whatever brought you here deserves to be spoken about

Maybe you would like to have better relationships with yourself or others? Maybe you feel out of touch with who you really are, you want to find your voice and make life changes, but just don't know where to start?

Maybe you learned that love was conditional on you being compliant. Maybe caregivers, belief systems, partners or groups asked you to hand over your own opinions, preferences, instincts, the right to say no, in exchange for belonging. Often, it's both and whether the hands that shaped you belonged to one, or to many, the impact is the same.

If you find yourself here: uncertain of what you feel, uncertain of who you are underneath all you were trained and told to be, unsure and under-equipped about how to make choices without having to first check what's allowed.

This is where I work.

how i work

I have a real passion for supporting individuals who want better relationships, who want to discover their authentic Self, find their voice and become empowered, balanced and inspired.

I don't arrive with answers. I arrive with a map, because I've walked this landscape myself and helped others navigate their way through similar places, staying close, steady, present, orienting where it's helpful and following your lead.

What I offer from our first session onwards is this: complete acceptance of you exactly as you are, without the need to hide, edit or shrink any parts of you. For many people, this will be the first time they experience this. Clients describe me as approachable, non-judgmental, understanding, honest and straightforward. They feel safe to be themselves without hiding their thoughts, feelings or experiences.

Usually, there's a story to be told, I let this unfold at its own pace without pushing to a resolution before it's been fully explored, felt and understood. There's no fixed timeframe. Some of the work takes months, some takes years. It moves at your own pace, not at the pace of a programme.

Although therapy can sometimes be difficult, I try to ensure there is light in our space.

who i work with

I work with young adults, adults and older adults.

Areas of particular interest and experience are (but are not limited to):

Relationships | Childhood issues | Psychological/Emotional abuse | Coercive control | Narcissistic abuse | Sexuality, particularly coming out later in life | Impact of cults and religion | Anger management | Trauma | Grief

a note on ai

If you've found your way here after talking to a chatbot at 3am, I understand, you're human looking for answers and navigating options. Maybe you already sense the difference between being endlessly accommodated and being truly witnessed. That difference is the work.

getting in touch

There's a form, not a phone call, because reaching out at all is enough of a first step and I don't want the next one to feel any harder than it needs to be. I read every message and I'll come back to you personally.