My Approach

What is integrative therapy?

As an integrative therapist, I am trained in psychodynamic, person-centred, existential phenomenology, and embodied psychotherapy. I see great value in my integrative training, as it enables me to use my expertise and skills to develop distinctive and bespoke therapy for each client I meet. Each therapy is as unique as the person in front of me.

​​​​​​​My commitment to and engagement with the ethical standards set by the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy and the United Kingdom Council of Psychotherapy, which I am a member, underpin my therapy practice.

What to expect in therapy.

In therapy with me, you can expect to talk about and express your thoughts, feelings, and bodily responses and sensations. How you talk about your life and at what pace you do this is up to you. I will listen to you carefully and be curious with you. I will offer my view on the experiences you share.

​​​​I will ask you about the entirety of your life; this may or may not happen in chronological order, depending on what you are coming to therapy for and about.

​​​​​​We will explore your childhood experience constructively. I invite you to think and talk about your childhood and the relationships you had as a child and young person. Are these people still in your life, and how have these relationships changed? Reflecting on early life experiences can help contextualise your current sense of yourself and others.

​I will ask about overwhelming or unsafe experiences in your life as a child, young person and adult. Have you had grief, losses, or shocks, and how have you lived with these experiences? What is living every day like for you? What is pleasurable, uncomfortable or painful, and what do you engage in or avoid?​

​I will work with you in an embodied way. I will ask you simple questions about how you experience bodily sensations. This is very helpful when working with any trauma.

​​​Therapy with me is not a linear process; how we work together will develop and change over time. I will focus on building a solid and trusting relationship with you, which is critical to successful therapy.

​My practice has a philosophical component that explores how we make meaning and purpose in our lives, acknowledging the struggles and joy this can create.
Training, qualifications & experience

Psychotherapy Experience

I trained to be a Psychotherapist at The Minster Centre in London, a pioneering and well-respected institution. Alongside my private therapy practice, I have worked as a therapist for independent charities and an NHS service at The Tavistock and Portman NHS Trust London. I have experience in delivering effective short, medium and long-term therapeutic work.
I have a current enhanced DBS certificate (Disclosure and Barring service)

Health Practitioner Experience

I am an experienced registered nurse and health visitor and, as such, have vast experience working with all age groups with both short and long-term physical and mental health needs. I specialised in mental health for parents of young children.

I have worked extensively with older adolescents who have emotional difficulties(15 years of age and above)

Special Interests and experience

I work with clients with a wide range of experiences and concerns; some of the specialities I work with are:

- Parental emotional wellbeing

- Family relationships

- Adverse childhood experiences

- Anxiety and depression

- Bereavements and loss of all kinds

- Exploration of sexuality

- Exploration of gender

- Death and Dying

- Disability

- Consensual Sex and relationships of all kinds

Trauma Informed Care

I work in a trauma-informed way, which means I am aware of the ways trauma can impact our holistic health. In counselling sessions, I will remain curious about how you feel in your body and mind.

GSRD therapy (gender, sexual and relationship diversity)

I am an affirmative therapist to diverse experiences of gender, sexuality, and relationship styles.

About Me

I practice integrative psychotherapy therapy; I work with adults and young people aged 15 and over. I offer face-to-face therapy in Brislington, Bristol, and see clients online.

​I am a compassionate and experienced human and therapist.​​​​​​​ I help clients understand their relationship to themselves, others, and the world and to change, develop, and progress in their lives. In my work with clients, I offer alternative ways of interacting with anxiety and depression that support people in understanding and accepting themselves.

​​Therapy can be a place to come to during distress and despair. It can also be a much-needed space to explore and unpack past experiences, helping change and development become possible.

I work with

• Individuals

Special Interests

Like all UKCP registered psychotherapists and psychotherapeutic counsellors I can work with a wide range of issues, but here are some areas in which I have a special interest or additional experience.

Types of Therapies Offered

• Integrative Psychotherapist

What I can help with

• Abuse
• ADHD
• Age-related Issues
• AIDS/HIV
• Anger Management
• Bereavement
• Bullying
• Cancer
• Chronic Illness
• Cultural Issues
• Depression
• Disability
• Divorce
• Domestic Violence
• Employment Difficulties
• Family
• Gender
• Health-related Issues
• Identity Problems
• Infertility
• Online Counselling
• Parents
• Physical Abuse
• Relationships
• Sexuality
• Terminal Illness
• Transgender