Counselor, Marriage & Family Associate, Psychotherapist and Registered Psychotherapist
Counselor, Marriage & Family Associate, Psychotherapist and Registered Psychotherapist
I am a BACP-registered Integrative Psychotherapist working with adults and couples, with a particular focus on maternal and perinatal mental health, attachment, relationship difficulties, and major life transitions.
I support women through difficult pregnancy, hyperemesis gravidarum, birth trauma, postnatal depression and anxiety, maternal identity changes, overwhelm, and the emotional impact of becoming a mother. I also work with couples experiencing conflict, emotional disconnection, recurring arguments, changes in intimacy, and difficulties adjusting to new family roles.
I help clients explore the patterns beneath distress: attachment wounds, guilt, self-criticism, loss of confidence, difficulty setting boundaries, conflict around roles and expectations, and the impact of family-of-origin experiences on present relationships.
My approach is integrative and relational, drawing particularly on attachment theory, person-centred therapy, CBT, Gestalt, and systemic perspectives. I draw on these modalities to create a safe, collaborative space where clients can make sense of their experiences, develop resilience, and move towards meaningful change.
I view therapy as a co-created process, where the therapeutic relationship itself can become a catalyst for healing. Deep listening, attunement, and authentic presence are central to my practice.
At the heart of my work is a belief in each client’s inner wisdom and capacity for growth. By integrating cognitive, emotional, relational, and somatic perspectives, I support clients in developing deeper self-understanding, repairing attachment wounds, and finding new ways of relating to themselves and others.
With couples, I pay particular attention to recurring interactional cycles, attachment needs, communication, family-of-origin influences, and the wider relational context. My aim is not to decide who is right, but to help each partner understand what is happening between them, and to develop more constructive ways of relating.
I also work with individuals experiencing anxiety, low mood, trauma, self-criticism, difficulties with boundaries, loss of confidence, and recurring relationship patterns.
Alongside my psychotherapy training, I hold additional qualifications in Couples Therapy and Systemic Family Constellations. I also bring more than 20 years of experience in adult and university education, with extensive experience of working across cultures and with people navigating significant life transitions.
I offer therapy online and in person in Leicester.
- University of Derby in 2026
- Centre for Systemic Constellations in 2023
- Private Practice - online (2023)
- Systemic Constellation Practitioner certificate since 2023
- Couples Therapy certificate since 2024
- Integrative Psychotherapist certificate since 2026
