About Me
Biography
I have lived with a physical disability my entire life, along with chronic fatigue and neurodiversity. Despite these challenges, I have navigated mainstream education, earned professional qualifications, and built careers.
My work experience spans high-pressure environments, from corporate finance to small businesses, where employers often prioritise productivity over work-life balance, physical health, and mental well-being. Understanding these pressures first hand gave me the desire to pursue a career in mental health and I walked away from finance 20 years ago.
Along the way, I’ve learned to embrace life’s ups and downs—the rollercoaster of life including trauma, discrimination, and loss. I know firsthand how transformative counselling can be in helping you navigate life’s challenges.
Today, I live with greater meaning, purpose, and contentment. I have developed deep self-awareness, emotional resilience, and a compassionate understanding of who I am and how I function. Now, I want to support you—to walk alongside you as you grow more comfortable in your own skin and create a more fulfilling life.
Professional ethics
As a registered member of the BACP and ACC, I adhere to their ethical framework, which includes maintaining confidentiality and anonymity of all my clients. I undertake regular supervision with an experienced qualified BACP therapist. I am registered with the Information Commissioner's Office.
Training and Qualifications
Qualifications
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Postgraduate Diploma in Counselling, Waverley Abbey College (awarding body Middlesex University)
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BSC (Hons) Occupational Therapy, Brunel University
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Fellow of Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
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BA (Hons) Accounting and Finance, Plymouth University
Training
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Fundamentalist religious childhoods and adult health: implications for practice in one-to-one therapeutic encounters
Membership bodies
My Approach
Do you feel like a square peg in a round hole?
Are you overwhelmed, powerless, unseen, or unheard—misunderstood and labelled as 'too sensitive' or 'too emotional'? Do you see your vulnerability as a failure? Are you told how you should think or feel? Maybe others expect you to be inspirational and brave, yet leave you feeling not good enough, useless, or simply expected to carry on?"
Your life experiences are unique to you. Together, in a compassionate environment, we can explore the challenges you face, for example:
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struggling to come to terms with a new diagnosis or facing unexpected health challenges
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experiencing difficulties in relationships—at home, work, or within support networks like the NHS. Where your needs are not being met.
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living with anxiety and dread
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finding motivation hard and feeling guilty about drinking and eating “too much” or perhaps shutting yourself away from people?
How I can help
Through talking therapy, we explore your unique experiences and challenges, including loss, trauma, stigma, barriers to inclusion, and relationships with others.
This will help you create meaningful change in your life. To live a life where you can express your feelings openly, have your needs met, and feel like a valued member of your community.
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By finding peace and acceptance in what you've experienced
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Gaining skills to navigate relationships and situations more effectively.
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Empowering you to take the leap and approach things differently.
As someone living with disability, I understand the challenges of being able to truly express your feelings but I strive to provide you with a non-judgemental space to do so.
