My Approach

Psychotherapy is an activity that considers the whole person within their life context. It is about building relationships, raising awareness and offering an individual new choices. You can develop skills to reflect on your situation and make sense of your life. You can learn to understand more about experiences and events that had seemed overwhelming or upsetting. These events are not forgotten; they are not removed, mended or eliminated, instead they become part of who you want to become. Together, with my support, you can make choices that help you to improve your emotional well-being and life situation. I aim to build a trusting relationship, offer a safe and confidential space, facilitate increased awareness and support change and progress. 
I offer 1-hour sessions at an interval to be agreed with you. This would usually be weekly. I can work with individuals and couples. I work with a range of issues including but not limited to the following, depression, anxiety, bereavement, relational difficulties, life stage difficulties, work difficulties, parenting difficulties and responses to trauma.

About Me

I have worked as a psychotherapist in private practice and in primary care for 14 years. Throughout this time, I engaged in ongoing supervision and continuing professional development and have experienced and studied many approaches to psychotherapy including Gestalt, Psychodynamic, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Transactional Analysis, Person Centred approaches and Slow therapy (working outdoors). I am also a member of the Climate Psychology Alliance. 
In 2009 I decided to retrain as an Educational Psychologist. I have worked for three different local authorities. I was seconded to the University of Sheffield and was a Field Work Tutor on the Doctorate course in Child and Educational Psychology.
I retired from Derbyshire County Council in August 2024 and want to continue to offer my skills as a Psychotherapist through private practice in Derbyshire. 

I work with

• Companies
• Couples
• Families
• Groups
• Individuals
• Private healthcare referrals

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

• Gestalt Psychotherapist