- LGBTQIA+ clients
- young people struggling with school, attendance, anxiety or SEND needs
If you recognise yourself in any of these, you’re welcome to reach out.
What to Expect in Your First Session
Your first session is a gentle, structured assessment where we begin to understand what you need from therapy. It’s a conversation designed to help you feel understood, grounded and safe from the very beginning.
We will explore:
- what brings you to counselling
- what feels difficult right now
- what you hope might change
- where you feel under‑resourced or overwhelmed
- what support you already have around you
- what helps you feel calm, safe or settled
This helps us identify where you most need support and what direction feels right for you. From there, we begin shaping a personalised therapeutic plan that fits you — your nervous system, your history, your identity and your goals.
You remain in control of the pace and direction at all times.
Training, qualifications & experience
I hold an AIM Level 4 Diploma in Counselling Practice and a CPCAB Level 6 Diploma in Counselling Children and Young People. My further training includes:
- Bereavement training (Cruse)
- Suicide prevention (Papyrus)
- Working with Self‑Harm, Attachment Theory and Pre‑Trial Therapy (CASY + current role)
- Working with the Body (Maiike Beech)
- Working with Dissociation (Donna Stenton‑Groves)
- Working with Playmobil Figures
- Rewind Technique training
- Ongoing safeguarding, trauma‑informed and neurodivergence‑affirming CPD
My experience includes:
- 20 year teaching career, increasingly supporting children with SEND, many with ASD and ADHD with high support needs
- Counselling children and young people aged 7-25 for a Newark based charity
- Counselling adults seeking therapy to support their parenting and family situations
- Working within a charity setting delivering trauma-informed therapy to children and young people impacted by sexual abuse
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
Therapies offered
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Fees
£45.00 - £60.00
Additional information
- One hour session for adults £55
- One hour session for children and young people 0-18 £60
- Option for a 45 minute session for children and young people 0-18 £45
I currently offer sessions between 2pm and 8pm on Thursdays and between 2pm and 6pm on Fridays.
