Like many therapists, I was drawn to this work due to my own personal life experiences.

• L6 Certificate in Anti-Oppressive Counselling Supervision (in progress)
• MA Advanced Clinical Practice in Counselling and Psychotherapy (in progress)
• L2 Complex Trauma Practitioner
• Certificate in Relationship Counselling
• Certificate in Counselling for Children and Young People
• PGDip Humanistic Psychotherapeutic Counselling
• BA(Hons) English Literature and Language 

I am committed to ongoing professional development, and regularly engage in shorter workshops, small courses, and CPD opportunities

Like most - if not all - of us, I have my own experiences of hardship and adverse life experiences that led me to therapy. These experiences have shaped how I see myself, others, and the world, and have sparked a deep curiosity about human nature. I’ve always been drawn to understanding people (both myself and others), curious about how we come to be who we are, and how we find our way in relationships while carrying our histories, and our hurts. This curiosity became a path of learning and unlearning — becoming, and unbecoming — a personal journey of making sense of a complex past.

There’s an old joke in psychotherapy that many counsellors were first their own family’s therapist. That certainly feels true of me. Even as a child, I was called to listen, to mediate, to help, to care. I’ve been in 'caring' roles since adolescence. My choice to train as a therapist was therefore both somewhat anticipated, as well as being intentional and informed. It felt like a natural progression — a calling, perhaps, or simply where I was always meant to be.

In this work, I find a sense of belonging — in myself, and in relationship with others. It’s a privilege to meet and support people in this role, and I am grateful for the trust people place in me. For me, the work is deeply mutual; it shapes and changes me just as I hope to offer something meaningful in return.

I absolutely love to read - fiction, poetry, memoirs, non-fiction, textbookes, blogs, all of it! Choosing a book that's meaningful for me is tricky as a result, there are just so many! My first study was in English Literature evidencing my deep love of stories! 

One of my favourite books is The Book Thief by Markus Zusak. I love that the protagonist is Death, and that there's a narrative of humanity and love even in the worst of times. I also love Grief is a Thing with Feathers for a similar reason. Growing up, I loved anything dystopian, sci-fi, and magic realist. That's continued into adulthood and I love to escape into a fantasy world, or a dystopian dimension. 

On a therapeutic level, I've found a lot of resonance and personal healing in Unshame by Carolyn Spring, and in Mother Hunger by Kelly McDaniel. I also love how Irvin Yalom writes and I think he's a great author to read to get an insider view of pscyhotherapy. 

This is tricky to choose... I have 2 favourite places:

The first is a forest. I absolutely adore trees and the shaded canopy of woodland spaces. I love the sounds, the smells, the visuals. Looking up to see leaves on the backdrop the sky is beautiful to me. This space has become even more special since having dogs and seeing how much they enjoy the richness of this environment. One of my favourite experiences is to feel really alone in a woodland, and to have a sense of perfectly wholesome insignificance. 

On the flip side, my other favourite place is my home. I know that you can create/take home with you in many ways. I've experienced a lot of displacement and have relocated a lot in my life so I know something of that notion of carrying home inside of you. However, I really love to be snuggled in blankets, cosied indoors away from the world, properly recharging. 

The obvious answer to this is that I bring my whole self which naturally encompasses all of the ways I think, feel and experience the world. Consciously, I bring the awareness that people are all shades of grey. I can hold the complex reality that all of us - myself included - and the people we love have the capacity for both good, bad, and everything in between. We are all doing our best with the tools we had/have at our disposal. I therefore trust that I can hold the nuances and complexities of experience. 

Also, you will often find me referencing quotes, books and stories in our sessions together! I bring this love of stories and language into our sessions.

Much of my working life has been spent alongside people navigating complex realities — whether through illness, trauma, systemic injustice, or circumstances that have made life feel particularly hard. I’ve worked in child protection, palliative care, with disabled people and those with complex health needs, with people who hear voices, live with disordered eating, or are experiencing poverty and marginalisation. 

These experiences continue to shape how I practice: relationally, gently, with deep respect for the many ways we survive and make meaning of our lives. My work experiences have instilled in me a strong anti-oppressive lens and a belief that therapy must honour each person’s context, culture, and lived experience.