About me
"Sometimes you have to take a leap of faith first. The trust part comes after" - Superman.
As a client, you don't have to fully trust the counsellor or the process on day one; you just have to be willing to take the first step and let the trust build over time.
I don't believe counselling needs to feel formal or intimidating. Sometimes the most helpful conversations are the ones where you can just be yourself, without worrying about saying the right thing.
I work with young people aged 12–25, offering a relaxed, down-to-earth approach to counselling. A place where you can be yourself, speak openly and feel genuinely listened to, without judgement or pressure.
I'm informal, approachable and straight-talking. I believe genuine connection matters, and that counselling doesn't have to feel overly serious or clinical to make a real difference. There's room for humour and light-heartedness too, when it feels right. Sometimes that can make the difficult conversations a little easier.
My approach is collaborative and solution-focused. We'll make sense of what's going on, but we won't necessarily spend all our time looking backwards. I'm interested in helping you recognise your strengths, explore different perspectives and find ways forward that feel right for you.
I also recognise that adolescence and early adulthood can be challenging for parents. Supporting a young person through change isn't always easy, particularly when communication becomes difficult or you're unsure how best to help.
For me, counselling is about real conversations, building trust and helping young people feel more confident in who they are and how they handle the world around them.
I am a registered member of the BACP (The British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy), and am committed to their code of ethics as and continuous professional development.
Training, qualifications & experience
Level 6 diploma in counselling adolescents - The Institute of Arts in Therapy and Education
- Certificate in understanding Autism
- Level 3 safeguarding Adults and Children
- Outdoor counselling certificate - Wilderness Therapy UK
- Certificate in Autism and Mental Health (currently undertaking) - National Centre of Autism and Mental Health
Working pastorally and as a family support worker, I have gained over 10 years experience across mainstream schools, social, emotional and mental health (SEMH) provision, alternative education (pupil referral unit), in supporting children and young people with a variation of difficulties that have gotten in the way of them thriving.
I have worked as a placement counsellor in schools across Essex for a children's mental health and trauma recovery charity, and a charity that used outdoor facilitation to support people to reconnect with themselves and nature. Both roles allowed me the opportunity to work with a diverse range of clients that taught me so much.
I have a passion to support young people to know who they are, be able to be themselves unfiltered, and to travel through their life with the knowledge that they know what they want, what they need and how to help others understand them.
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.
