About me
Professionally Accredited Integrative Psychotherapeutic Counsellor, Ecotherapist & Coach
Hello,
It’s good that you are here.
I believe that everyone deserves a safe, supportive space to be heard - a grounding place where you can gain clarity, find out what you need and reach your full potential. No matter what you’ve been through, I am here to fully listen without judgement.
As a certified and creative psychotherapeutic counsellor, ecotherapist and accredited Associate Executive and ADHD Coach, I work with people facing a wide range of personal challenges.
With my diverse life and work experience, I bring an holistic approach to therapy, working with you to gain deep insights and perspectives for both your personal and professional challenges. With a combined knowledge and understanding of the mind and body, I am able to help you decide upon actionable strategies for you to create lasting change and move forward in your life.
Alongside and integrated with my work, I have a deep appreciation for nature and all things creative and the perspective offered through an alternative lens.
I walk with clients outside in the Chilterns and its surroundings as well as working online. I am also a parent, music lover, writer and formerly a fitness instructor and nutrition coach. I am the founder of Counselling Toolkit, an online CPD provider for therapists and coaches and I design digital creative resources for therapists and clients.
My Approach
My practice combines therapeutic insight with coaching structure where beneficial, creating a space that's both healing and action-oriented. I help you explore underlying patterns, whilst developing practical strategies for moving forward. I listen without judgement and allow you to tell me about you.
I am predominantly a person-centred integrative therapist, which means the sessions are led by you and I seemlessly incorporate various theories and practical elements into our sessions, including activities and other approaches such as:
Transactional analysis - looking at relationships
Attachment and Psychodynamic theories - exploring childhood and other life stage influences
Gestalt - working with feelings in the here and now
Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) - looking at alternative patterns of thinking and behaviour.
Creative Activities using pens, paper, imagery, visualisation, meditation and objects.
Unlocking Creativity in Therapy to Facilitate Your Personal Growth
Counselling by its very nature is creative, using descriptions, metaphors and making connections. Creative counselling using objects and art is a dynamic approach to therapy that integrates various expressive techniques to engage you in your healing process.
By incorporating tools such as images, objects, characters, mark-making, journalling and bespoke visualisations, we can create a safe and interactive space for you to explore their thoughts, feelings, and experiences.
Where appropriate, I provide these tools, to access more unconscious thoughts and processes, enhancing your time in therapy and working at a deeper level.
Choice exercises are a fundamental aspect of creative counselling, empowering you to make decisions and gain insight into your preferences, values, and needs. And through guided exercises, you are presented with options and encouraged to select images, words, or activities that connect with you on a personal level.
Whether it's choosing a picture card that represents your current emotions or selecting a character that captures where you fit into your family, these exercises provide a visual stimuli to help you express your thoughts and emotions, moving your unconscious to your conscious. This helps us to gain insights into your inner world, uncovering hidden patterns and gaining clarity on your personal stories. Creativity is a choice and can be weaved into our sessions or left untouched, depending on your preference.
I am qualified through the Counselling and Pyschotherapy Central Awarding Body (CPCAB) and registered with the National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society (NCPS). My executive coaching qualifications are accredited by the ICF, AC and EMCC Global and my ADHD coaching qualfication is accredited by the NCCAP, CMA, IPHM and ICAHP. I am fully insured, have been DBS checked and undertake regular continuing professional development courses to inform my work and keep my clients safe in the knowledge, that I have your best interests at heart. I am also registered with the ICO, ensuring I keep your records safe and confidential.
I have various clinical agency experience and deal with many issues including:
Addiction
Anxiety
Depression
Education and career pressures and dilemmas
Grief in all its forms
Men’s issues
Neurodiversity inclusion
Psychological and physical abuse
Relationship issues
Sexual and gender orientation
Stress
Suicidal thoughts and ideation
Trauma
