I am a Trauma Recovery Model Practitioner so I bring specialised trauma training. I have also worked in specialist psychological trauma services as a trauma therapist so I bring experience. More importantly, I bring care and respect for your story.

Trauma impacts the mind, body, and sense of self. I work from a trauma-informed stance, meaning I prioritise safety, pacing, and trust. We’ll take things at a speed that feels manageable for you, with grounding and emotional regulation always at the core. The ways you’ve coped make sense, I promise, but these coping methods may no longer serve you. That is normal. Healing from trauma is possible - and we do it gently, together.

I am a certified SFBT Practitioner. This is a hopeful, strengths-based approach that focuses on your preferred future and what’s already working in your life. We’ll hold space for your struggles, but also pay attention to your skills, values, and signs of change. I use SFBT to support movement, momentum, and motivation when things feel stuck, without rushing your process.

Mindfulness helps us respond to life with awareness rather than reactivity. It’s about noticing your thoughts, emotions, and bodily sensations with curiosity and compassion. I use mindfulness in a grounded, accessible way - never as a “quick fix,” but as a skill that can support presence, emotional regulation, and calm. It’s something I practice in my own life, and something we can explore together if it feels helpful to you.

I have an MSc in Psychology so I bring in some clinical understanding into my therapeutic practice. Sometimes, understanding why we think, feel, or act a certain way can bring powerful relief. I use psychological education gently and collaboratively, to help you make sense of your inner world. Whether it’s about attachment, trauma, the nervous system, or thinking patterns, I share clinical psychological theory in a way that’s digestible and human. It’s about reducing shame, building self-compassion, and increasing choice.

Sometimes words just do not cut it. Our first way of communicating, other than crying, was through touch. If you are willing, then we may use some creative and arts based work to unlock, explore, or integrate what’s going on for you. Creativity can be a powerful experience and tool in therapy.

Whether we are re-authoring past events or exploring future endeavors, our imagination can reach beyond the limitations of the therapy room and your life. Your brain is a weird but amazing biological machine, it often cannot distinguish between imagination and reality… and we can utilise that to bring about real emotional relief and change into your life!

In trauma work, I may invite you to utilise Imaginary Rescripting, an evidence based practice from Trauma-Focused CBT (TF-CBT).

Shame often tells us there’s something wrong with us. Very infrequently, shame might tell us something we did - or did not do - was wrong but for the majority of the time, shame is not a truth, it’s a created response. In therapy, I hold shame gently and compassionately, helping you understand where it came from and how to begin softening it. Together, we create a space where all parts of you are welcome and none need to hide.

Therapy should be a place where you feel fully seen, safe, and respected. I work with a strong commitment to anti-discriminatory practice, actively challenging systems and assumptions that harm. I continually reflect on my own privilege and biases and strive to create a space that affirms your full identity, especially if you’ve ever felt silenced or judged elsewhere. Here, your voice matters; you can come however you are, without assumptions or expectation.