About me
You’re faced with so many therapists, photos, and descriptions that choosing someone can feel overwhelming. I want to give you a real sense of who I am and how I work, so you can decide whether I’m the right fit for you.
Over the last 13 years of working with clients, I’ve learned that being human matters. I don’t sit on a pedestal or pretend to have everything figured out. I continue to work on myself, and I’m committed to showing up with honesty, humility, and care. The relationship we co‑create is at the heart of the work — it’s the foundation for everything that happens in therapy.
I’m not a therapist who simply sits back and listens without offering anything. I’m curious about how you see the world, and I’ll gently offer questions, reflections, and observations to help you understand yourself more deeply. As a trauma‑informed therapist, I also pay close attention to your nervous system, supporting you to find ways of feeling calmer, safer, and more regulated.
I offer a warm, confidential, welcoming space where you can bring whatever you’re facing — anxiety, depression, grief, major life changes, relationship difficulties, or simply a sense of being overwhelmed or stuck. My role is to help you explore your feelings, make sense of your experiences, and feel fully heard and accepted.
I’m an accredited integrative counsellor, offering both short‑term and long‑term therapy. I draw on a range of approaches and tailor the work to your needs, at your pace. I have lived experience of childhood sexual violence, childhood neglect and cancer and I bring sensitivity and depth to clients navigating trauma.
I work in an anti‑oppressive way, am an ally to under‑represented communities, and support many neurodivergent clients, most of whom have trauma histories.
I also enjoy working with the inner child — exploring what you need at different ages and stages of life, and helping you develop ways to re‑parent yourself with compassion and understanding.
If you’d like to get a sense of how we might work together, I offer a free 20‑minute telephone consultation. It’s a chance for you to ask questions, share what’s going on for you, and see whether I feel like the right therapist for your journey.
I offer Zoom, phone and face to face counselling. Do get in touch, and I look forward to hearing from you.
Training, qualifications & experience
- Accredited and Registered Member of BACP
- Diploma In Professional Studies - Counselling at University of West of England
- Post Graduate Diploma in Relational Supervision
- Trauma Somatic Experience training with Babette Rothschild
- Transformational Leadership Coaching Training with Celebration of Being
- Child Protection Training
- Diploma in Teaching in the Lifelong Learning Sector (DTTLS)
- BA Hons from University of Portsmouth.
- Experience of working short and long term with clients with a wide range of issues and from a wide range of backgrounds
- Experience of working with cancer
- 13 years' experience of working with addiction and trauma (sexual, emotional, physical abuse, neglect and trauma related to neurodiversity).
- Counsellor at Southmead Project for 7 years
- 20 years' experience working as a volunteer, trustee, manager and trainer in the voluntary sector
- Diversity training and supervision
- Pre-Trial therapy training
- Experience and training around self-harm
- Mental Health and the Body
- Mindfulness Training
- Meditation practitioner
- Enhanced DBS
I am deeply committed to my personal development and have been in therapy myself on and off for around 30 years.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Other areas of counselling I deal with
- Anger work
- Nightmares/Flashbacks
- Involuntary Childlessness
- Panic Attacks
- Inner child work
- Constellation work
- Parts work
Therapies offered
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Fees
£65.00 - £85.00
Additional information
I offer a sliding scale of £65-£85 per session (50 mins). My concession rate is £65. My hope is that those who can pay more will to support those who can afford less.
For supervisees I charge £75 per hour.
When I work
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Further information
Unfortunately I am unable to offer concessions for my private therapy or for supervision.
