Experience

I previously worked at Relate Avon, which is part of the UK’s largest provider of relationship counselling and sex therapy, as a relationship counsellor, and at Phoenix Counselling Services, an affordable and accessible community-based therapy service in London. With the help of this organisation I also had the pleasure of working with children in a referral unit.

I believe that who we are is shaped by all of our experiences, relationships and the journeys we take. I bring my professional experience, but also my own life experiences, warmth and genuine curiosity into my work with clients.

There are times in all of our lives when we experience situations, difficult emotions, disturbing thoughts that we cannot make sense of or do not know how to respond to. We may have to face specific life events that overwhelm us, such as loss; the end of a relationship; a change in circumstances, employment, or health.

We might have bottled up our feelings for so long that we reach a point where we cannot go any further without some changes. We find ourselves replaying the same old patterns over and over, repeating the same unhelpful behaviours. Other times we feel that stress, anxiety, depression, or low self-esteem are getting in the way of living our lives to the fullest. And sometimes, we just don’t have the words to describe what is happening with us.

Not knowing what to do or how to respond to emotions and situations often makes us feel helpless and stuck.

How would I know what to do when I do not even know what is happening with me? How can I move forward with my life when I have lost any sense of purpose and meaning?

Counselling can offer us a safe and reflective space to start to explore and make sense of the chaos that we sometimes find ourselves in. It enables us to explore, in depth, what is troubling us and discover what the underlying issues may be. It encourages us to take an honest look at our current thoughts, feelings and behaviours. It helps us to find different ways of coping.

Initial Consultation

I offer a short, 15 minutes, free initial phone call to answer all of your questions you may have about the counselling process.

If you prefer, you also have the option to meet with me face-to-face. This would be an extended initial consultation, charged at my full rate. During this time, we can speak in more depth, I can gather relevant information from you, and we can explore the issues you’re experiencing as well as your goals for counselling.

Counselling with the therapist who is right for you does change lives completely, so this first conversation matters — it is as much your chance to get a sense of me as it is mine to understand what has brought you here.

Ongoing Sessions

I offer counselling face to face, online and by telephone. Sessions are on a regular basis each week and usually take place on the same day at the same time.

Individual sessions last 60 minutes. Relationship sessions last 60 minutes.

My Approach

My aim is, through our work together, to help you develop a deeper understanding and acceptance of yourself, and also to help you develop the skills and competencies so that you can take responsibility for freeing yourself of some of the life patterns that have been holding you back.

I invite you for a short, 15 minutes, free initial phone call to answer all of your questions you may have about the counselling process.

If you prefer, you also have the option to meet with me face-to-face. This would be an extended initial consultation, charged at my full rate. During this time, we can speak in more depth, I can gather relevant information from you, and we can explore the issues you’re experiencing as well as your goals for counselling.