Trauma is a deeply distressing experience of a situation in which you felt powerless, petrified or completely overwhelmed. Trauma can come from many different adverse experiences, either in the form of a single event (such as an accident, an assault or a natural disaster), or in the form of a prolonged exposure to violence, bullying, domestic violence, abuse or neglect. Being a trauma survivor can affect how you feel, how you think and how you relate to others. You might feel haunted by intrusive thoughts, flashbacks or experience nightmares. You might often feel on edge, leaving you feel suspicious, anxious and drained.

I offer a range of counselling methods including Imagery Rescripting (ImRs) to support you in processing what you experienced. ImRs is a specialist trauma treatment method proven by clinical studies to be as effective as EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy) in relieving PTSD symptoms from childhood trauma. If you are longing for relief and want to free yourself from burdens of the past, I will walk alongside you at a pace that is right for you, to guide and support you in your efforts of finding healing.

Being in the fangs of an eating disorder has a tremendous toll: on your mind, your body, how you live your life and how you relate to others. Unfortunately, there is still a lot of stigma around EDs in our society. You might feel very embarrassed about your difficulties around food and drink or the way you exercise.

I offer you a safe space where together we will explore what factors have contributed to your struggles and what is keeping you stuck. I will help you find nutritional stabilization, whilst also compassionately supporting you to heal potential underlying trauma. We will then start to build new, more healthful coping mechanisms and behaviours to help you manage beliefs, thoughts and emotions, as well as how you see your body. Recovery IS possible, even after decades of living with an ED. I will walk with you, at a pace that is right for you. You are not alone in this, and there is a way out!

If you are caring for or living with a loved one struggling with their eating I can also offer you support during this challenging time. I will help you make sense of your loved one’s behaviours, offer a safe space for you talk about conflicting emotions and help you gain strategies to manage your feelings and keep yourself safe.

Stress is a natural (and normal!) response to the demands of life. However, when it becomes overwhelming or prolonged it can have negative effects on your mind and body. Stress can have many causes – work pressure, money issues, relationship difficulties, becoming a parent, health concerns, being neurodiverse, or struggling to find and live your (sexual) identity – just to name a few. We all experience and react to stress differently. Maybe you have trouble sleeping, or feel drained, tired and more irritable. Maybe you are eating or drinking noticeably more or less, or suffer from muscle tension and headaches.

I would like to help you explore the underlying reasons for your stress. Together, we will make a plan to manage it, put together a range of healthier coping mechanisms and create pockets of time so you can engage again in activities that make your life worth living.

Whilst we all feel sad every now and then, when you suffer from depression you might find that sadness now dominates your life. Feelings of sorrow, emptiness and hopelessness overshadow everything you do, making daily activities hard, sometimes impossible to manage. You might feel weak, worthless or possibly even guilty for not being able to feel any joy.

I would like to support you to find a way out of this debilitating darkness. Together, in a safe environment, we can explore your emotions, identify patterns and work through potentially underlying trauma. I would like to help you gain tools that will help you manage and heal from your depression, so that your life is worth living again.

Anxiety is a natural response when we worry or fear about something that has an uncertain outcome. In its “mild” form it is a normal, at times even helpful reaction as it can help you stay focused and alert. However, when anxiety becomes too intense, overwhelming or persistent it can become debilitating, isolating and prevent us from living our life to the full.

When working together, we will gently and carefully explore your thoughts and see how they impact your mood, your behaviour and your body. We will look at the underlying causes of your anxiety to identify triggers. Further, I will support you to develop coping strategies that help you diffuse unhelpful ways of thinking and remain grounded. I would like to help you regain a sense of control, so you can live your life with more ease and confidence.

Loss can come in many different forms: with death being its ultimate form, loss can also come through the end of a relationship or other significant life changes, which can be just as hard to manage. Loss can be expected or hit you out of the blue. The grief it brings will be different for everyone. On some days you might find it bearable, whilst on other days you might find yourself drowning in waves of sadness and desperation, or feel overwhelmed by pangs of guilt, regret, possibly even anger.

I would like to support you during this challenging time, so you can come to terms with what currently might seem too big or too raw to put into words. Loss usually leaves a space and I would like to help you learn to live with that space and find meaning again.