Qualifications and Experience

  • Post Graduate Diploma in Counselling (2001)

  • Post Graduate Diploma in Applied Systemic Theory (Family Therapy) (2003)

  • BACP Accreditation (2005) No longer affiliated.

  • Diploma in Children and Families (SW) (2006)

  • Certificate in Motivational Interviewing and Solution Focussed Therapy (2015)

  • Certificates in Life Span Integration levels 1 &2 (2017)

  • Certificate in Holistic Trauma Therapy (2023) including Somatic, Inner Child, Parts work and Internal Family Systems teachings.

  • Enhanced Focusing and Mindfulness Teaching & Guiding with Embodied Relational Presence Skills (2024)

I have completed additional training such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) whilst working as part of a multi-disciplinary team within a drug/alcohol and mental health local authority setting.

I have supported people professionally in a multitude of situations, and from varying backgrounds, to make very difficult decisions, with implications that can last a lifetime - birth and death, loss and separation, and with histories of abuse, neglect, trauma, domestic abuse, plus many other forms of suffering and sorrow, and the plethora of ways these manifest in our current lives; and I have overcome personal experiences of these too.

As an Integrative Therapist, I draw on a range of complementary tools and modalities, which I tailor to your individual needs and presentation.

My work is informed by:

  • Humanistic Approaches

  • Family Therapy Approaches

  • Trauma-informed practice

  • Attachment Theory

  • Inner Child work

  • Parts work

  • Somatic felt sense (awareness of bodily sensations and the aligned emotional memories and responses)

  • The connection between the brain, body, and gut

  • Sand tray therapy

  • Guided imagery

  • Over 25 years of mindfulness and Buddhist practice

These approaches are integrated to support a holistic and compassionate way of understanding, exploring and healing.