My Approach

I offer relational, trauma-informed psychotherapy that is body-aware, carefully paced, and formulation-led.

I do not apply the same method to everyone or work to a fixed formula. Instead, I try to understand what is happening for you specifically: the patterns you are caught in, how they may have developed, what your system has learned to do to cope, and what may be most likely to help now.

My work often suits people who may already understand their difficulties to some degree, yet still find that insight alone has not been enough to bring lasting change. Often, something deeper remains active in the body, nervous system, or relational patterns, especially under stress, uncertainty, or closeness.

I pay close attention to pace and do not rush towards the deepest material. Where needed, the work begins with stabilisation: helping life feel more manageable, supporting regulation, and creating enough steadiness for deeper therapy to become possible. In trauma work, stabilisation is not separate from therapy; it is often part of the work itself.

The therapeutic relationship is central to how I work. I aim to offer a space that is thoughtful, collaborative, and responsive, where what happens between us can also become part of the understanding. I do not believe therapy needs to involve pressure, overwhelm, or forced disclosure in order to be meaningful.

My primary training is in Relational Transactional Analysis Psychotherapy. Alongside this, I integrate approaches such as Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, Deep Brain Reorienting (DBR), EMDR, parts-informed work, and, where appropriate, ILF neurofeedback. These are not used as a menu of techniques, but brought in where they genuinely fit the person and the therapeutic process.

I work with individuals, couples, and groups, and also offer clinical supervision.

About Me

I am a UKCP-registered psychotherapist and clinical supervisor, and a BACP-registered member. I offer psychotherapy for adults aged 16+ in person in Shinfield, Reading, and online.

My work is particularly shaped by Relational Transactional Analysis Psychotherapy, together with substantial post-qualifying training in trauma-informed, body-aware approaches, including Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, Deep Brain Reorienting (DBR), EMDR, and ILF neurofeedback.

Many of the people who come to me are living with anxiety, overwhelm, shutdown, dissociation, relationship difficulties, or longstanding patterns that remain hard to shift. Some arrive already thinking in terms of trauma or attachment; others simply have a sense that something has felt difficult for a long time, even if they are still functioning outwardly.

Before training as a psychotherapist, I worked in telecommunications for over 25 years. That background still influences how I work: with clear thinking, careful pacing, thoughtful structure, and regular review points. For some clients, this helps therapy feel more grounded and manageable, especially when life already feels demanding or hard to make sense of.

I work with

• Companies
• Couples
• Groups
• Individuals
• Private healthcare referrals

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

• Transactional Analysis Psychotherapist

What I can help with

• Anorexia
• Anxiety
• Bereavement
• Bullying
• Chronic Illness
• Cultural Issues
• Depression
• Eating Disorders
• Health-related Issues
• Identity Problems
• Obsessions
• Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
• Online Counselling
• Phobias
• Post-Traumatic Stress
• Relationships
• Sexual Abuse
• Stress
• Trauma