About Me

About Me
My path to becoming a Counsellor & Therapist began with a deep desire to understand human experience. I have a keen interest in people and the care of those struggling with mental health.
I wanted to understand how some people really struggle with their mental health, and others don’t. Where do our thoughts and feelings come from? How can emotion affect a person physically? Does our past limit our future happiness? How does the therapeutic relationship support the client’s healing?

This meant balancing my job, motherhood and seven years of university studies in Psychology, I studied how our brains develop and how the world around us—our families, our culture, and our closest relationships—shapes the way we value ourselves. I believe that many of the challenges we face—such as anxiety, depression, and low self-esteem—stem from an “incongruent sense of self.” When we are influenced to hide our true nature to meet others’ expectations, we can experience a deep sense of disconnection.

To turn my understanding into regulated, ethically competent (BACP) support for clients, I undertook a further six years of academic and vocational training (CPCAB), qualifying with a Diploma in Person Centred Therapeutic Counselling and a Diploma in Attachment-Based Psychotherapy. I am dedicated to continuous professional development, attending workshops and events to adapt to the changing needs of the people I support.

I am an integrative counsellor who specialises in the ABP approach, to explore the “blueprint” of your early life to understand how negative childhood experiences might be impacting your present reality.
In understanding our attachment patterns, we can work effectively through: Relationship and work difficulties, grief and loss, major identity and life transitions. I help my clients navigate the negative feelings that arise when there is a gap between who they are and who they feel they “should” be. I provide a safe, professional, and compassionate space to help you return to your true self.

I bring over 1,000 hours of clinical experience to my private practice, working with a range of clients aged between 16 and 80. Including volunteer work with adults at Cotswold Counselling (Cirencester) and young people at OnTrak (Swindon), giving me a broad perspective on the challenges we face at different stages of life.