About me
I support clients struggling with stress, anxiety or depression. I also work with people experiencing bereavement and grief, including anticipated loss, as well as people navigating life’s transitions and changes, whether chosen or unexpected.
I have a particular interest in working with people who have experienced traumatic events, and in understanding how difficult or overwhelming experiences can affect our sense of safety, relationships, emotions, and connection with ourselves and our bodies. I aim to create a therapeutic relationship where you can develop a greater sense of safety, understanding and choice as you explore your experiences at a pace that feels right for you.
My practice is evidence-based, drawing on the best available research alongside clinical knowledge and, importantly, your individual experiences, preferences, values and goals. I describe my therapeutic approach as assimilative integration. Clarkson’s Integrative Relational Model provides my core framework, while I selectively draw on ideas and interventions from other therapeutic approaches and theories when these are clinically relevant to your needs.
My understanding of trauma, anxiety, stress and depression is informed by perspectives on nervous system regulation, the Window of Tolerance and Polyvagal Theory. I use these as frameworks for thinking about experiences of safety, threat, arousal and regulation. This can help us consider how difficult experiences may affect us physically, emotionally, and relationally, and how their effects may continue to show up in the present. My work with bereavement and loss is informed by contemporary theories and research on grief. I recognise that grief is not a linear process and that people experience and adapt to loss in different ways. There is no single way to grieve, and therapy can provide a space to explore what your experience of loss means for you. Attachment theory helps me understand relational patterns and experiences, including the importance of a secure base and felt safety.
My aim is to provide a safe, compassionate and supportive space where difficult experiences can be explored and understood without judgement. Together, we can explore new ways of coping and work towards greater self-awareness, emotional regulation, and a stronger sense of safety and balance.
If this resonates with you, I invite you to contact me by email to arrange an initial free 15-minute conversation.
As a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP), I follow their ethical framework. I engage in regular clinical supervision and continuous professional development to ensure I am well supported in my role, enabling me to provide you with the highest quality support throughout our work together.
Training, qualifications & experience
- BSc (Hons) Counselling
- NCFE CACHE Level 3 Award in Counselling Skills and Theory
- NCFE CACHE Level 2 Award in Helping Skills
- PgDip in Psychology
- MSc (BA)
- I also volunteer with mental health charities
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
Other areas of counselling I deal with
Grief, Loss, Third Culture Kids/Adults
Therapies offered
Fees
£65.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
Free 15-minute telephone conversation.
Reach out via email.
