About me
I offer 'single session therapy'/monthly sessions during one week only per month. I no longer offer weekly counselling appointments. See my website for dates. If this arrangement could suit you, please read on.
Meeting a counsellor for the first time can feel really daunting. I will make the process as easy as possible for you with my warm, approachable, down-to-earth nature. I will treat you as an equal, as another human. I aim to really hear you, to help you feel safe, validated and respected so you can grow, thrive and embrace your life with greater joy and confidence.
I work with adults of all ages who bring many different life-stories and challenges they’d like to explore. You might be feeling low, sad, stuck, anxious, overwhelmed, unsure, or perhaps you want to gain clarity about something. You might want to unlock aspects of your personality that have been hidden for too long. Perhaps you want to examine your role in relationship with others. Some people want to bring closure to something that happened in the past. Whatever brings you to meet me, your sense of emotional safety is of utmost importance. This might mean spending time ensuring that you’re able to ‘apply the brakes’ so you can share your story calmly, without feeling overwhelmed.
In addition to being a counsellor, I’m also a professionally qualified antenatal educator and a hypnobirthing practitioner, so I also specialise in pregnancy, birth and parenthood. Please get in touch if you’re suffering from the effects of postnatal depression, fear of birth (tokophobia), problems during pregnancy, difficulties bonding with your baby, miscarriage, termination, difficult or traumatic birth experience, struggling with adjusting to life as a parent (or grandparent), or anything related. If appropriate, I can also help you plan for a next birth and/or blend counselling with antenatal education.
During your counselling sessions, it’s likely that we’ll mostly talk, although sometimes we might take a more holistic approach. Mind, body and beliefs are interconnected, so it makes sense to extend our work into these areas. Breathing, relaxation, or perhaps more creative approaches can help to highlight things that might otherwise remain out-of-awareness. Don’t worry – I’ll never insist on introducing a way of working that you are really resistant to. We’ll work with a blend of ‘going at your pace’ alongside gentle challenge so that change is possible.
Please note that from March 2026 I am changing my way of working. I shall no longer offer weekly appointments. Instead, I will offer appointments during just one week per month and you can book whatever length of time you require and pay pro rata (£50 p hr). This is a good option for people seeking single-session therapy, or sporadic therapy. I would suggest that a one-off single session needs to be at least 90 minutes, preferably 2 hours, to get the most from it. Please email me to discuss.
In May I am offering appointments during the week Tuesday 19th to Friday 22nd May, 2026.
In June I am offering appointments during the week Tuesday 16th to Friday 19th June, 2026.
In July I am offering appointments during the week Tuesday 14th to Friday 17th July, 2026.
Please email me to discuss and book.
Training, qualifications & experience
Qualifications
DipHE Counselling (Level 5) with Distinction, University of Winchester, 2010
Certificate in Rewind Technique (for processing trauma), 2018
Certificate in Applied EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique), 2022
NCT Antenatal Teacher Licensed Practitioner, 1998-2021
NCT Advanced ("Excellent") Practitioner, 2005-2012
DipHE Antenatal Education (Level 5), University of Bedfordshire, 2010
Hypnotherapy for Childbirth, 2012 (Course accredited by Royal College of Midwives)
Accredited Member of National Counselling Society, registered with Professional Standards Authority (PSA)
Additional experience, expertise and CPD training that I offer
Author of e-book(let) available from Amazon: https://amzn.eu/d/hIOyVJo "How Anxiety is like a Smoke Alarm (and how to reduce the volume)" A non-jargon, non-medicalised, straightforward approach to understanding and managing anxiety better.
CPD training days
1-day workshop: Breathing & Relaxation: an experiential and restorative workshop for therapists and students, to increase confidence and expand your repertoire when introducing breath-work to clients for self-regulation
1-day workshop: Exploring Creative Approaches in Counselling
Additional professional expertise
Antenatal classes: I have extensive experience designing, creating and providing effective antenatal education in a variety of settings, for groups and 1-1, for pregnant women and birth partners.
Hypnobirthing courses: I am an independent practitioner and have devised my own course and have my own audio downloads.
Breathing & Relaxation workshops for all (not just pregnancy!) for self-calming and managing stress and anxiety
Training for student midwives
Training for student hypnobirthing practitioners
Previous counselling experience
Private practice since 2010, 2 years at a local University counselling students and staff, counselling within the NHS.
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 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
Other areas of counselling I deal with
Birth trauma
Fear of giving birth (Tokophobia/Tocophobia)
Therapies offered
Fees
£50.00 per session
Additional information
Fees are £50 per hour.
If you would like to consider single session therapy, this will be a 2-hour session and will cost £100
From 6th Feb 2026 I shall offer counselling sessions during one week per month only:
10-13 March 2026
14-17 April 2026
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My days/hours of work are changing from 6th Feb 2026. I shall be unavailable during the rest of February 2026. Appointments are available 10-13 March 2026 and 14-17 April 2026. Please email.
Further information
From 6th Feb 2026 I shall cease offering weekly appointments, and instead I shall offer appointments during one week per month only.
Appointments are available 10-13 March 2026 and 14-17 April 2026, with start times from 10.30am to 6.30pm, except Fridays when the latest start time is 4pm.
For a single, one-off counselling session, I suggest an appointment lasting 2 hours to get the most from it. Single session therapy might be appropriate for you if, for example, you have one thing to explore that doesn't require us to delve too deeply, if you want to learn how to manage anxiety more effectively, if you're planning your next baby's birth and would like to understand what happened before and to formulate a next birth 'plan', if you'd like to learn and practice self-calming/self-regulation techniques... etc etc
Email me to discuss. Please note I shall be unavailable throughout most of February 2026.
