About me
I provide both in-person sessions in Windermere, Cumbria, and online sessions.
Please note that I have limited spaces available for new clients at present. I'll update this page should this change.
About me and my therapy practice
Many people come to therapy feeling overwhelmed, isolated, stuck or quietly lost. You may be living with the effects of complex trauma, grief or loss, or struggling with anxiety or low mood that feels hard to explain or shift. Often, these experiences have been carried alone for a long time. Therapy can offer a compassionate space to begin making sense of what you have lived through and how it continues to shape you.
I am a trauma-informed counsellor and NLP coach, and I believe deeply in our human capacity for healing, growth and renewal. At the heart of my work is the belief that being truly heard, witnessed and understood within a safe therapeutic relationship can be profoundly healing. I aim to offer a steady, supportive presence where you can explore your inner world at your own pace, without judgement or pressure.
I work with empathy, curiosity and care, supporting you to gently explore your thoughts, feelings and lived experiences. Together, we may notice patterns, uncover meaning and develop new perspectives. When working with complex trauma or grief, therapy is often about creating safety first, and sometimes about sitting with what is, rather than trying to fix or change it. Choice, pacing and compassion are central to my approach.
Alongside counselling, my background in NLP coaching can support practical change where this feels appropriate, helping you develop greater awareness of how your mind works and reconnect with your inner resources. Over time, therapy can support increased self-compassion, emotional resilience and a deeper sense of connection to yourself, enabling you to move towards a more authentic and grounded way of being in the world.
Training, qualifications & experience
I am a qualified Integrative Counsellor and a registered member of the BACP.
Integrative therapy brings together different therapeutic approaches so that the work can be shaped around you as an individual. I work in a relational, person-centred and trauma-informed way, placing safety, trust and collaboration at the heart of the therapeutic relationship. While I bring experience, training, and therapeutic tools, you are the expert in your own life, and what you bring to therapy is always respected and valued.
My practice is informed by approaches including Internal Family Systems, Inner Child work, attachment theory, and Transactional Analysis. These frameworks can be particularly helpful when working with developmental and complex trauma, grief, and anxiety. They support us in understanding how early relationships, loss, and lived experiences can shape patterns of thinking, feeling, and relating, often long after the original experiences have passed.
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
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Fees
£50.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
I also provide Single Session Therapy (SST), which can provide meaningful support in just one session of up to 50-minutes. This brief intervention may particularly benefit those seeking help with a specific concern, people who prefer a more contained therapeutic experience, or individuals facing barriers to ongoing therapy, such as time, cost, or accessibility. Working collaboratively, we'll identify your most pressing issue, explore your existing strengths, and develop practical strategies for moving forward. The cost of £70 per session includes pre-preparation and a follow-up call.
Further information
I offer a free 30-minute phone call at the start of the process. This is an opportunity for us to talk briefly, for you to ask questions, and for us both to sense whether working together feels right, because it's important that we both feel comfortable working with each other.
The first session is slightly more structured than ongoing therapy. I will invite you to share more about yourself, your history, and what you hope to gain from therapy. This helps us create a gentle ‘road map’ for our work together.
What I can help with:
- Anxiety
- Bereavement
- Career coaching, Coach Therapist
- Depression
- Development coaching
- Life coaching, Loss
- Personal development
- Redundancy
- Stress
- Trauma
- Work-related issues
