I offer a warm, non-judgmental and honest relationship within professional boundaries to support you to develop and grow.
As an integrative therapist and counsellor, I have been trained to develop my own approach to the practice of psychotherapy, drawing on a range of different therapeutic models and ways of working according to your individual and changing needs,
Previously, I worked as a journalist and at a senior level in the voluntary sector with carers, young people unable to live with their birth parents due to serious family difficulties and also with people with mental health difficulties or learning disabilities. These roles allowed me to observe the capacity for people to grow and flourish within caring and supportive relationships, often overcoming huge difficulties in their early lives.
Challenges in relationships led me both to Buddhism and training as a therapist. Through this journey, I have discovered a new sense of wholeness and meaning in my life. I have experienced healing at a deeper level than I had believed was possible.
I am an ordained Buddhist and have been practising meditation and mindfulness for over twenty years. I draw on these ancient approaches to growth and personal development in my work with clients, supporting you to become more integrated and connected with your own innate wisdom.
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.