My Approach

I meet my clients with curiosity and compassion and have developed a relational way of challenging clients when appropriate. I am interested in the what information the way in which we relate in the therapy room can tell us about how clients might be experiencing the world outside. I take a sensitive stance with my interest in intersectional identities and how they inform our power and positionality in the world.

About Me

I have been working with a wide range of clients from a variety of backgrounds for over 14 years. I have experience with eating disorders and body image issues, often co-existing with anxiety, depression, relationship challenges, or childhood trauma. I am experienced in supporting clients through transitional periods in their lives with curiosity and a willingness to explore experience.

In my professional life before training to be a psychotherapist, I have led national leadership programmes in education and mental health, supporting individuals to become effective and successful leaders.

I have an enduring interest in the human experience. I completed my first degree in Psychology nearly thirty years ago, followed by an MSc in Occupational Psychology. While these two academic learning environments supported my work in leadership development, it was undertaking the MSc in Gestalt Psychotherapy at Metanoia Institute which brought me into contact with slowing down and noticing my process of relating and that of my clients.

The modality draws its influences from a diverse range of sources including psychology, Eastern spirituality, psychoanalysis and existential philosophy. I was drawn to Gestalt psychotherapy for the emphasis it places on being present in our lives in a relational and embodied way.

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