About

I work in a flexible and intuitive way, tailoring my approach to each individual and the issues they are facing. I take a holistic approach, exploring the relationship between mind, body, and environment, to help improve general wellbeing.

As a humanistic counsellor, I believe that everyone has the resources within themselves to find their way to living a contented and fulfilled life. We can’t always control what happens to us, but we can find a way of dealing with whatever life brings to us.

The core of my practice is person-centred and client-led – you will be able to talk about any issues you wish to bring, and take the process at your own pace.

I also use elements of solution-focused therapy and mindfulness in my practice, if appropriate, and have an interest in existential psychotherapy.

I can help with issues such as low mood and depression, anxiety and stress, relationship problems, self-esteem, bereavement and loss, personal development, and life choices.

I have a Diploma in Counselling Practice and am an accredited member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy.

I have seven years’ experience in practice, working both with private clients, and as a counsellor for Cambridge University and for several Cambridge-based charities.

I offer sessions online, over Zoom, for clients throughout the UK and beyond.

ABOUT ME

ABOUT COUNSELLING

As a talking therapy, counselling gives you the opportunity to explore and reflect on any difficulties or dilemmas you might be facing.

All types of counselling or psychotherapy share a common rationale – that talking through life’s challenges with a trained, non-judgemental listener can help you feel better, and shed light on changes you might make to improve your wellbeing. Counselling provides a safe, confidential environment within which to talk through whatever is troubling you.

It is time for you.

Person-centred counselling

Developed from the work of Carl Rogers, an American psychologist working in the mid-twentieth century, person-centred counselling seeks to place you, the client, at the centre of the therapeutic process. It is a ‘non-directive’ approach, allowing you to bring to your sessions whatever you wish to work on. Rather than giving advice or direction, or working from the position of ‘expert’, a person-centred counsellor will work alongside you, with empathy and without judgement, to facilitate personal growth and increased self-understanding.

Solution-focused therapy (SFT)

SFT, in common with the person-centred approach, also seeks to help you become more aware of your own resourcefulness and potential. By spotlighting how you can and do find your own solutions, building on what you already do that helps, and by using techniques that help you envision a realistic preferred future, SFT can empower you to make positive change.

Mindfulness

Since being introduced into the field of pain medicine by the physician Jon Kabat-Zinn in the United States in the late 1970s, the practice of mindfulness as a way of enhancing physical and mental health has spread far and wide. Mindfulness is a meditative practice that now forms part of many established psychotherapeutic modalities. The practice can be helpful in alleviating the symptoms of depression, anxiety, and chronic pain.