About me
Welcome
Whether you are struggling in a relationship, finding yourself caught in the same patterns with partners, experiencing grief, loss or bereavement, or feeling uncertain about who you are and what you need, therapy can offer a space to understand yourself more deeply and create meaningful change.
You may be experiencing difficulties in your relationship, questioning why certain situations trigger strong emotional reactions, or wondering why the same challenges keep appearing in your life. Perhaps you find yourself putting others first, struggling with self-doubt, or finding it difficult to trust your own feelings and decisions.
You might also be experiencing strain or distance within your family relationships, including ongoing conflict or estrangement from an adult child. These experiences can feel painful, confusing, and often isolating, particularly when there is a sense of loss or uncertainty about how to move forward.
I offer a warm, supportive space for both couples and individuals to explore these experiences with curiosity and compassion. Together, we can make sense of the patterns shaping your relationships, strengthen your understanding of yourself, and help you move towards greater confidence, connection, and emotional wellbeing.
Training, qualifications & experience
- Ongoing training with the Developmental Model of Couples Counselling (year 1 completed).
- CPCAB Level 4 Diploma in ‘Therapeutic Counselling’
- Specialist Diploma in Couples/Relationship Counselling
- RLT Couples Therapy Level 1
- Couples Institute Training
- CPCAB Level 3 Certificate in Counselling Studies
- CPCAB Level 2 Certificate in Counselling Skills
I am a qualified therapist working with individuals, couples and parents. My work focuses on understanding the patterns that shape how we relate to ourselves and others, including relationship difficulties, self-worth, attachment, childhood emotional neglect and emotional wellbeing.
I support couples experiencing conflict, communication difficulties, emotional distance, trust issues and life transitions that place strain on their relationship. Using a warm, balanced approach, I help couples develop greater understanding, strengthen connection and navigate challenges together.
For individuals, therapy offers an opportunity to explore recurring relationship patterns, anxiety, self-doubt, people-pleasing, difficulties with self-acceptance and the lasting impact of earlier experiences. I also work with those experiencing challenges within family relationships, including difficult relationships with parents, adult children, partners or other important people in their lives.
Alongside this, I support parents across different stages of family life. This includes parents who feel uncertain or worried about how they are raising their children, who may be seeking a deeper understanding of emotional needs, attachment, and patterns of behaviour within the family.
I also work with parents who are experiencing difficulties in their relationships with their adult children, including emotional distance, ongoing conflict, or estrangement. This can be a painful and confusing experience, and therapy can offer space to understand what has happened, explore emotional responses, and consider ways of relating or moving forward.
I also offer support to those experiencing significant life changes, grief, loss or bereavement, providing a compassionate space to process difficult experiences and adjust to change. Prior to qualifying as a therapist, I volunteered in a hospice setting for over two years, supporting patients and their families. This experience deepened my understanding of grief and the many ways people respond to loss, change and uncertainty.
My approach is warm, collaborative and tailored to your individual needs. Together, we work towards greater understanding, emotional resilience, healthier relationships and meaningful, lasting change.
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
Our childhood experiences shape who we are and what we come to expect in relationships, often in ways we are not fully aware of. This can include experiences such as childhood emotional neglect, where emotional needs were not consistently noticed, understood or responded to.
As adults, this may show up in relationships as difficulty with trust, emotional closeness, communication, or a tendency to put others’ needs before our own. Some people also notice feeling disconnected from themselves or unsure what they need emotionally.
These patterns can appear in relationships with partners, family members, including parents or adult children, and in the way we relate to ourselves.
In my work with individuals, couples and parents, we gently explore these patterns so they can be understood with clarity and compassion. As this happens, it often becomes possible to make different choices and develop relationships that feel more secure, balanced and connected.
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Therapies offered
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Fees
£55.00 - £85.00
Concessions offered for
Additional information
I offer a free 15 minute zoom/phone consultation to see if we feel a good fit and I am the right person to support you.
Couples Therapy fees (60 minutes):
£70 online or in person daytime sessions
£85 online or in person evening sessions
For an initial couples session I recommend a 90 minute session (+£20) . Subsequent sessions can be 60 or 90 minutes.
Individual Counselling (60 minutes):
£55 online or in person daytime
£70 online or in person evening
Block Booking Offer For those who prefer to plan ahead, I offer a simple discounted option:
Book six sessions in advance and receive 10% off the total fee.
This can be used for both couples therapy and individual counselling.
This option often appeals to those wanting steady, continuous work and can support commitment, consistency and progress.
For individual counselling we can meet once a week, a fortnight, monthly whatever you budget and time restrains allow. I offer 60-90 minute sessions.
For couples counselling, meeting at least fortnightly is recommended, with weekly sessions being optimal. Meeting every three weeks is also an option. The more regularly you meet and engage with the work between sessions, the better the results—it takes commitment to achieve the relationship you desire!
Therapy can be for a limited number of sessions or open ended depending on your needs.
Concessions available depending on circumstances and available times.
When I work
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I offer appointments Monday to Friday from my private therapy room. Daytime and limited evening appointments are available. Please feel free to get in touch and we can discuss what might be most helpful.
Further information
I offer therapy from a warm, private counselling room within my home, providing a calm and comfortable space where individuals and couples can talk openly and confidentially. I am available Monday to Friday.
I believe therapy is not about fixing what is broken, but about understanding the experiences, beliefs and coping strategies that have shaped us over time. Many of the ways we think, feel and relate to others were developed for good reasons, often early in life, yet they may no longer serve us in the present.
The relationships we experienced growing up can have a lasting influence on how we experience closeness, conflict, trust and emotional safety. These patterns can appear in our intimate relationships, family relationships, parenting and the way we respond to life's challenges.
In our work together, we explore these patterns with curiosity and compassion. This is not about blame or dwelling on the past, but about developing greater awareness, understanding and choice. As we begin to recognise what is shaping our reactions and relationships, new possibilities for connection and change often emerge.
Whether you come as an individual, a couple, or a parent, I aim to provide a supportive, thoughtful and collaborative space where meaningful change can take place at a pace that feels right for you.
I have clients from Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Berkshire. Online and in person.
