About me
I qualified as a therapist in 2023 and bring more than ten years of experience working in mental health. Before qualifying I spent many years working alongside people experiencing significant emotional and psychological difficulties within NHS mental health services on an inpatient ward. That experience still shapes the way I work. Very little that is brought into therapy feels unfamiliar to me, and I am not easily unsettled by what people tell me.
I work online with adults across the UK. Sessions are 50 minutes, usually weekly, with appointments on weekday evenings and at weekends.
Some of what people bring
- Worry that seems to follow you through the day and is still there when you are trying to sleep.
- A sense of flatness or disconnection that is difficult to explain, but becoming harder to ignore.
- Something that happened recently, or many years ago, that you have carried quietly and never quite found the words for.
- Finding yourself drinking or using more than you intended, again, and beginning to wonder why stopping feels so difficult.
- Recognising the same arguments, disappointments or relationship patterns appearing with different people.
- Feeling caught between cultures, identities or expectations, and unsure where you fully belong.
You do not need to understand exactly what is happening before you make contact. Part of therapy is creating the space to make sense of it, together.
Difference matters in therapy. I came to the UK from Sierra Leone as a teenager, so questions of culture, belonging and expectation are familiar to me personally as well as professionally. I do not assume that I already understand your experience. I would rather remain curious and let you show me what matters to you.
How I work
I work integratively, which means therapy is shaped around you rather than asking you to fit into a particular model. The foundation of my practice is person-centred. Your experience, your pace and what feels most important to you guide the work.
Alongside this I think psychodynamically. Sometimes we learn very early how to keep the peace, stay safe, gain approval, avoid conflict or become the person everyone can rely on. Those ways of coping can be useful at one point in life and much less helpful later. Therapy can help make sense of where those patterns came from and whether they still serve you now.
There are times when understanding is not enough on its own. I hold DBT Essentials training and I am trained to facilitate DBT skills groups, so where appropriate I can help you build practical ways to regulate emotions and tolerate distress. I also draw on attachment theory, Transactional Analysis, ACT and motivational interviewing where they are clinically appropriate, and I bring somatic awareness into the work, paying attention to what may be happening in your body as we talk.
Sessions are conversations rather than a set programme of exercises.
Alongside my private practice, my weekday clinical work is as a substance misuse therapist in residential rehabilitation. This gives me ongoing experience of addiction, recovery, trauma, emotional regulation, shame and the wider difficulties that often sit alongside substance use.
I am a registered member of the BACP and work within its Ethical Framework, with regular clinical supervision.
The first step is a free 15-minute call. There is no obligation to continue and you do not need to explain everything.
Training, qualifications & experience
Qualifications
I hold a BSc (Hons) in Therapeutic Counselling, awarded in 2024 by the University of Surrey and delivered at Farnborough College of Technology, as well as a CPCAB Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling, completed at CPTA Training Academy in 2023.
I am a Registered Member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (MBACP) and work in accordance with the BACP Ethical Framework.
Experience
I have been practising as a counsellor since 2022. My clinical work at Number22 Windsor & Maidenhead Counselling Service has involved supporting adults with a broad range of emotional, relational and psychological difficulties, predominantly through online therapy.
My experience includes both shorter-term focused counselling and longer-term therapeutic work, including work extending over several years. I have supported clients with complex presentations, diagnosed mental health conditions, and clients referred through community mental health services.
Alongside my counselling practice, I work within a specialist addiction treatment service, supporting adults experiencing substance misuse alongside complex emotional and psychological difficulties. This work has deepened my understanding of trauma, attachment, shame, emotional regulation, recovery and relapse prevention, and continues to inform the way I work with addiction in private practice.
During my training, I also completed placements in a secondary school, GP surgery and community centre, working face to face with children and young people. These settings gave me valuable experience of safeguarding, risk, referral pathways and collaborative working with other professionals.
Continuing Professional Development
I see ongoing learning as an essential part of ethical and effective practice. I regularly undertake continuing professional development to deepen my clinical knowledge and keep my practice current.
Recent training has included self-harm and risk, safeguarding vulnerable adults, information governance and confidentiality, diversity, equality and inclusion, CORE-10 outcome measurement, projective assessment techniques, DBT, trauma, shame and Motivational Interviewing.
I also receive regular clinical supervision, which supports me to reflect critically on my work, remain aware of my own responses, consider risk and ethical issues carefully, and continue developing as a practitioner.
My aim is to keep learning throughout my career rather than regard qualification as the end of professional development.
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
£80.00 - £100.00
Additional information
Individual counselling sessions are £80 for 50 minutes.
Addiction and relapse prevention sessions are £100 per session, reflecting the more specialist focus of this work.
My workbooks and psychoeducational materials are separate from therapy and are always optional. They are priced from £12 and can be bought directly from my website. Nothing in your sessions depends on buying one.
Payment is by bank transfer and is due on or before the day of each session. I ask for 48 hours' notice if you need to cancel or rearrange an appointment. Sessions cancelled with less than 48 hours' notice are charged in full.
I also hold a limited number of reduced-fee places. If cost is the main thing stopping you from reaching out, please mention it when you get in touch. I would much rather have an open conversation about what may be possible than have finances prevent you from making contact at all.
Further information
Availability
I offer online appointments on weekday evenings, Monday to Friday, between 6pm and 9pm, and on Saturday and Sunday mornings between 10am and 1pm. These hours are intended to make therapy easier to fit around work, family and other commitments.
How to get started
You are welcome to get in touch by email or phone to arrange a brief initial conversation. There is no cost and no obligation to continue. It is simply an opportunity to ask questions, tell me a little about what brings you to therapy, and get a sense of whether working together feels right for you.
If we decide to go ahead, we will agree together how often we meet and review the work as it develops.
If you would prefer telephone sessions to video, that can also be arranged. Some people find it easier to speak when they are not on camera.
What to expect
Therapy is not always comfortable, and sometimes the most useful work begins when we are able to stay with something difficult rather than avoid it.
I will not hurry you, judge you, or tell you what your experience means. My role is to listen carefully, help you make sense of what is happening, and work alongside you at a pace that feels manageable.
If something I say does not feel right, if you disagree with me, or if something between us feels uncomfortable, I want you to be able to tell me. Those conversations can become an important and meaningful part of the therapeutic work.
I work within the BACP Ethical Framework and receive regular clinical supervision. What you bring to therapy is treated confidentially, and I will explain the limits of confidentiality clearly before we begin.
Working on your own
Therapy is not within reach for everyone right now. If cost is the thing stopping you, I have written a set of printable workbooks covering much of the ground we would cover together. Self esteem, core beliefs, values, emotional awareness, and relapse prevention. They are not a replacement for therapy and I would not pretend otherwise, but they are somewhere to start. You can find them on my website.
