About me
I’m an integrative counsellor working with adults online, so you can meet with me from home or from any private space where you feel comfortable, without the added pressure of travelling to appointments.
My starting point is that you are the expert on your own life. I am not here to tell you what your experience means. My role is to offer a relationship where you can slow things down, feel heard without judgement, and begin to make sense of what is happening for you in a way that feels honest and manageable.
Person-Centred Therapy is the foundation of my work. I also draw on psychodynamic and attachment thinking to help understand how earlier relationships and experiences may continue to shape the patterns you find yourself repeating now. Where it is useful, I also integrate ideas from CBT, ACT, DBT and Motivational Interviewing. I use these approaches because they fit your needs, not because I work to a fixed programme.
I work with anxiety, depression, trauma, bereavement and loss, shame, low self-worth, emotional regulation, relationship and family difficulties, and questions around identity, culture and belonging. Alongside my counselling practice, I also work within a specialist addiction treatment service, supporting adults with substance misuse and complex emotional difficulties, and I offer dedicated addiction and relapse prevention work.
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.
Sessions are 50 minutes and are usually held weekly at the same time. I offer weekday evening appointments between 6pm and 9pm, and weekend mornings between 10am and 1pm, making it easier to fit therapy around work and other commitments.
I am a registered member of the BACP and work within its Ethical Framework, with regular clinical supervision.
If you are considering therapy but are not yet sure, you are welcome to get in touch for a brief initial conversation. There is no obligation to continue. It is simply an opportunity to ask questions, get a sense of how I work, and see whether working together feels right for you.
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.
Where workbooks or psychoeducational materials are used, these are £10 each and are always optional. I will explain how they may support the work before you decide whether you would like to use them.
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.
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.
Where workbooks or psychoeducational materials are used, these are £10 each and are always optional. I will explain how they may support the work before you decide whether you would like to use them.
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.
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.
Where workbooks or psychoeducational materials are used, these are £10 each and are always optional. I will explain how they may support the work before you decide whether you would like to use them.
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.
