About me and my therapy practice

At challenging times, it seems easier to ignore the pain and turn away from what's 'injured' within us. Indeed this may feel the only way to keep going.

Often we find that this strategy hasn't worked and what we haven't faced, comes back. It wants to be heard and seen. Until the pain is understood and 'digested', it can stop us in our growth and the enjoyment of life.

Healing isn't about getting over the pain. It's about making sense of it so it stops taking all the space in our life. The movement to healing is different for each of us. It may include counselling, coaching, mindfulness or a somatic practice such as Yoga. Or it may comprise a combination of these. It will always be unique to you.

I have experienced first-hand the benefits of these modalities at different times of my life. They helped me gain clarity, self-awareness, motivation to see the path ahead and strength to take the next step on it.

In my work as a qualified humanistic integrative counsellor and an executive, life and therapeutic coach, I aim to offer this same support to you as my client.

As a counsellor, I offer a safe, non-judgmental and empathic space where I support clients to focus, understand and reflect on what has brought them to the session. This process helps clients identify blockages to their psychological health and empowers them on their path towards flourishing, growth and balance.

Both in coaching and counselling, I find it extremely rewarding to see clients gain clarity and progress in life thanks to our work together. I strongly believe in adopting a holistic approach in all my sessions with clients. I do this by facilitating creative and solution-focused thinking to encourage clients' insights and unique potential for growth and fulfilment.

Since 2009, I have also been teaching group and individual Yoga, Pilates and Mindfulness classes to adults, adolescents and children.

Practice description

My counselling approach emphasises your unique potential for growth and fulfilment. It is holistic and creative in unblocking disruptions to psychological health and enabling strength and choice in the ‘here and now'. I integrate coaching skills in my counselling practice when you are ready to work on specific goals.

I use a blend of modalities tailored to suit your needs as a client. This is because my approach honours your uniqueness as an individual and as the expert in relation to your life. In fact, I believe that every individual is creative, resourceful and able, with guidance, to discover their answers and solutions.

I offer a safe, non-judgemental and empathic space where I support you to focus, understand and reflect on what has brought you to the session. This process helps you understand yourself better, improve your relationship with yourself and others and identify blockages to your psychological health and growth. It also empowers you on your path towards flourishing, growth and balance where you can make effective and lasting changes in your life and find functional ways of coping with life's challenges.

Our responsibilities for our journey together are to:

• Discover, clarify, and align with what you want to achieve.
• Work together to understand your past and your current situation and your ongoing challenges.
• Support you through identifying and taking action towards the changes you wish to make.
• Help you to develop new and functional behavioural and thought patterns.
• Always treat each other with respect and consideration.