I specialise in supporting couples and individuals through life's transitions, big and small. Perhaps you are having to adapt to a new role and struggling with adjusting to the reality of that, and can't seem to find a way of the fog and confusion?
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What do you love most about your job?
I gain the most satisfaction through the simple act of giving people the time and space to focus on them and their needs once a week. Counselling doesn't have to involve lots of complicated tools and techniques - so often just a friendly face and non-judgemental listening ear goes a very long way to helping people feel so much better very quickly.
What inspired you to start your own business?
By starting my own business I can support people at through these really difficult moments and life transitions in the way that is right for the individual, rather than having to work within NHS funding and administrative constraints. I am lucky enough to work from a beautiful historic building in South London, providing a calming, confidential and comfortable professional environment in which clients immediately feel at ease.
Why should our clients choose you?
I have 10 years experience supporting parents and parents to be. I am very familiar both personally and professionally with the anxiety, overwhelm and constant doubt that can go with parenting and family life, particularly where those difficulties are often added to by the trauma of a difficult birth, loss or other experience.
Can you provide your services online or remotely? If so, please add details.
Yes I'm very happy to work online. I use Zoom as I find it most reliable.
What changes have you made to keep your customers safe from Covid-19?
I am happy to maintain a safe distance at all times. Please do discuss any other concerns with me.
Person centred counselling
I work from what is often called a 'person-centred' approach, which means that I will never try to tell you what you to do, or insist that my way is the right way. You know yourself and your circumstances much better than I do (even if it doesn't feel like it currently). So I will listen and help you to explore what feels important to you for as long as you need.
I can suggest and help you practice techniques and tools to help you cope outside of therapy sessions. When you feel ready, we can discuss options and alternative courses of action. I cannot take away difficult experiences entirely but I can help you process them safely and I will support you in getting to a place where you feel you can see a way forward.
Trauma counselling
I work from a 3 phase model of trauma. We will initially spend lots of time ensuring that you feel emotionally safe with me. We will also spend time practising techniques to help you move back to a place of safety when those really difficult thoughts, feelings and flashbacks occur. If (and only if) you feel ready, I can help to slowly and gently process the difficult memories, until you feel you can find a way to move forward.
Talking Therapy
Speaking of what troubles you out loud to a trained professional can go a very long way to helping you gain clarity about your thoughts, emotions and behaviours.
Talking therapy can help you:
- Understand where negative feelings and ideas come from, and how those translate into action.
- Notice patterns in your thinking and behaviour
- Find ways to live with complicated or difficult feelings
- Make positive changes in your life
- Improve your confidence and rediscover the 'real you'
Rewind Therapy
The Rewind Technique is a simple technique for processing traumatic memories. It offers a way of stopping or reducing the involuntary recall and flashbacks that often accompany traumatic experiences. It is based on the idea that the body's survival mechanism prevents the hippocampus from processing information fully during a traumatic experience. Rewind supports your brain to process and 'file away' the difficult memories in the same way it deals with everyday memories and experiences. Your memories will be intact but free from the overwhelming emotions that accompany them. For Rewind therapy you need only shares minimal information about the traumatic event, which minimises the risk of re-traumatising you.
EMDR
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a structured, evidence-based approach designed to help you process traumatic or distressing life experiences. EMDR is based on the understanding that traumatic memories can become “stuck” in the brain, leading to ongoing emotional distress, negative beliefs, and unhelpful behaviour patterns.
Bilateral stimulation (usually tapping, or 'buzzers' held in your hands) helps the brain access all of it's healing resources across both side of the brain, enabling it to reprocess the traumatic memories and integrate them in a healthier way.
EMDR does not require clients to go into extensive detail about their trauma with the therapist. Over time, the intensity of the distress associated with the traumatic memories decreases, and negative self-beliefs (e.g., “I am unsafe” or “I am not good enough”) are replaced with more positive beliefs.
EMDR is widely used to treat post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and has also been shown to be effective for anxiety, depression, phobias and other trauma-related concerns.
Please do enquire if you would like more details on the process.
Couples Counselling
Couples and relationship counselling offers a supportive space to explore the challenges that can arise within intimate relationships. Significant life transitions such as becoming parents, career changes, moving home, loss, or shifts in personal identity can place unexpected strain on a relationship. During these times, partners can begin to feel distant from one another, isolated, or misunderstood, even when the desire to connect and support each other is still very much present.
In counselling, we work together to slow down difficult conversations and better understand the patterns that may be creating tension or disconnection. Many couples find that they are not lacking care or commitment, but rather the tools to express their thoughts, emotions, and needs in ways that can be clearly received by the other person. Through guided discussion and practical techniques, couples can begin to communicate more openly and compassionately, learning how to listen as well as how to speak in ways that feel safer and more constructive.
By creating space for both (or all) partners’ perspectives, it becomes possible to move away from blame and toward greater empathy and collaboration. Together we can explore how past experiences, expectations, and emotional responses shaped the way you relate to one another, and develop new ways of responding that strengthen trust and connection.
The communication and relationship skills developed in counselling are not only helpful for resolving current difficulties but can support your relationship long into the future, to face future challenges with greater resilience and understanding, allowing the relationship to grow and adapt over time.
