About me
Welcome - I’m so glad you are here!
Have you spent years coping, surviving, or trying to keep everything together, yet still feel stuck, overwhelmed, or exhausted? I work with a wide range of issues, from anxiety, depression, and low self-esteem to relationship or life challenges, and I have particular expertise in trauma, Complex PTSD, dissociative disorders, and dissociative identity disorder (DID). With over 30 years’ experience, I offer a safe, professional space where you can be understood and supported, and together we’ll help you regain clarity, self-trust, and a greater sense of control in your life.
Life can feel exhausting when you’ve been holding everything together for so long. You might notice racing thoughts, self-doubt, or that constant pressure to keep moving.
Therapy offers a space to slow down, breathe, and begin to feel like yourself again - to build self-trust and develop practical ways to manage patterns and pressures that have been holding you back.
Clients often describe me as calm, insightful, and easy to talk to. My aim is to help you feel supported, understood, and empowered to reconnect with your inner strength and begin living more fully in the present.
Training, qualifications & experience
I am a registered member of:
• British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP)
• British Psychological Society (BPS) – Chartered Psychologist and Associate Fellow (AFBPsS)
• European Society for Trauma and Dissociation (ESTD)
I work to the BACP Ethical Framework, ensuring the highest standards of safety, confidentiality, and professionalism in my practice. I also hold an Enhanced DBS, giving further reassurance that you are in safe and capable hands.
Alongside my clinical work, I serve as a Trustee with the Dissociative Disorder Alliance, reflecting my commitment to increasing awareness and improving support for those living with dissociative conditions.
I am an integrative therapist who will tailor my approach to meet your individual needs. Essentially, I draw on ideas from person-centred, psychodynamic, attachment-based, existential, and trauma-informed perspectives. I believe that healing happens through relationship - through the genuine, collaborative connection we build together.
In sessions, I also pay attention to how emotions are experienced in the body. Our bodies often hold stress or tension linked to past experiences. Gently noticing these sensations can support calm, self-awareness, and a greater sense of control - helping you feel more grounded, regulated, and able to respond to life rather than react automatically.
I also help clients explore life’s bigger questions - including identity, values, and how to make sense of the challenges they face - to support meaning and purpose in their lives.
Academic qualifications:
• MSc Integrative Counselling (University of Northampton) - Distinction
• Postgraduate Certificate in Psychodynamic Counselling (University of Leicester) - Distinction
• PhD Psychology and Human Factors (University of Birmingham)
• BSc (Hons) Applied Human Psychology (Aston University) - 2:1
Specialist and additional training:
• Trauma, Dissociation and Recovery - PODS
• Dissociation and DID: The Fundamentals - PODS
• Knowledge and Understanding Framework (KUF) for Complex Emotional Needs - National KUF HUB
• Trauma-Informed Training - East London Foundation Trust
• Dealing with Distress: Working with Self-Harm and Suicide - ELFT
• Understanding and Working with Sexual Abuse - Maria Smith Training
• Cruse Bereavement Care Training and Supervision
• Samaritans Training
• Award in Education and Training (Level 3) - CTC
• Supervision for Lived Experience - With You
I continue to develop my practice through ongoing training, supervision, and reflective work to ensure my approach remains ethical, informed, and responsive to each person I work with.
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
£65.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
Fees
Individual therapy (50 minutes): £65
Extended therapy sessions (90 minutes) for Dissociative Identity Disorder or deeper work: £90
These longer sessions provide additional time and space to ensure all parts who wish to engage in therapy are acknowledged and supported, and to create a safe, contained ending. They are also available to anyone who would like more time to explore their issues in greater depth.
I also offer a free 30-minute introductory session so you can ask questions, get a feel for how I work, and decide whether we’re a good fit.
Concessions offered for
Trainees and persons in receipt of benefits.
Further information
How I Work
Therapy with me is a space to pause and notice, to tune into what’s happening inside and between us. Noticing is the first step; from there, we work together to identify what you want to change and develop gentle, practical ways to regain control, feel more balanced, and strengthen your sense of self.
I work relationally, meaning we pay attention to the connection we build together as part of the work itself. Sometimes what happens between us can reflect patterns from your wider life, and exploring this gently can help uncover new ways of being.
I also bring a body-aware focus, helping you notice physical sensations linked to emotions. This supports regulation, calm, and self-awareness, helping you feel more in control and able to respond to life with clarity.
For those recovering from trauma or dissociation, we always work at a pace that feels safe. Stability and trust come first, only when you feel grounded do we explore deeper experiences and patterns.
At its heart, therapy is about reconnection, with yourself, with others, and with life. I believe that, no matter what you’ve been through, it is possible to rediscover your inner strength and move towards a calmer, more authentic way of living
