About me
Is life feeling increasingly overwhelming, exhausting, or chaotic? Whether you are an adult struggling with general anxiety, depression, or phobias, trying to navigate a neurotypical world, a parent watching your child descend into school burnout, or a student balancing a disability with higher education, you do not have to carry this heavy weight alone.
Waiting months for local statutory assessments or CAMHS support leaves families feeling entirely helpless while anxiety deepens. As an NCPS-accredited therapist fully qualified to work with both adults and children, I provide safe, immediate, and collaborative online therapy.
You do not need a formal diagnosis to work with me. If you are an adult navigating life, suspecting you are neurodivergent, or a parent trapped on a years-long assessment waiting list for your child, I am here to help. We focus entirely on your lived experience, sensory needs, and real-world challenges right now, not bureaucratic labels.
I provide an LGBTQ+-friendly and affirmative environment, ensuring your identity is completely respected and safely held. My practice operates in accordance with the Equality Act 2010, actively championing accessibility, accommodations, and disability rights.
With extensive, multi-sector experience, I work integratively to match your unique nervous system and cognitive needs, focusing on four core pillars:
Neurodivergent-Affirming Therapy: Dedicated support for Autistic and ADHD/AuDHD adults, children, and teens navigating masking, sensory overwhelm, and executive dysfunction.
University Student Specialist Support: 10 years of experience as a specialist mentor supporting disabled university students, helping them manage executive dysfunction, academic pressure, independent living, loneliness, and low self-confidence
SEND & School Navigation: Helping parents and young people manage the intense emotional toll of school anxiety, demand avoidance, and the stressful EHCP process.
Sight Loss & Disability Adaptation: Specialist, deeply empathetic counselling for individuals and families adjusting to visual impairments, sensory loss, and major health transitions (informed by 17+ years of deep SEND and RNIB-aligned expertise).
What to Expect in Our First Session
Reaching out is a significant step, and our first formal session is designed to establish a secure foundation for our work together. During this initial meeting, we will complete necessary clinical surveys to map out exactly what is happening in your world and collaboratively draft our therapeutic contract. This structured approach ensures total clarity, safety, and a shared roadmap for your or your child's therapeutic journey, all from the comfort of your own home.
Training, qualifications & experience
Experience & Specialist Training
I am an NCPS-accredited counsellor and psychotherapist with over 17 years' experience supporting children, young people, adults, parents and carers. Alongside my counselling practice, I have extensive experience within SEND and specialist education settings, giving me a deep understanding of the challenges often experienced by neurodivergent individuals and their families.
Qualifications
Level 5 Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Therapeutic Skills and Theory
Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling
NCPS Professional Accredited Registrant for Adults and Children
Specialist Experience
Over 17 years supporting children, young people and adults within SEND and education settings, including nurseries, schools and universities.
Specialist mentoring for neurodivergent university students and students with long-term mental health conditions and disabilities.
Supporting parents and carers through SENDIASS and charitable organisations.
Providing counselling support to carers through Blackpool Carers Centre.
Experience supporting individuals navigating anxiety, low mood, self-esteem difficulties, life transitions, identity issues and neurodivergent burnout.
Specialist Training
Neurodiversity:
ADHD (King's College London)
Understanding Autism Level 3
Autism Awareness
Autism and Eating Habits
Understanding Dyslexia and Specific Learning Differences
Trauma, Attachment & Identity
Intergenerational Trauma
Attachment: What Counsellors Need to Know
LGBTQIA+ Mental Health and Discrimination
Understanding ODD and Conduct Disorder
Bereavement & Suicide Prevention
Suicide First Aid (City & Guilds)
Suicide Prevention Refresher
Supporting People with Learning Disabilities in Bereavement
Accessibility & Inclusion
RNIB Accredited: RNIB Counselling and Sight Loss
RNIB Domestic Abuse and Sight Loss
Assistive Technology Trained
Additional Training
NVQ Level 3 Children's Care, Learning and Development Level 2 Child & Young People's Mental Health Online Counselling (Open University)
SEND Law (IPSEA)
TQUK Level 2 Certificate in Safeguarding, Prevent and British Values
I regularly undertake continuing professional development and clinical supervision to ensure my practice remains current, ethical and responsive to the needs of my clients. Additional training details are available on request.
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.
The National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society This Not For Profit association of counsellors and psychotherapists aim to support the counselling profession, members and training organisations. In 2013 the NCS register was accredited by the Professional Standards Authority under the Accredited Voluntary Register Scheme. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
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
General Counselling & Neurotypical Clients
Insurance Affiliations & General Practice
I am fully registered and approved to provide online therapeutic services to clients using private health insurance. I am a recognised affiliate provider with the following major health insurance networks and Employee Assistance Programmes (EAPs):
Bupa
Aviva
Allianz
WPA
Vitality
Therapies offered
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Fees
£60.00 per session
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
Flexible Therapy Options
Understanding that each individual's needs are unique, I offer flexible therapy options:
UK Online sessions (video or phone)
Home visits within a 20-minute radius of FY4
£60 per 60-minute session (online or home visits)
Sessions available weekdays (9am–3.30pm)
I accept BUPA, Vitality, Allianz, Aviva and WPA insurance
Starting counselling can feel daunting. You don’t need to know what to say; we can begin wherever you are.
A client agreement needs to be signed before counselling can take place. If working online, documents can be transferred by email.
Online banking required for payments.
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