Therapy for when something in life feels painful, stuck, or hard to carry alone

You may be feeling overwhelmed, low, anxious, or simply not quite yourself. You may be carrying grief, struggling in relationships, or finding that the same patterns keep returning no matter how much insight you already have.

Sometimes people come to therapy with a clear sense of what they want help with. Sometimes they come with a feeling that something is off, but no simple way of putting it into words. Both are valid places to begin.

You do not need to arrive with everything worked out. Therapy can be a place to think, feel, and speak more freely than may be possible elsewhere.

Sometimes the problem is clear and immediate. Sometimes it is more a sense of being stuck, lost, or repeatedly drawn into the same painful situations. Therapy can help with both.

If you are unsure whether what you are dealing with "fits", you are very welcome to get in touch.

My practice is integrative, which means I draw from different therapeutic traditions depending on what feels most helpful and appropriate for you.

At the heart of my work is the therapeutic relationship itself. I pay attention to patterns, emotional experience, the body, and the ways we learn to protect ourselves. I try to bring warmth, honesty, and curiosity into the room, while staying grounded and respectful of your pace.

My approach is influenced by psychodynamic thinking, attachment theory, somatic awareness, and parts-based work. These ideas help me understand what may be happening beneath the surface, but the work is never about forcing you into a theory. It is about making space for your own experience and helping you find a way through that feels clearer and more manageable.

Before qualifying as a psychotherapist, I spent many years producing and directing factual television. That work taught me a great deal about listening closely, staying present with complexity, and helping people tell the truth of their experience in their own words.

Those qualities now sit at the heart of my therapeutic work. I know that beginning therapy can take courage. I also know how important it is to feel met by someone who is genuinely listening, rather than simply applying a formula.

Alongside my private practice, I work as a wellbeing practitioner at a boarding school for young people aged 11–18. This has deepened my understanding of adolescence, early adulthood, and the pressures people carry as they try to find their way through different stages of life.

I trained at the Minster Centre and later at the Centre for Counselling and Psychotherapy Education (CCPE), and I continue to undertake regular supervision and ongoing professional development.