About me
Taking the first step towards therapy can feel overwhelming, I know this personally. My own journey into therapy began after the sudden loss of a close friend, an experience that shaped my deep understanding of healing and the power of connection. With over 20 years of experience, both personally and professionally, I understand how daunting it can feel to seek support.
I offer a warm, non-judgemental space where you can explore whatever’s weighing on you. Whether you’re struggling with anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, family dynamics, or simply feeling lost or disconnected, I’m here to help you find your way forward.
Specialisms
I work with individuals and couples, with a particular passion for supporting those facing relationship challenges. If you’re dealing with communication issues, recurring arguments, struggles around intimacy, or feeling misunderstood, you don’t have to face it alone.
My approach is sex-positive, inclusive, and affirming of all relationship styles and identities. Together, we’ll look at how past experiences, patterns, and beliefs may be affecting your current relationships, and find ways to foster deeper understanding, connection, and healing.
Experience and Approach
I’m a trauma- and attachment-informed therapist, drawing on psychological theories and evidence-based techniques to support emotional healing and growth. My practice is grounded in mindfulness, not only as a professional tool but as a way of life that has profoundly shaped how I relate to myself and others.
Living mindfully has been a powerful anchor through my own life’s challenges, helping me cultivate self-awareness, resilience, and presence. I bring this lived experience into my work, using psychologically proven mindfulness-based strategies to support clients in becoming more attuned to their thoughts, feelings, and embodied experiences. These practices can be especially helpful in soothing the nervous system, managing overwhelming emotions, and building a more compassionate relationship with yourself.
Alongside running a busy private practice, I have worked within adult mental health services in the NHS, supporting clients from a wide range of backgrounds. I blend warmth, compassion, and integrative, evidence-informed approaches to help you navigate emotional challenges and create meaningful, lasting change in your life.
Ready to begin?
I offer a free initial consultation because finding the right therapist matters. This is your space to feel heard, understood, and supported, whether you are seeking personal growth, emotional healing, or stronger, more fulfilling relationships.
If you’re ready to take the next step, let me know and we can talk through your needs.
Training, qualifications & experience
Middlesex University - MSc in Humanistic Psychotherapy
Metanoia Institute - Level 7 Diploma in Humanistic Psychotherapy
Metanoia Institute - Level 6 Diploma in Humanistic Psychotherapeutic Counselling
COSRT - Certificate in Couple / Relationship Therapy (Level 5 accreditation)
NAOS/LDPRT - Postgraduate Certificate in Clinical Sexology
TQUK - Counselling & CBT Level 4 Diploma
TQUK - Counselling Level 3 Diploma
UKCMM - Certificate in Mindfulness Teacher Training
NCFE/NCH - Hypnotherapy in Practice Diploma
APPT - Diploma in Professional Hypnotherapy & Hypnosis
CCETSW - Preliminary Certificate in Social Care
Further Training
In addition, I regularly undertake additional training and development and have attended a range of specialist workshops and courses, including the following.
ASIST - Applied Suicide Interventions
PESI - Treating Trauma with Internal Family Systems Therapy (IFS)
Open Learn - Understanding ADHD
Grassroots - Understanding Self Harm
Online Therapy Institute - Moving Your Practice Online
Sand Tray as a Therapeutic Tool
Carolyn Spring - Dissociation & DID Fundamentals
Carolyn Spring - Dealing with Distress, Suicide & Self Harm
THT - HIV Awareness Training
LGBTQ Suicide Awareness and Interventions
Trans 101 (working with trans and trans questioning clients)
Member organisations
school Registered / Accredited
Being registered/accredited with a professional body means an individual must have achieved a substantial level of training and experience approved by their member organisation.
The UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) is a leading professional body for the education, training and regulation of psychotherapists and psychotherapeutic counsellors. Its register is accredited by the government's Professional Standards Authority.
As part of its commitment to protect the public, it works to improve access to psychotherapy, to support and disseminate research, to improve standards and to respond effectively to complaints against its members.
UKCP standards cover the range of different psychotherapies. Registration is obtained by training or accrediting with one of its member organisations, or by holding a European Certificate in Psychotherapy. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
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
I am particularly interested in men and men's mental health. I work with people from all walks of life and have a great deal of experience working within the LGBTQ+ and transgender community.
Therapies offered
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Fees
£65.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
I charge £65 for individuals and £85 for couples. I believe that it is essential to find the right therapist for you. That is why I offer a free initial consultation.
When I work
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At the current time I have limited evening appointments available but and I have some afternoons available midweek.
Further information
Once you’ve contacted me, either by email or telephone, we’ll arrange a suitable time for your free initial session. You can choose to meet in person at my office in Hove or online via Zoom, whichever feels most comfortable for you. This session is an opportunity for you to ask questions, explore how you feel about working together, and gain insight into what brings you to therapy.
If we decide to move forward, we’ll then schedule regular 50-minute sessions each week, at a time that suits you. During the first six weeks, we’ll regularly review our work to ensure it’s supporting your progress and make any necessary adjustments.
I am committed to being with you every step of the way, offering my full support throughout your therapeutic journey.
