I hadn’t meant to be a counsellor, but at each stage of my training I made the decision to continue because I was experiencing the transformative potential of counselling, through my own personal development work and therapy. I often tell people who I meet now, that they wouldn’t recognise who I was before I trained. While self-acceptance is a journey that never really ends, I know that my training and experiences of therapy are what have helped me to reach a place of self-acceptance in my own identity as a queer, autistic, cis woman.

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It’s because therapy has, and continues to have, such a positive impact on my life that I am passionate about supporting my clients on their own journey. I only work in ways that I have experienced myself and believe to be useful, which doesn’t mean they will all work for everyone, but because I’ve trained in several different ways of working, if one doesn’t feel right, we can always try something else. Because I believe very strongly that my clients are the experts on their experiences, all my sessions are client led, giving them the control over what we focus on and how we work. Of course, I will sometimes make suggestions or offer ways of working that I feel might be helpful, but this is only ever an invitation and it’s always ok to say no.

When I’m not working, you’re likely to find me involved in one of the following places: my favourite yoga studio, my local microbrewery sampling the newest dark beer, playing D&D or out in nature. Some days I manage to find perfect balance by getting all four activities in!

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If you’re interested in my qualifications and memberships, you’ll find all the details of them below. If you’d like to work with me or find out more, then please do get in touch and we can arrange a time to have a chat about what you’re looking for and what I offer. You might also want to take a look at my blog.