When we deny our stories, they define us.  When we own our stories, we get to write the ending."

When I was a little girl my nose was always firmly in a book. I was obsessed with stories and the worlds that they transported me to but, more than anything, it was the people within the pages that I loved learning about the most.  This fascination with what makes us all who we are, and what drives the decisions we make, has never waned; hearing the stories of the people I work with is one of the most enriching and humbling aspects of working with my clients.

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It's no surprise then that my desire to understand human behaviour was enriched by studying Psychology at university.  After graduating, I spent many years working within the public health sector, with vulnerable adults and children, including Social Services, Adult Psychiatric Care, Special Educational Needs Schools, and Public Protection and Housing.

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I am now an Integrative and Relational Counselling Therapist and Life Coach.  I help people to explore and understand their relationships - that they have both with themselves and others - and create a life that feels uniquely authentic for them.

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I live in the rural Mendip Hills, Somerset, and am a single mother to one medium-sized human, two feline friends and a mischievous spaniel with selective hearing.  When I'm not working I like to spend much of my time with my nose in a book in front of the fire, roaming the countryside with my dog - often not - by my side, or with a paintbrush in my hand, a blank canvas in front of me and Fleetwood Mac playing as loudly as possible in the background. 

I also have a rather unhealthy addiction to reality TV, which I justify as human behaviour research.

I look forward to meeting you and hearing your story.  

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Qualifications

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BSc. Psychology (2008; MBPsS)

Cert. in Counselling Skills (Two year course, 2011)

Cert. Family Group Conferencing (2011)

Diploma in Humanistic & Integrative Counselling (Three year course, 2019; MBACP)

Cert. Life Coaching (accredited with distinction, 2020)

Cert. Recognising Domestic Abuse (2020)

Cert. Narcissistic Abuse & Pathological Love Relationships (2021)

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