I qualified as a Counsellor in 2016 with a Level 4 Diploma in Integrative Counselling. Since then, I’ve worked with a wide range of clients across education, community services, and private practice. My experience includes supporting students at Abingdon & Witney College and Reading College, working with adults through the Welcome Counselling Service, and now offering therapy within my own practice.

I am a Registered Member of the BACP, which means my training, practice and professional standards are recognised and held to a high level of competence. The BACP’s ethical framework guides my work, ensuring I offer safe, respectful, and evidence‑based support. The organisation also campaigns for the value of counselling and supports ongoing research into its effectiveness — something I believe deeply in.

My Approach

I am trained as an integrative counsellor, which means I bring together different therapeutic models to shape our work in a way that suits you. My core approach is person‑centred — you lead the session, talk about what feels important, and we explore it together at your pace.

Alongside this, I draw on ideas from:

• psychodynamic therapy
• CBT
• gestalt therapy
• creative and expressive approaches such as movement, drawing, or art

This flexibility means our sessions can be shaped around your needs, your personality, and the way you naturally express yourself.

What You Can Expect

My aim is to offer a safe, calm, and non‑judgemental space where you can explore whatever feels difficult, confusing, or important. Whether you’re dealing with past experiences, current challenges, or a sense of feeling stuck, I will work alongside you to help you understand yourself more deeply and move toward meaningful change.

Types of issues people bring

Here are some of the people I’ve worked with, their names have been changed

Ben, age 45. Ben was recently separated. He was feeling very low and lonely.

Akeyo, age 23. Akeyo was a perfectionist with very high standards. She was exhausted from constantly pushing herself, but didn’t believe that anyone actually liked her.

Joan age 73. Joan was recently bereaved. She’d never been happy with her husband and couldn’t face all the sympathy. She didn’t know who she was or if it was too late to find her own identity without her husband.

Laura, age 34. Laura has suffered abuse as a child from a neighbour and friend of her parents. It was affecting her confidence and ability to trust anyone.