My Approach

Family and systemic psychotherapy – also known as family therapy – can help people in close relationships better understand and support one another. It provides a space in which individuals, couples and families can explore difficult thoughts, feelings and experiences, hear different perspectives, recognise existing strengths, and find new ways of responding to difficulties together.
We don't experience difficulties in isolation. Our relationships, families, histories and the wider social and cultural worlds in which we live can all influence how we understand what is happening and how we respond to one another. Sometimes patterns develop between people which make complete sense in context, but which can nevertheless leave everyone feeling stuck.
I don't assume that there is one correct account of a problem, or that the difficulty necessarily belongs to one person. Instead, we can become curious together about different experiences and perspectives, how patterns have developed, what may be keeping them going, and what might make something different possible.
My aim is not to tell people what they should do, but to help create conversations from which useful changes and new possibilities can emerge.

About Me

I am a Family and Systemic Psychotherapist and Systemic Supervisor, working in Exeter and online. I completed my MSc in Psychological Therapies (Systemic) at the University of Exeter and am registered with UKCP.
I work with individuals, couples and families experiencing difficulties in their relationships or facing changes and challenges in their lives. I also provide systemic supervision to psychotherapists, coaches and other professionals.
Before training as a psychotherapist, I spent many years working in organisations, with a particular focus on helping, coaching and developing others. This continues to influence my interest in how our relationships, work, families and wider circumstances interact and shape our lives.
I live on Dartmoor with my wife and family. We have five children and a dog.

I work with

• Children and young people
• Companies
• Couples
• Families
• 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

• Family and Systemic Psychotherapist
• Family Therapist
• Systemic Family and Couple Psychotherapist
• Systemic Psychotherapist

What I can help with

• Couple Issues
• Divorce
• Family
• Mental Health Issues
• Parents
• Relationships
• Separation
• Step Families
• Supervision