Therapy & Counselling
When you talk about something, you change it.
We learn to survive the world we were born into. Obvious, I know. We develop ways of thinking, predicting, and behaving that, in a particular context, made sense. Unfortunately, as we go about life, contexts change — and quite inconveniently, the way we came to see the world and go about living stop protecting us. They can harm us, make the world narrower, and keep us stuck. Well, perhaps it is, in a way, fortunate that contexts change, because there is (hopefully) more possibility available to us than what we could have imagined.
The absurdity of it, really, is that these patterns rarely happened by choice. Something sudden may have happened. More often, we slip, and slip, and one day find ourselves stuck somewhere we could never have imagined we would be. It can feel like the world happened to us (well, to an extent, of course it did). What is more absurd still is that the only one who can do anything about it (usually) is you — should you step into your agency. Given that, what now? How petrifying a question.
An incomplete list of human dilemmas
Some issues are sudden and urgent; others are ongoing — a general, piqued, or long and sustained unease. Perhaps they have become so familiar they just feel like "life". Whatever it is, it may well be that what you initially come for will not be what you leave with, or bring the next time. Just arrive, and we'll work where you are.
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Meaninglessness, purposelessness, and emptiness — what is the point?
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Everyone got a manual for life that you somehow missed
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Feeling fundamentally different, broken, or beyond help
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The quiet suspicion that you are fundamentally unlikeable
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Never quite feeling like yourself — or not knowing who that is
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The weight of an unending sadness or numbness
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Anxiety which convinces you it is just being realistic
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Anger that feels bigger than the situation — or smaller than it should
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The apathy of not caring about not caring
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Not knowing what you want — and being terrified you never will
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The grief of a life you thought you'd have by now
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Functioning perfectly well on the outside while falling apart inside
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Going through the motions — and not knowing how long you've been doing it
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The exhausting performance of being fine
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Hating the world and hating people
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Feeling like a burden to the people you love
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Loneliness that persists even in a room full of people
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Relationships that exhaust, confuse, or elude you
Common Questions.
I work with clients facing a wide range of life challenges. You need to be 16 years or older. Therapy with me may not be the right fit if you’re currently experiencing difficulties that require hospitalisation, urgent support, or specialist psychiatric care (for example, acute psychosis). I welcome men and women of any religion or ethnicity. If you feel therapy could benefit you, the space is open.
A lot of people feel guilty about coming to therapy — like they shouldn’t take up space or struggle because others have it worse. If you’ve landed here and you’re thinking about therapy, that’s enough. Struggling isn’t reserved for 'big' problems — it’s part of being human. And many 'small' issues can grow when they’re ignored, much like a tiny thorn can hurt deeply and, over time, fester into a larger wound.
Each therapy session is 50 minutes. The first few sessions are a “getting to know you” period. How long therapy lasts overall varies, but many clients stay with a therapist for a year or more. When you feel ready, we decide together how we end therapy.
I take your privacy seriously. Sessions take place via my organisation's Zoom or Teams platforms, which are access-controlled and only available to authorised members. Your notes are stored securely on a password-protected, GDPR compliant system. If your case is discussed in supervision, it is done under a pseudonym, with all identifying details anonymised.
My main expectation is simply that you show up regularly for sessions. Beyond that, no two journeys in therapy are the same, and there is no 'right' way to go about it. When you show up, I’ll meet you where you are in that moment, and we’ll work from there together.
Senior Practitioner Supervision
To deliver the best, safest service to you, my practice involves high-quality supervision. My supervisors are recognized as trainers by the United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP), the British Psychological Society (BPS), and/or the Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC) UK.
This requirement guarantees that your case will be monitored by a senior practitioner, who holds me accountable for upholding best practice guidelines and ethical standards To protect your confidentiality, all identifying details will be anonymized when discussing your case.