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Specialises in

• Psychotherapy

Offers

• Face-to-face consultations
• Video and telephone consultations

About me

The decision to seek therapy signals a healthy prioritising of self care. You don't need to wait for breaking point to reach out for support. When life feels overwhelming, talking to a professional can give you the space and support to face the challenges and feel heard and understood.


My Approach:

My approach as a practitioner is collaborative and creative. My training and experience allows me to blend elements of several approaches to therapy, including those that focus on modifying unhelpful thoughts and behaviours in the here and now, as well as seeking to understand the influence of our subconscious on relationships to self and others. You may have a specific goal for therapy in mind, or it might be that you need support during a time of change. You may also just feel you need a safe space to explore something that's troubling you. I work within long term and open ended time frames, meeting weekly - although we can discuss what feels the best way of working together during our first session.

By prioritising the development of a genuine therapeutic relationship, I hope to enable you to explore aspects of your life and experiences you may wish to understand better, or be able to move on from.


Training, qualifications & experience:

I am an accredited, qualified integrative counsellor working in East Sussex and remotely. I began training and working in the field of mental health over 14 years ago, and I have provided therapeutic sessions to individuals and groups across several settings, including the NHS and in schools. I have a special interest in the parenthood journey, which stems from working with children and their families in early years settings, and recognising how integral the wellbeing of parents is to the experience of the family as a whole. I am able to use my specific training and experience of therapy with both children and adults to specialise in supporting parents while holding the whole family unit in mind. I now work solely as a private practitioner.

I have presented my own research about therapy at conferences both in the UK and Europe. I am also trained as a Mental Health First Aider for both young people and adults.

I am fully insured, supervised and DBS checked. I am an accredited registered member of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).

Areas of interest

As well as general presentations and symptoms, I have a special interest in the journey of parenthood.

This includes: anxiety about birth; attachment; birth trauma; body image; changes to personal identity; conception; co-parenting; entering pregnancy with pre-existing difficulties; exhaustion; fertility; IVF; isolation; parental alienation; post-natal depression; pregnancy loss and termination; processing your birth story; relationship dynamics; same sex parenting; separation and divorce; single parenting by choice; step parenting; stress; trans-generational trauma and much more.

Specialist interests and expertise in the following physical conditions

• Eating disorders
• Gastrointestinal disorders
• Gynaecological disorders

• Oncology
• Pain management

• Psychophysiological disorders
• Physical disability