Welcome to Stepping Out
Counselling, Psychotherapy & Coaching for Real-Life Change
Transformative Therapy Inside and Out
Sometimes life brings us to a point where we need some support.
Perhaps you're navigating a loss, a relationship breakdown or a difficult period in your life. You might be struggling with anxiety, addiction or experiences from your past. Or perhaps something just doesn't feel right, and you're not quite sure why.
Whatever brings you here, therapy offers a space to explore what's happening, understand yourself more deeply and find a way forward that feels right for you.
Does this feel familiar?
You might be:
Going through a loss, separation or significant life change
Feeling overwhelmed, anxious or emotionally exhausted
Struggling with relationships, boundaries or difficult family dynamics
Finding yourself relying on alcohol, substances or other ways of coping
Experiencing low confidence, self-doubt or a loss of direction
Carrying the effects of difficult experiences from your past
Feeling that something isn't quite right, even if you can't explain why
We can work together to uncover what’s going on and look at how to deal with things in a way that works for you.
Sometimes we need another human outside of our everyday, to collaborate with. To help us pause, breathe and find a new way through.
There is nothing wrong with you
The patterns you are experiencing often made sense at some point in your life.
They may have helped you cope, adapt or stay safe.
Therapy is not about fixing you. It is about understanding you.
How I work
I’m a qualified and insured counsellor, psychotherapist, coach and supervisor, drawing on a range of therapeutic approaches to support each person in a way that reflects their individual needs and experiences. Rather than following one fixed method, I work integratively, adapting the way we work together according to what feels most useful and meaningful to you.
Many of the people I work with are neurodivergent, wondering whether they might be or simply wanting to understand themselves better. I work with people around relationships, identity, self-esteem, anxiety, life changes and communication, and I also have a particular interest in men’s mental health.
My approach is thoughtful, grounded and non-judgemental. I won’t tell you who you should be or what you should do. We’ll work together to make sense of what’s going on, understand what might be getting in the way and find a way forward that feels right for you.
I offer online sessions to everyone, as well as outdoor walk and talk therapy near Tring, Hertfordshire.
You don’t have to work this out on your own
If you’re wondering whether therapy or coaching might help, you’re very welcome to get in touch.
Who I work with
I work with adults from a wide range of backgrounds. You might have something specific you want to work through, or simply want to understand yourself better.
You might be feeling anxious, overwhelmed or stuck, struggling with a relationship, questioning who you are or what you want, or finding that the same patterns keep cropping up despite your best efforts.
Perhaps life looks fairly together from the outside, but keeping everything going takes more out of you than other people realise. You may have spent years adapting, masking, overthinking, people-pleasing or pushing through.
You don’t need a diagnosis, the right words or a clearly defined problem to begin. We can work out what you need together.
"Your visualisations felt so powerful and helped me unlock things I didn't know I was harbouring"
"I feel like a different person since our sessions"
"I so appreciated your listening skills - I realise I hadn't been listened to for many years"
"Our weekly walks were so lovely and helped me to understand myself so much better"
"I thrive through all the hard stuff now, instead of feeling lost"
"You have made such a difference in my life - I can now cope with all the ups and downs that come my way"
"I had no idea how effective therapy would be. I feel I have my life back"
"I will be recommending you to everyone I know"
"Thank you Thank you Thank you - You were the tonic I needed after I lost my job"
"I loved all of your diagrams explaining what was going on for me"
"My relationship is 10 times better now and people notice the difference in me"
"From so much trauma to waking up feeling I have a reason to get out of bed, was down to your therapy - thank you"
"Your visualisations felt so powerful and helped me unlock things I didn't know I was harbouring" "I feel like a different person since our sessions" "I so appreciated your listening skills - I realise I hadn't been listened to for many years" "Our weekly walks were so lovely and helped me to understand myself so much better" "I thrive through all the hard stuff now, instead of feeling lost" "You have made such a difference in my life - I can now cope with all the ups and downs that come my way" "I had no idea how effective therapy would be. I feel I have my life back" "I will be recommending you to everyone I know" "Thank you Thank you Thank you - You were the tonic I needed after I lost my job" "I loved all of your diagrams explaining what was going on for me" "My relationship is 10 times better now and people notice the difference in me" "From so much trauma to waking up feeling I have a reason to get out of bed, was down to your therapy - thank you"
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