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 my work.

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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.  I help people to explore their own stories and understand the 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 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, who is often not by my side, or with a paintbrush in my hand, a blank canvas in front of me and music playing as loudly as possible in the background. 

I also have a slightly unhealthy addiction to dating shows, which I justify as human behaviour research.

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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)

Cert. Internal Family Systems Therapy (IFS) (2022)