About Me
Getting to know me
Why I became a therapist
It was my own experience of therapy, to support my mental health challenges during a demanding and stressful corporate career, that drew me to this work. I had one of those moments of insight that genuinely changes how you see yourself. I remember describing it to my therapist and thinking: how rewarding it must be to sit in that chair and witness someone's view of themselves shift profoundly.
That thought stayed with me, and it's eventually what led me to retrain.
Who I work with
I work with midlife women, often navigating perimenopause or menopause, and with neurodivergent adults of any gender, including those newly recognising or diagnosed with ADHD or AuDHD later in life. Many of the people I sit with have spent years adapting, masking or quietly holding everything together, often at the expense of their own wants and needs.
They might say "I'm overwhelmed," or "I feel lost," or wonder why life seems to take so much more effort for them than it appears to for everyone else. Underneath that, there's usually a disconnection from who they really are, built up over years of coping in ways that kept them safe, but buried a little bit of themselves along the way.
Running through both of these groups is the same underlying question: who am I, underneath everything I've had to become? Much of my work centres on Identity, how it's formed, what challenges it, and how it can be reclaimed, particularly at times when your sense of self feels under threat: a late diagnosis, a transition like menopause, or a life shift such as parenthood, redundancy, loss or illness.
What matters to me in therapy
I believe firmly that therapy is collaborative. You are the expert in your own life, you hold all the knowledge of what it's like to be you, and what you've lived through. I bring education, ideas and theory, but neither of us can create meaningful change alone; it happens in the relationship between us.
When a client describes something painful or confusing, I'll often ask, "What sense do you make of that?" Most people have already begun to reflect, even when it doesn't feel that way to them yet.
What it's like to work with me
Clients often tell me I'm easy to talk to, and I think that comes from a warm, open manner and a genuine interest in how they see things. I listen with compassion and use everyday language rather than clinical terms. Where I can, I'll normalise what you are feeling, not to diminish what you're going through, but to show you it isn't a character flaw or failing that you've ended up here. Our sessions feel more like conversation than interview, even when there are necessary questions I need to ask sensitively, around safety for example.
We usually start with what's difficult in the present, situations, relationships, feelings that aren't working. From there, we often look further back, to see whether earlier experiences shaped beliefs or patterns that don't serve you well now, or simply need processing. One of my main aims is to help you build a narrative about yourself that feels authentic and makes sense, one you can hold without shame.
I don't tend to set "homework," but I'll sometimes encourage small, low-stakes experiments between sessions, practising saying no, trying a new interest, starting a conversation with someone new, so that new, reframed beliefs about yourself get tested, and affirmed, out in the world.
Training, experience and registration
My training includes:
Certificate in Humanistic Counselling Skills, (2013)
Diploma in TA Psychotherapeutic Counselling (2016)
MSc in Transactional Analysis Psychotherapy (2019)
Certified Transactional Analyst (2019)
Trained in the Rewind Technique, International Association of Rewind Trauma Therapists (2019)
I'm registered with the UKCP (UK Council for Psychotherapy), registration number 2011172555. You can view my profile, which confirms my training and registration, on the UKCP Find a Therapist directory. Registration means I've met recognised training standards, work to an ethical framework, and am accountable to a professional body.
I continue building on this through ongoing training in areas that matter to the clients I work with, including Menopause and trauma, ADHD in women, ADHD and Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria, and working with Trauma more broadly. I'm currently completing a Certificate in Neurodiversity Affirming Practice.
What to know before deciding
This work matters deeply to me. It's a genuine privilege to sit with clients in their vulnerability and distress, and to witness their courage as things start to shift. If you're weighing up whether to get in touch, know that you'd be working with someone who takes that commitment seriously, for as long as it's helpful for you.
I work with clients both online and in person in Twickenham, South West London, with a hybrid way of working depending on what suits you best. If this sounds like the kind of support you've been looking for, you're welcome to get in touch to arrange an initial conversation.