Hello. I’m glad you found your way here. If life has become confusing and If you're struggling with anxiety or depression, if life has become confusing or difficult, if you're having relationship or family issues, if you’ve had a difficult past, if things just aren’t working out the way you want and the way you hoped – if you're feeling stuck – I can offer a free initial consultation and assessment where we can talk. Counselling & Therapy  Every week we'll spend time in a safe, non-judgemental space where you can talk and be heard. Together, and at your pace, we will unfold, and untangle the problems and difficulties in your life — in this process alone there is often a great sense of relief, unburdening and release.​ It will never be about what’s wrong with you... it will be about what happened to you, or how you developed ways of living that made it possible for you to cope with the people, relationships or circumstances in your life — and how those patterns or parts of them may have become stuck and are getting in the way of letting you be who you are or who you want to be. We will explore the relationship you have with others and with yourself, in the past and in the present. All your feelings, thoughts, ideas and stories will be welcome. You may begin without an ability to express and access many of the variety of feelings a person can have, but I've seen that with time a person can go from that state to a much more fulfilling and healthy emotional life. And wherever you start from, or whatever reason you start for, a change is possible for you, too. Often the work is so that emotions and feelings experienced in the present or from your past don’t block, disrupt or rule you, or cause damage to you — but rather, with time, they will make themselves known to you in much healthier ways, and in ways that can also enrich and inform your life and your sense of who you are; and so you can arrive at a place of much greater ease of being. And there is no obstacle in how young or old you are, what your background or your past is, or what has brought you here in this moment. Issues I Work With I work with people with many issues, including but not limited to, unhappiness; depression; anxiety, in its many forms; relationships with partners and family; relationships with food; relationships with body image; low self-worth; loss; procrastination; self-sabotage; stress; panic attacks; addiction; OCD; early attachment issues; grief and bereavement; self-harm; abuse; loneliness; separation; insecurity. And I also work with, and enjoy working with, clients who are autistic and have an ADHD diagnosis. It may also be though that you are generally dissatisfied and unhappy with your life and want to work out how to free yourself up and live a happier and better life, or find a way to live a completely different life that is more in line with your wishes and hopes. When we first meet, we will discuss your goals and aims.  How I Work I work with a psychodynamic approach, understanding how the unconscious, the past and our early relationships affect how we live in the present in ways we are not fully aware of. It can help to think of it like an iceberg where only the small area above the surface is seen, but the much larger part under the surface is having a great influence on how we are living.​ I will help you recognise and feel the role of the unconscious and the past in your life as you live it now, but it is also very much about my being there with you in a safe relationship as you come into and explore your present, and feel what it is to be in the present with more freedom — as you move towards becoming free and clear of issues that have held you down and held you back. Overall, my work is strongly informed by humanistic approaches, where the core values are of meeting you where you are, being genuine and non-judgemental. As they may be needed, I may call on aspects of other modalities, such as existential, here-and-now approaches, and trauma informed work. Professional Memberships I am a Registered Member of the BACP (British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists) and work to their ethical code, and an Associate Member of the IGA (Institute of Group Analysis). Qualifications  Diploma Psychodynamic Counselling (Distinction). MA Counselling and Psychotherapy Practice (Distinction). How To Start I offer a free one hour online consultation and assessment with no obligation to continue to sessions afterwards. I invite you to get in touch if you're interested in the possibilities of counselling and therapy in your life. Sessions will be at a mutually agreed regular time for fifty minutes, once a week. My standard rates are £50 per session. Online Sessions I’m currently taking on new clients online through Zoom. It’s a very effective way of working. We can see how it feels to work this way in our initial meeting and if you feel it would suit you.