About me
I aim to offer a calm, thoughtful space for you to explore what has been weighing on you, at a pace that feels right. My approach is integrative and trauma informed, blending counselling and coaching to support both emotional depth and practical change. I work gently with patterns shaped by earlier experiences, helping you build greater self understanding, emotional steadiness, and trust in yourself. At the heart of my work is the belief that meaningful change happens when you feel accepted, understood, and met with genuine care.
About the Counselling Process
Starting counselling can feel like a big step, especially if you are used to managing on your own. You may not have clear words for what feels wrong, or you might worry about saying the right thing. You do not need to arrive with a clear plan or a polished story. We start with where you are.
Counselling offers a regular, confidential space where you can slow down, reflect, and explore what has been difficult, with someone alongside you. The process is gentle, collaborative, and shaped around you.
What sessions are like
Sessions are a space for you, your thoughts, feelings, questions, and uncertainties. Some weeks you might come with something specific you want to talk about. Other times, you might simply notice that something feels off, heavy, or stuck.
Together, we pay attention to what shows up in the moment. This might include:
Emotions that feel overwhelming, confusing, or hard to name
Patterns in relationships, work, or your inner world
Parts of you that feel anxious, critical, guarded, or young
Experiences from the past that still affect you today
There is no pressure to go deeper than feels safe. We move at a pace that feels manageable for you, checking in regularly about how the work is landing.
How change happens
Rather than focusing only on coping strategies, counselling helps you understand why certain patterns or reactions developed in the first place, often as ways of protecting yourself.
As these patterns are met with curiosity and compassion, you may begin to notice:
A greater sense of calm and emotional steadiness
More choice in how you respond, rather than reacting automatically
Less self criticism and more understanding towards yourself
Clearer boundaries and a stronger sense of self
A deeper connection to what you need, value, and want
Change tends to unfold gradually, often in subtle but meaningful ways.
A trauma informed, personalised approach
Your experiences, including the difficult things that happened and the things you needed but did not receive, matter. Counselling provides space to gently make sense of both.
Our work may include exploring early relationships, past experiences, and the ways your nervous system learned to cope. We also focus on supporting you in the present, helping you feel more grounded, resourced, and able to meet life as it is now.
The approach is flexible and tailored. Some sessions may feel reflective and emotional. Others may feel more practical or forward looking. Where helpful, coaching elements can be woven in to support clarity, direction, and change.
Your role in the process
You do not need to be good at therapy. There is no expectation to perform, explain everything clearly, or make progress in a certain timeframe.
Your role is simply to show up as you are, whether curious, unsure, resistant, hopeful, or tired. My role is to offer a steady, compassionate presence and to support you in understanding yourself more fully.
This is a collaborative process. We will regularly check in to make sure the work feels supportive and aligned with what you need.
Length of work
Counselling can be short term, for example 6 to 8 sessions, or open ended, depending on what you are looking for. Some people come to work through a specific issue. Others choose longer term support to explore deeper patterns and changes.
There is no right or wrong length. We shape the work together.
A final note
Counselling is not about becoming someone new. It is about reconnecting with who you are beneath layers of protection, pain, and expectation, and learning to meet yourself with more kindness, clarity, and trust.
If you are considering counselling and wondering whether it might help, you are welcome to get in touch and ask questions. You do not have to have it all figured out before you begin.
Contact us
Please get in touch via the contact form here if you would like to find out more about working together.