About me
I’m an accredited psychotherapist with over 15 years’ experience, supporting individuals and couples through difficult periods in their lives. I specialise in addiction, trauma—both past and present—and depression, and I also work with people affected by someone else’s addiction.
My approach is warm, practical and non-judgmental. I’m an active and engaged therapist, and I believe therapy should feel like a genuine conversation. I won’t simply sit back and listen—I’ll ask questions, share what I notice and gently challenge you when I think it may be helpful.
There’s no “right” way to be in therapy. You can bring whatever is going on in your life, including the things that may feel difficult to say out loud. Together, we can explore what lies beneath the surface, understand patterns that may be keeping you stuck and find practical ways to help you cope and move forward.
I value honesty, curiosity and humour when appropriate, and aim to create a space that feels human rather than overly clinical. We’ll work collaboratively and at a pace that feels manageable, with the aim of helping you understand yourself better, make meaningful changes and feel more at ease in your life.
Training, qualifications & experience
I’ve a Post Grad in Addiction Counselling and Psychology and a degree in Social Science specialising in Psychology. I also have a Diploma in Couples work . I’ve worked as a Psychotherapist for over fifteen years ,in a range of different settings from addiction treatment centres to bespoke services.
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
Further Training
Working with Survivors of Childhood Abuse-
Women and Trauma
Working with compulsive sexual behaviour
Therapies offered
Fees
£115.00 - £130.00
