I am an integrative adult, children and young people counsellor with a purpose of supporting you on your life’s journey. With a background in parent-child relationships, attachment and intergenerational trauma, I offer compassionate and empathic support with difficulties such as anxiety, depression, relationship breakdown, anger, self-harm and suicidal thoughts to name just a few. Deeply valuing the importance of the therapeutic relationship, I will work with you and at your pace to help you understand yourself better and feel more secure and accepted in your relationships. Because each person is unique, I use a number of theoretical approaches to find what works best for you. With adults and young people, we explore the difficulties through conversation and we can also work creatively. With children, I use play as the cornerstone for exploration and healing. I offer short-term and long-term counselling depending on your needs. I work in a non-judgemental and respectful way regardless of your gender, race, religion, age, abilities, culture, ethnicity, sexual orientation, faith or its absence. I am a registered member of the British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists (MBACP).

I am also a qualified Non Violent Resistance (NVR) practitioner and deliver NVR training for parents/carers of violent, self-destructive and withdrawn/avoidant children. As an NVR practitioner, my purpose is to help you, as a parent/carer, to defuse violence and aggression in your family, draw your child out of their room and rebuild the relationship with your child/young person. I am a registered member of NVR UK and NVR Association.

I am fully insured for the work that I do and receive regular supervision.

Do get in touch with me to arrange a 20-minute free phone/Zoom consultation to discuss what brings you to counselling or NVR and any queries you have relating to the way I work.

I have counselling experience and work in the following areas of counselling: abandonment, anger, anxiety, autism, attachment trauma, bereavement including infant loss, bullying, child-to-parent violence, developmental trauma, dyslexia, emotional abuse, exam stress, family relationship issues, generalised anxiety disorder, guilt, intergenerational trauma, loss, low self-esteem, panic attacks, parenting issues, PTSD, relationship issues, self-harm, sensory processing disorder, separation anxiety, sexual abuse, shame, sleep problems, social anxiety disorder, spiritual issues, stress, suicidal ideation, trauma.

My work experience includes working as an adult, children and young people counsellor in private practice and in a charity, Crossways Counselling Service, working as a Place2Be children and young people counsellor in a primary and a secondary school, working as a Non Violent Resistance practitioner with Guildford CAMHS, working with parents as a parent educator as part of Anastasia Seale Infinity Parent Coaching.  I also worked as a finance/corporate lawyer at Herbert Smith, BP and MFB solicitors.