MY APPROACH

About me & how I work

Therapy, at its best, is a place where you feel genuinely seen not managed, not fixed, but truly met.

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I offer a supportive space where we can explore whatever is bringing you to therapy, together. My approach is collaborative we move at your pace, with your needs at the center. I’m as interested in what brings you joy, meaning, and a sense of possibility as I am in helping you work through what’s difficult.

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I trained at the Gestalt Centre in London and I’m a registered member of the BACP, working under regular clinical supervision. Before becoming a therapist, I spent 25 years working in factual television production — which gives me a first-hand understanding of high-pressure, high-demand environments, the creativity they can demand, and the emotional cost they can quietly accumulate.

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Gestalt therapy — what it means in practice

Gestalt therapy is present-focused. Rather than spending sessions dissecting the past, we explore how your history continues to show up in your life right now in how you relate to yourself, to others, and to the world around you.

It’s a creative, embodied approach. That means we might work with what’s happening in your body, explore patterns in your relationships, or notice what shifts when something is said out loud. There’s no one-size-fits-all method — the work emerges from what you bring, and what feels most alive and useful for you.

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Trauma-responsive and body-aware

I work in a trauma-responsive way, with sensitivity to how emotional experiences live in the body as well as the mind. Everyone processes stress and trauma differently, and I bring care and patience to that never pushing faster than you’re ready to go.

I’m inspired by the words of psychotherapist Dave Mann:

“The world may be made of atoms, but it is held together with stories. These stories are held in our bodies as an embodied sense of who we are, our sense of self-worth, what we believe we can and cannot achieve.”

Sharing your story is where our work begins.​

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Anti-oppressive and neuroaffirming

As a white woman from a  working-class background I bring an awareness of how systemic oppression including class, race, ableism, and other intersecting inequalities can shape our sense of self, safety, and belonging. I recognise the privileges my position affords me, and I remain committed to reflecting on how these dynamics show up in and beyond the therapy room.

I aim to be anti-oppressive and neuroaffirming in my practice as an ongoing  commitment.  Both professionally and personally, I have a deep understanding of the joys, responsibilities, and challenges that come with supporting a family member with additional needs.

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Areas I work with

• Stress, burnout, and work-related pressure — especially in high-demand and creative industries

• Neurodivergence: ADHD, autism, identity, and related anxiety

• Parent-carer support — the particular weight of caring for a child or family member with complex needs

• Trauma and processing experiences of abuse, including shame

• Anxiety, depression, and low self-esteem

• Anger

• Complex family dynamics

• Grief and bereavement

• Navigating systems of support