I’m an integrative counsellor and psychotherapist, having previously worked as a family law solicitor for over 30 years.

I blend a variety of counselling models and at the heart of my work is a person-centred approach. Being person-centred means recognising that you, the client, are the expert on your own life and experiences. Therapy is shaped by your pace, your priorities, and your sense of what feels right. I also draw on attachment theory to help understand how early relationships shape our sense of safety, connection, and trust in adulthood; in our personal lives and at work.

"My therapeutic work is informed both by my clinical training and my lived experience. My style is warm, gentle and reflective. My aim is to offer a space that feels psychologically safe where it’s possible to step out of performance mode, slow down, and reflect without pressure"

Before training as a therapist, I worked as a family lawyer with clients from very diverse backgrounds in private and legal aid practices. I also spent five years as a therapeutic foster carer, which taught me a great deal about the many challenges faced by young people in care and the highs and lows of being a foster parent.

My legal role has shown me how much of professional life is judged by performance - performing persuasively in court, maintaining composure under scrutiny, and being constantly measured through billable hours, KPIs, and productivity. Added to this, is the fact that in family law, as with other roles working with people experiencing emotional turmoil, the client’s own emotions can profoundly affect us in a variety of ways, including creating stress, anxiety, and burnout, self-doubt and imposter syndrome.

I am warm, gentle and reflective, offering a space that feels psychologically safe where it’s possible to step out of performance mode, slow down, and reflect without pressure. I use mindfulness to promote relaxation and clarity. Where appropriate, I also offer challenge and can use elements of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to bring about change to unhelpful thought patterns or behaviours.