I am a fully qualified counsellor with several years of experience as an integrative person-centred therapist in private practice. I earned a first-class BA in Humanistic Counselling Practice from the University of Nottingham. I have since continued honing my craft and passion. I am also a PhD candidate in counselling studies at the University of Edinburgh. I'm a trans woman, and my research is focused on autoethnographically exploring my experience of living as a trans person in a cisheteronormative culture. 

As a practitioner and researcher, I'm fascinated by Carl Rogers' unconditional positive regard/self-regard and Kristin Neff's Self-Compassion in fostering psychological and interpersonal/relationship well-being. I incorporate both of these evidence-based concepts into my practice. More personally, I'm an avid reader and, in full geeky, nerdy self-disclosure, heavily inspired by Supergirl (the fictional superheroine from Krypton). She embodies compassion, empathy, and kindness and fights tirelessly for equality and the rights and dignity of all people - values and goals I, too, hold in the highest regard.

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As a person-centred therapist, I maintain that there's a force in all of us seeking to actualise our innermost selves. The resources for healing, wisdom, and growth lie within us, ready and waiting to be tapped. In an environment containing relational qualities such as genuineness, empathy, and unconditional respect, we can enhance states such as self-awareness and self-compassion by accessing innate generativity, thereby allowing us to reclaim and realise our authentic selves. These selves have untold potential to make a loving and positive difference in the world. 

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A Bit About My Approach to Counselling

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Most of us experience painful emotional states and life events that impact us. Maybe you have lost the meaning of your life, are suffering from a recent loss, are riddled with self-hatred, or are struggling with a persistent low mood. Regardless, we are all affected at one time or another by adversity. 

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Amidst all the noise of the everyday, we rarely have a safe, warm space to sort through our thoughts, feelings and behaviours without the threat of judgement or some critical evaluation from family, friends, experts, or even ourselves descending upon us. In addition, though we may extend compassion and empathy to others, we very rarely treat ourselves with the same level of kindness, which often generates feelings of depression, anxiety and disconnection.

I will create an environment of safety where we can fully explore what you're going through and examine how you respond to these difficulties with undivided attentiveness and sensitivity. Each session will entail working together to carefully look at your thoughts, emotions, and behaviour to expand your perspective and discover new ways of engaging with and resolving your challenges. Escaping pain in life is impossible; it is a fact of life. However, there are things we can do to respond constructively to it that align with our growth in a way characterised by warmth towards our person in a way not dissimilar to how we're there for friends and family in need.

If you decide to book an appointment, I will be here to help you utilise your therapy in a manner that works for you. We are all different; I will never forget that a no one-size-fits-all solution doesn't exist. Your therapy will be tailored to you as an individual with your own story. Most importantly, my role as a therapist is not to fix you but to cultivate a space where we can work together to help you find yourself and embody your truth.