About me

Through my training, counselling work and personal life experience, I have come to understand the importance and healing potential of the relationships we experience. Compassion, acceptance and trust are the roots of my counselling practice and within this space, I believe we have the opportunity to grow in all areas of our lives. I understand that we are only ever doing the best with the tools we have and I approach other people’s inner worlds with a great deal of care and respect. The things we deem as bad, wrong or “weird” about ourselves are often the ways in which we have adapted and learnt to cope, particularly in our younger years.

Our behavioural patterns and defences that are often just out of awareness may be holding us back far more than we realise and by shining a compassionate light on them, we’re able to reclaim and cultivate a sense of agency, self-acceptance and inner strength.

I welcome people from all walks of life to my service and deeply value the differences in all of us. Counselling is not about changing you into something you are not, it is an environment that encourages the discovery and development of your true self.

On a personal level

Prior to becoming a counsellor, I worked as a musician and spent many years travelling around the world meeting people from all walks of life. This way of living and the connections I made through it also illuminated and reflected the emotional difficulties many people face. I saw people, like myself at the time, often felt disconnected from the world and themselves and found consolation in a sense of togetherness and creative expression.

In 2017, I made the choice to change careers and focus on how I could be of help to those that were struggling. I have been through many years of counselling myself which underpins my belief and passion in the therapeutic process. I know just how life-changing it can be to take 50 minutes a week to go inwards in the company of someone that truly wants the best for us.

I have a great deal of interest in meditation, taking influence from grounded areas of Eastern philosophy. Whilst exploring the past certainly has a place within my counselling practice, I believe our relationship to the present moment can bring us a greater sense of balance and fulfilment in life. Essentially, I see this as a way to bring our attention to the feelings we have in the here and now, giving us time to understand and process them without finding ways to avoid or label them as wrong.