A little about me

​I’m an integrative psychotherapist with over 20 years’ experience supporting people through difficult and complex times. Before training as a therapist, I worked as a social worker, an experience that still shapes how I understand people today, not in isolation, but in the context of their relationships, families, experiences and the wider world around them.

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I’m an engaged and relational therapist. I won’t sit silently while you do all the talking; we’ll think together, notice patterns and make sense of the experiences and relationships that have shaped how you see yourself and relate to others. Often, the ways we’ve learned to cope or protect ourselves make a great deal of sense when we understand where they came from, even when they’re no longer helping us now.​

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An integrative and trauma-informed approach

Working integratively means I can shape therapy around you, rather than expecting you to fit a particular approach. I draw on psychodynamic and relational ideas to explore how past experiences and relationships may be influencing the present, existential therapy to consider questions of meaning, identity and choice, and person-centred therapy, which keeps your experience and what matters to you at the heart of our work. My practice is also trauma-informed, with an awareness of how our experiences can be held in both mind and body.

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Therapy indoors or outdoors

Based in the Brecon Beacons, I offer traditional indoor therapy as well as walk-and-talk sessions. For some people, walking side by side makes conversation feel easier and allows things to emerge differently. Others prefer the privacy of the therapy room or the convenience of meeting online. There’s no right way, we can find what works for you.

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Qualifications and professional background

Postgraduate Diploma – Integrative Counselling & Psychotherapy, University of South Wales
Postgraduate Certificate – Integrative Counselling Skills, University of South Wales
MA – Social Work, Cardiff University
BSc Econ (Hons) – Sociology, Cardiff University
Certified Facilitator – Trauma Centre Trauma Sensitive Yoga, Centre for Trauma & Embodiment
Registered Member – British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (MBACP)

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I undertake regular continuing professional development, with additional training in relational and trauma-informed practice, Polyvagal Theory, the nervous system, mindfulness and body-based approaches.

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Thinking about therapy?

You don’t need to know exactly what you want from therapy before you begin. Sometimes knowing that something needs attention is enough.

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If you think I might be someone you could talk to, you’re very welcome to get in touch.

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