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Life can be really hard

For some people, life has always been hard - family, social or cultural circumstances can mean that they live with the additional burden of stigma, marginalisation and trauma - and if this is you, you may want to work in counselling to make sense of this history and begin to heal. For others, life can become hard very quickly with a change of circumstances, a hard hitting realisation or an event which reverberates through your life - and you really need to talk about it to begin to make things make sense again. Whatever brings you to counselling, I work with compassion, curiosity and authenticity to support you in putting the pieces together.

A queer, trans, neurodivergent counsellor

I bring my lived experience as a trans person and an autistic person to the table in my practice. We might have some similar experiences, but of course we are all on our own journey. If you are neurodivergent, trans, non-binary or have a non-normative gender experience (or have questions about your own relationship to these things) I can offer you a safe and open space. 

Fundamentally Person-Centred

My core training in counselling is in the person-centred approach, which basically means that my philosophy is that when we feel heard and valued by someone we have a genuine and honest connection with, we can grow and heal. This is the ground upon which my therapeutic practice is built.

That being said, I've done plenty of other training since qualifying, so I would refer to myself as working in an integrative way - I have a variety of different approaches and philosophies to hand. I believe this helps to understand who you are as an individual and what's going to be effective and helpful for you.

My Philosophy

I see counselling as a sort of partnership - I love to be alongside individuals, empowering them to trust themselves more, live with integrity, and align themselves with their purpose.

We might talk about a life event, a difficult history, family or identity challenges, or a habit that's holding you back.

Whatever brings you to counselling, with the space, commitment and compassion to accept who we truly are, life can begin to look and feel more hopeful, meaningful and understandable.

About me

I've had 8+ years of therapy myself as a client and it's been a transformational journey, so I truly believe in the power of counselling and the good it can do. I also know how hard and weird it can feel at times. 

I've worked in NHS services for 4 years, in the charity sector for 7 years and in LGBTQ+ affirming services since day 1 of my counselling training.

I feel that my lived experience as a trans, autistic person informs my ability to empathise with human suffering, transformation and a universal need for hope and self actualisation.

We'll have a quick call as a first point of contact to get to know each other a little and see how we feel together.  I'll ask you a bit about what you'd like to work on together and give you some space to tell me about what feels important to you.

If we feel comfortable together, from there we can figure out some specifics about what's going to work practically, and find a convenient place for our session to take place.