I work exclusively with women of all ages. This means I can go deeper into the pressures, expectations and life stages that shape women's experiences.
I hold an MSc in Psychology with Distinction, and I'm a registered trainee member of the UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP), currently undertaking an MSc in Integrative Psychotherapy at the Metanoia Institute in London.
Before training as a psychotherapist, I spent several years working across health, wellbeing and the charity sector, including within an NHS chronic pain psychology service. I also trained and worked as a yoga teacher, and later as a postnatal doula. Yoga became an important part of my own understanding of the relationship between our emotional and physical worlds, and profoundly shaped the way I understand how experiences can be felt and processed not only through our thoughts and words, but through the body too. That understanding continues to inform the way I work today. I believe the relationship between therapist and client is central to meaningful therapeutic work, and that feeling genuinely heard, understood and accepted can open up possibilities for change. Alongside this, I remain interested in what the body can communicate, particularly in relation to stress, trauma and experiences that can be difficult to put into words.
I’m particularly interested in how our experiences and relationships can continue to shape the way we think, feel and relate, sometimes long after the original experience has passed. Many of the women I work with have spent years holding things together for everyone else, often at real cost to themselves, and I’m interested in what it can mean to finally put some of that weight down.
My background as a postnatal doula also informs a particular interest in motherhood and the emotional, relational and identity changes it can bring. This isn't limited to pregnancy or the early postnatal period; becoming and being a mother can continue to reshape our sense of self and our relationships as our children - and we, move through different stages of life.
I also have a strong interest in neurodiversity and the different ways people think, process and experience the world, and I value working in a way that recognises and respects these differences. Alongside private practice, I currently work with adults in two low-cost community counselling services, and continue to work with the charity Pregnant Then Screwed, helping to challenge the motherhood penalty and champion better support for parents in the workplace.