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***COST OF LIVING DISCOUNT: £25 PER SESSION FOR THE FIRST FOUR SESSIONS***

I have availability within my practice on the following weekdays and times:

Tuesday - 9am to 3pm

Wednesday - 9am to 3pm

Thursdays - 9am to 5pm

In-person and online sessions.

Face-to-face sessions are conducted at Brighton Counselling Rooms on Down Terrace, which benefits from free parking (except for one hour a day between 11am and noon), and a bike rack available for clients' use. The number 18 bus stops just outside, while bus stops for the 2, 21 and 23 are nearby.

You’re used to finding the right words. Thoughtful, articulate, and adept at making sense of things, you might be seen by others as capable and self aware, while privately feeling a sense that something isn't quite right.

Perhaps you are told that you overthink or overanalyse. Maybe you feel quietly overwhelmed, even if your life looks ‘fine’ from the outside.

I work with people who are used to holding it together, but are feeling the cost of doing so.

My background is in writing and communication, and I’m drawn to clients who are reflective and self-aware, yet feel stuck, disconnected, or close to burnout.

Together, we can begin to understand what’s going on beneath the surface. Using acceptance, warmth and close listening, I will help you to feel safe to explore what is troubling you, at your own pace.

Additionally, I recognise that not everyone’s life follows a conventional path. If you are considering non-traditional paths to parenthood, you will find understanding here.

Sessions are conducted in pleasant therapy rooms on Down Terrace in Hanover, Brighton. as well as online. I also offer walk-and-talk therapy in a Queen's Park. 

I qualified in 2019 as an integrative counsellor, which combines an accepting and non-judgmental attitude with an analytical approach. My style is warm, empathic and engaged. After listening and considering, I will share what I think, even if those thoughts are occasionally challenging.

Over 20-years as a journalist and copywriter allow me to understand some of the issues affecting those working in the creative industries.

In our first session, we will look at a counselling contract together, and agree how we will work. I will be interested to hear what brings you to therapy, what you would like to change, heal or explore while in counselling, and establish your goals for therapy.

On beginning work, we'll discuss your present situation and concerns, before approaching how your past may be influencing your current feelings and circumstances.

Regular reviews about how you are finding therapy will help you get the most from the experience.

I have availability within my practice on the following weekdays and times:

Tuesday - 9am to 3pm

Wednesday - 9am to 3pm

Thursdays - 9am to 5pm

For walk-and-talk or online sessions.

You may be someone who has taken, or is considering taking, a less conventional path in life or parenthood.

Perhaps you are navigating solo motherhood, co-parenting, or thinking about different routes into having a child. You might also be carrying the emotional impact of a path that hasn’t unfolded as you had hoped.

At the same time, you may appear to be coping well on the outside – managing work and responsibilities – while inside feeling overwhelmed, uncertain, or stretched. You may be struggling with the realisation that your life doesn’t fit a conventional template, or be feeling the strain of supporting others without always being supported yourself.

I work with thoughtful, reflective adults who are looking to make sense of complex life experiences. My approach is integrative and shaped around you. We might explore patterns or past experiences, or focus on what’s happening in the present, depending on how you are feeling at the time.

My personal experience includes a non-traditional path into parenthood and family life. This means I bring an awareness of the emotional complexity that can arise in areas such as solo parenting, co-parenting, and alternative routes into having children. I will always approach your experience with curiosity and care, recognising that your path and feelings are individual to you.

I offer a calm, thoughtful, and non-judgmental relationship in which you don’t have to justify the shape your life has taken, and where you can find the space to understand and process your experiences.

I qualified in 2019 as an integrative counsellor, which combines an accepting and non-judgmental attitude with an analytical approach. My style is warm, empathic and engaged. After listening and considering, I will share what I think, even if those thoughts are occasionally challenging.

I enjoy working with clients who would like help in making greater sense of their experience and feelings. Twenty years as a journalist and copywriter allow me to understand some of the issues affecting those working in the creative industries. My life experience also gives me insight into the joys and challenges of parenthood in diverse and unconventional circumstances.

Because the quality of the working relationship between client and counsellor is very important, I offer a free 15-minute introductory call to help decide if we are a good fit.

In our first session, we will look at a counselling contract together, and agree how we will work. I will be interested to hear what brings you to therapy, what you would like to change, heal or explore while in counselling, and establish your goals for therapy.

On beginning work, we'll discuss your present situation and concerns, before approaching how your past may be influencing your current feelings and circumstances.

Regular reviews about how you are finding therapy will help you get the most from the experience.

*** COST OF LIVING DISCOUNT: £25 PER SESSION FOR THE FIRST FOUR SESSIONS ***

I have availability within my practice on the following days and times:

Tuesday - 9am to 3pm

Wednesday - 9am to 3pm

Thursdays - 9am to 5pm

For in-person and online sessions.

In-person work takes place in the welcoming and tranquil Brighton Counselling Rooms, on Down Terrace in Hanover, a 25 minute walk or 10 minute bus ride from the centre of town. It has free parking except (11am-noon), and a bike rack.

The fee is £50 for online sessions and £60 for in-person sessions. I offer a concessionary rate of £35 for students and those in receipt of Universal Credit.

Do you feel that you are struggling with sadness or anxiety, feeling unseen, concerns about being 'not enough’ (or ‘too much’), or finding yourself repeating patterns that are hard to break? Perhaps you are currently experiencing a complex and difficult situation, and are craving the space to find clarity around it.

Here you will find a safe environment to explore what’s going on for you. A place where you don't have to hold it all together for the benefit of others, and can express yourself honestly. 

I have a warm, empathic and supportive style, and pay attention to how we connect as we work, because this often reflects patterns that show up elsewhere in your life. Together, we can understand where your particular patterns come from and work towards change.

While counselling is a talking-based therapy, you may find it helpful to express certain ideas or feelings through drawing, speaking about your dreams, or reading things you have written. Some clients also like to do homework. This might include reflecting on the session through journaling or art, or putting new ideas into practice, and I am happy to work with you in these ways.

Alongside my work as an integrative counsellor, I bring lived experience of single parenthood, co-parenting, and unconventional paths to parenthood. I understand some of the emotional nuances this can involve - around identity, choice, and doing things differently from those around you - and I welcome clients who are navigating these (and other) parenting experiences.

I qualified in 2019 as an integrative counsellor, which combines an accepting, non-judgmental and client-centred attitude with an analytical approach. 

Whether we work in-person or online, my style is warm, empathic and engaged. I am a supportive counsellor, sharing reflections or gently challenging you where it feels helpful, always with care and respect. 

After a brief introductory phone call to check that I am a good fit as a counsellor for you, in our first session we will look at a counselling contract, and agree how we will work. I will be interested to hear what brings you to therapy, what you would like to change, heal or explore while in counselling, and to establish your goals for therapy.

On beginning work, we'll discuss your present situation and concerns, before approaching how your past may be influencing your current feelings and circumstances.

Regular reviews about how you are finding therapy will help you to gain the most from the experience.