I am a qualified, experienced and accredited therapist with over 30 years’ experience in mental health care. My professional journey began in 1988 as a mental health nurse, where I worked in forensic psychiatry with both men and women. This extensive background allows me to offer thoughtful, grounded support, even when difficulties feel complex or deeply rooted.

Over the past nine years, I have worked extensively in the voluntary sector, including within a Domestic Abuse Charity and a Rape Crisis Centre. During this time, I specialised in supporting women who have experienced trauma, including complex and long-standing trauma. I understand how these experiences can shape emotions, relationships, and self-worth, and I work at your pace, with care and sensitivity.

As a BACP-accredited therapist, I offer an integrative approach using Psychodynamic Therapy and EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing). Psychodynamic therapy helps you explore thoughts, feelings, and past experiences to gain deeper insight and understanding, creating meaningful and lasting change. EMDR is a structured, evidence-based therapy that can help reduce the emotional impact of traumatic memories (amongst other things) and support healing in a safe and contained way.

I work with individuals from many different backgrounds and life experiences. My main area of expertise is supporting women in healing from trauma, whether related to a single event or more complex, long-term experiences, including developmental trauma.

I offer a free 15-minute phone call before we meet for the first time. The first session is an opportunity to get to know you and to explore together whether we are a good therapeutic fit, as finding the right therapist is an important part of the process.