My Journey into Counselling

My journey into counselling began in 2004 following a significant and life-changing personal experience. During this time, I started volunteering within a local hospice where many patients shared deeply personal stories, reflections, regrets, and experiences they had carried with them throughout their lives.

Listening to these untold stories taught me the importance of being truly heard. It inspired me to develop my listening skills further and led me to enrol on my first counselling course.

While studying, I began to understand how my own life experiences were influencing the way I related to others and how I showed up in my relationships. This became a pivotal moment in my life and ultimately changed the direction of my intended career path.

I discovered a profession that I remain deeply passionate about today and you can find out more about working with adults here

Working with Children, Young People and Adults

During my training, I began working with children and young people. This was a powerful contrast to my hospice work. Having supported individuals at the end of their lives, I was now working with young people at the beginning of theirs.

Witnessing the positive changes that could emerge when young people were given a safe space to explore their thoughts and feelings strengthened my commitment to this work.

Alongside this, I worked with adults experiencing a wide range of emotional and psychological difficulties. Throughout my career, I have seen how counselling can support people's wellbeing, relationships, confidence and quality of life.

It has been a privilege to walk alongside people during some of the most challenging periods of their lives, offering a space where they can feel heard, explore their experiences and discover their own capacity for growth and change.

You can find out more about my work with children and young people here.

My Own Experience of Therapy

Alongside my professional training, I made the decision to engage in counselling myself.

This remains one of the most valuable investments I have ever made in my own wellbeing and personal growth.

Experiencing therapy from the client's perspective reinforced my belief that everyone should have access to a safe, supportive space to explore their experiences, regardless of their stage of life or circumstances.

How I Work

I am an Integrative Counsellor, which means I draw upon a range of therapeutic approaches and tailor my work to the unique needs of each individual.

I believe there is no single approach that fits everyone. Instead, I work collaboratively with clients to create a therapeutic experience that feels safe, supportive and meaningful.

Therapies offered

• Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT)

• Gestalt therapy

• Humanistic therapies

• Integrative counselling

• Person-centred therapy

• Psychoanalytical and psychodynamic therapies

• Solution focused brief therapy

• Transactional analysis

• Relational Therapy

• Trauma Informed

• Somatic Techniques

• Mindfulness

• Creative where appropriate

• Child Counselling

Creativity can often provide alternative ways of exploring thoughts, feelings and experiences when words alone feel difficult. Where appropriate, I may incorporate creative interventions and resources to support the therapeutic process.

Above all, I aim to provide a space where clients feel genuinely heard, respected and accepted.

Clinical Supervision and Training

As my career developed, I expanded my work into clinical supervision, project management and counselling training.

During my own counselling training, I was fortunate to be supported by tutors who challenged, encouraged and guided me, while always keeping the client's wellbeing at the heart of the work. Their influence played a significant role in my development as a counsellor and inspired me to become a tutor myself.

Today, as a CPCAB Approved Trainer and qualified clinical supervisor, I remain passionate about supporting counsellors and trainees in their professional development. I aim to create a learning and supervisory environment where people feel supported to reflect, question, develop their self-awareness and build confidence in their practice.

For me, good supervision and training are not simply about developing knowledge and skills. They are also about nurturing ethical awareness, reflective practice and an understanding of the responsibility we hold when working with others.

My approach is collaborative, relational and grounded in the belief that ongoing reflection and learning are essential throughout a counsellor's professional journey.

Supporting Survivors of Sexual Violence

Throughout my career, a consistent thread within my work has been supporting individuals affected by sexual violence.

This has included working with children and young people following safeguarding disclosures, as well as supporting adults who have experienced recent or non-recent sexual assault or rape.

This area of work is one I feel personally connected to, as a survivor myself.

In March 2026, I founded Bee-lieve Survivors CIC to develop a wider social purpose focused on improving access to support, training and resources for survivors of sexual violence and professionals working within this area.

Bee-lieve Survivors reflects my commitment to ensuring that survivors are heard, their experiences are taken seriously, and the barriers that can prevent people from accessing appropriate support are recognised. It represents an important part of my longer-term vision to contribute to greater awareness, understanding and access to trauma-informed support.

If you would like to learn more about Bee-lieve Survivors, please visit Bee-lieve Survivors.