Before training as a counsellor and psychotherapist, I spent over twenty years working across different fields, including commercial retail, business ownership and care services. I've experienced the demands of running a business, working in leadership roles and balancing professional and family responsibilities.

Alongside my clinical training, my clinical experience includes supporting adults experiencing grief, anxiety, shame, relationship difficulties and significant life challenges. I've worked with people during times when their sense of certainty, identity or confidence has been shaken — sometimes while they're still trying to appear as though everything is fine. My own background has shaped my interest in the pressures people carry, the expectations they live up to and the ways these can influence how we see ourselves.

My academic background in psychology and my clinical research have also shaped my interest in depression, chronic pain, identity, strength and belonging. I've explored the idea that softness can be redefined as an act of resistance — a reminder that we don't always have to meet the world's expectations of strength to be worthy of care.

How I work

These experiences inform my work, but I know that no two people's stories are the same. I welcome adults of all genders, sexualities, racial and cultural backgrounds. You don't need to share my experiences or see the world as I do to feel that you can bring your whole self into our work together.

I bring curiosity, compassion and a willingness to understand your experience on its own terms. I won't assume I know your story because I've worked with someone in a similar situation or share aspects of your background. I'm interested in understanding what your experiences mean to you.

My role isn't to tell you what to do or who to become. It's to work alongside you as you make sense of your experiences, understand yourself more fully and explore what feels right for you. There's no expectation that you need to know where to start or be ready to change anything. We begin with where you are.

In technical terms, I work relationally and integratively, drawing on person-centred, psychodynamic and cognitive behavioural (CBT) approaches. For me, working relationally means recognising that the relationship we build in therapy matters. It offers a space where you can feel heard, explore how you relate to yourself and others, and begin to understand patterns that may have shaped your experiences. Our work is collaborative and shaped around you, rather than following a one-size-fits-all approach.

If something here resonates with you, you're welcome to get in touch and we can explore whether working together might feel right for you.

Qualifications and ongoing professional development

• MSc Counselling and Psychotherapy

• BSc Psychology

• Anti-Racist Psychotherapy: BAATN

• Adult Safeguarding Level 1 & 2: NHS England

• Suicide Prevention: Grassroots

• Challenging the 'Strong Black Woman' Archetype: Online Events

• Working with Gender & Sexuality - Dr Sebastian Cordoba

• Safeguarding and Child on Child Abuse: CPD Standards Office

• The Prevent Duty: CPD Standards Office

• Understanding Part One of KCSIE 2024: CPD Standards Office

• Acting Professionally to Safeguard Children: CPD Standards Office

Memberships

• BACP (British Association of Counselling Professionals) Individual Membership

• BAATN (The Black, African and Asian Therapy Network)