About me
If you’re here, it might be because life feels overwhelming, exhausting, or painful in ways that are hard to put into words. Perhaps you’re carrying the weight of past trauma, living with constant anxiety, or struggling with burnout that never seems to lift—no matter how hard you try.
You don’t have to navigate this alone.
I work with people who have experienced trauma in many forms—whether from childhood, relationships, work, or life events that left a lasting impact. Often, this trauma shows up in the present as anxiety, people-pleasing, emotional numbness, low self-worth, or feeling “stuck.” Together, we can gently explore your experience , helping you make sense of what happened and find a way forward that honours your healing.
What therapy with me feels like:
My approach is warm, non-judgmental and trauma-informed. I’ll meet you exactly where you are—with compassion, curiosity, and respect. I’ll walk alongside you as you reconnect with your sense of safety, identity, and hope.
I work integratively, drawing from a range of therapeutic models including person-centred, CBT and somatic-based approaches. This means I tailor our work to your unique needs, at a pace that feels manageable for you.
If you’re feeling on edge, overwhelmed, or exhausted to the point of shutdown, I can help you make sense of these experiences and begin to reclaim your energy and emotional resilience. Therapy can offer the space to pause, reflect, and breathe again.
Counselling is an investment in yourself, to help you better understand your experiences and feelings. Everything you’re feeling makes sense in the context of what you’ve been through. There is strength in reaching out, and I’d be honoured to support you in reconnecting with that strength.
My practice is based between Leeds and York, I offer in person, online, telephone and live messaging counselling.
Training, qualifications & experience
Training:
- Trauma informed coaching
- Embodied Processing
- Somatic practice
- NLP certificate
- Working with co-dependency
- Safeguarding adults
- Creative working in sessions
- Pre-trail therapy
- DBT therapy
Qualifications:
- Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling
- Certificate in Counselling Skills
- Diploma in Coaching
- Foundation Certificate in Single Session Therapy
- Certificate in EMDR
Experience:
I have worked within NHS general practice, charities delivering counselling for those who have survived sexual and domestic violence and a women's only focused counselling service.
Prior to training as a counsellor, I worked in a corporate setting as a senior manager, developing teams and nurturing growth.
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.
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.
The National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society This Not For Profit association of counsellors and psychotherapists aim to support the counselling profession, members and training organisations. In 2013 the NCS register was accredited by the Professional Standards Authority under the Accredited Voluntary Register Scheme. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
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
£60.00 - £75.00
Concessions offered for
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
Concessions offered for:
Student counsellors and NHS staff.
Please feel free to contact me and we can arrange a 20-minute phone call where you can ask me any questions. This session is free of charge and gives you the opportunity to decide if you would like us to work together.
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Further information
What does it mean to work with an integrative counsellor?
Being an integrative counsellor means I don’t believe in a one-size-fits-all approach to therapy. Instead, I draw on different psychological theories and tools to tailor the work to you—your needs, your pace, and your story.
Some days, you might want to talk things through and make sense of patterns or behaviours. Other times, it might be more helpful to gently tune into your body, or explore how your past is shaping your present. I integrate approaches such as person-centred therapy (which places you at the heart of the work), psychodynamic therapy (which looks at how your early experiences may still affect you), and somatic or body-based methods that help process trauma stored in the nervous system.
This flexibility allows us to work in a way that feels safe, grounded, and meaningful—without forcing anything before you’re ready.
What is EMDR and how can it help?
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing) is a powerful and evidence-based therapy that helps people heal from the impact of traumatic or overwhelming experiences.
When we go through trauma, our brain sometimes gets “stuck” trying to process what happened. This can lead to flashbacks, anxiety, low self-worth, and feeling emotionally triggered in ways that don’t always make sense.
EMDR uses gentle eye movements or other forms of bilateral stimulation (like tapping) to help your brain reprocess these memories, so they no longer carry the same emotional charge. You don’t need to go into detail about the trauma unless you want to—EMDR is designed to work without re-traumatising you.
Clients often describe feeling lighter, more grounded, and more in control of their emotions after EMDR. It can be especially helpful for PTSD, complex trauma, and other deeply rooted emotional wounds.
I am an accredited member of the NCPS and a member of the BACP and work to their ethical codes of professional practice. I attended monthly supervision to ensure I work within best practice at all times.
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