My Approach

Awareness is the primary aim of Gestalt therapy. My individual therapy is holistic and based on a mindful focus on present experience in the room. I am interested in who you are in the here and now... a person who is unique and constantly evolving with both a mind (cognitive) and body (somatic). I work with you to bring the elements of you into better harmony with each other.  I am interested in how you exist in relationship with others and how your culture, past attachment patterns and experiences have impacted your behaviour and feelings.

I am interested in the way you tell your story and your unique way of seeing and being in the world. I use writing story telling, movement, breathing and vocal techniques, art practice and just talking (and sometimes walking) to achieve this.

I aim to provide a supportive, safe environment where you can gain a fuller, braver curiosity about the whole of who you are. I can help you to feel freer to choose and replace the patterns and behaviours of the past with new healthier ways of being in the present, locate the fears and hurts that underline experiences like anxiety and depression and allow you to be more fully 'yourself'.

About Me

I am a qualified Gestalt psychotherapist and counsellor (BACP) with a background in the arts (sculpture) and academia. My research area was Art and trauma: the way it informs modern experience and the way it impacts us individually and collectively. I use somatic (body process) based mindfulness and breath focussed approaches in my daily life and work. I aim to always be respectful of and interested in your unique identification and world view. I have a diagnosis of ADHD and Dyslexia and thus have a specialist interest in neurodiversity (or what I call prefer to call diverse processing) and its impact on individuals and their loved ones. My practice is neuro-diversity (neuroaffirming) and LGBTQ+ affirming and trauma informed.

I work in Wallingford South Oxfordshire, offering short and long term therapy, both online and face to face. I also regularly use outdoor walk-and-talk approaches.

I work with

• Individuals

Special Interests

Like all UKCP registered psychotherapists and psychotherapeutic counsellors I can work with a wide range of issues, but here are some areas in which I have a special interest or additional experience.

Types of Therapies Offered

• Gestalt Psychotherapist

What I can help with

• Abuse
• Addiction
• ADHD
• Age-related Issues
• Anxiety
• Autism
• Bereavement
• Chronic Illness
• Cultural Issues
• Depression
• Disability
• Divorce
• Domestic Violence
• Eating Disorders
• Family
• Gender
• Mental Health Issues
• Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
• Online Counselling
• Physical Abuse
• Relationships
• Sexuality
• Spirituality
• Stress
• Suicide
• Trauma