About me
I offer both short-term and open-ended therapy, online or face-to-face. We can talk about what might suit you best during an initial consultation.
My approach is relational, trauma-informed and neurodiversity-affirming. I work particularly with adults who are autistic, ADHD or AuDHD, including people who have been diagnosed or identified as neurodivergent later in life. I also work with anxiety, depression, relationship and attachment difficulties, low self-esteem, emotional overwhelm and the impact of difficult or traumatic experiences.
I originally trained psychodynamically, so I am interested in how our earlier experiences and relationships can shape the way we understand ourselves, relate to other people and respond to situations in the present. However, my way of working has developed considerably over the years and now draws on a wider understanding of trauma, attachment, neurodivergence, emotional regulation and the nervous system.
This means we might explore patterns in your relationships, experiences from childhood, difficult emotions or beliefs you hold about yourself. But we might equally think together about sensory overwhelm, executive functioning, masking, burnout, rejection sensitivity, emotional regulation or why everyday demands can sometimes feel disproportionately difficult.
I don't believe that every difficulty needs to be traced back to childhood or that distress should automatically be viewed as something within the individual that needs to be “fixed”. Sometimes understanding your brain, nervous system and environment — and recognising where you have spent years trying to function in ways that don't suit you — can be just as important.
What is therapy with me like?
I see therapy as something we do collaboratively rather than something I “do” to you. Although the therapeutic relationship remains an important part of my work, I don't aim to be a completely neutral or distant therapist. I am warm, engaged and curious, and I want therapy to feel like a space where you don't have to perform or work out the “right” thing to say.
For neurodivergent clients in particular, I recognise that traditional ways of doing therapy don't work for everyone. I am happy to adapt the way we work to suit your communication and processing style. We can be more structured when structure is helpful, use psychoeducation to make sense of what you're experiencing, or think about practical strategies alongside deeper emotional and relational work.
At other times, there may be value in slowing things down and becoming curious about what is happening between us. Patterns that occur elsewhere in your life can sometimes emerge within therapy too, giving us an opportunity to understand them in a relationship where they can be explored safely rather than judged.
My aim isn't to teach you how to appear less anxious, less sensitive or less neurodivergent. Instead, I want to help you develop a better understanding of yourself: what has shaped you, what overwhelms you, what you need, and which patterns are still protecting you even if they are no longer serving you.
Over time, therapy can help you develop greater self-understanding and self-compassion, feel more able to regulate difficult emotions, communicate your needs and boundaries, and make choices that feel more consistent with the person you actually are.
Training, qualifications & experience
I’m a BACP registered fully qualified counsellor and psychotherapist. I completed my post-graduate psychotherapeutic training (PGDip and MSc) at Brighton University, during which time I worked within the LGBTQ+ communities. Prior to this, I worked providing rape victim support, as well as in general psychotherapy clinics within the East Sussex area. I have worked in private practice for 10 years with a variety of conditions including anxiety, depression, anger management, substance misuse, PTSD, Autism, ADHD, and more. I also have a BA (Hons) degree in Sociology and part Psychology and an earlier career background in teaching.
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
Other areas of counselling I deal with
- Couples
- Students
- Teens (aged 13-18) - neurodivergence, emotionally based school avoidance, anxiety, depression
Therapies offered
Fees
£80.00 per session
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
£130/ session for couples counselling
When I work
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Early morning | |||||||
| Morning | |||||||
| Early afternoon | |||||||
| Late afternoon | |||||||
| Evening |
Further information
I work with couples and teenagers as well as individual adults. I have also worked extensively with university students.
