I’m a counsellor, creative, and someone who has walked the path of deep personal transformation. My work is grounded in presence, authenticity, and a belief in our innate capacity to heal when we feel truly seen and supported.

Seeking support can feel vulnerable — especially when we’re used to managing on our own. I know this from experience. Therapy was a turning point in my own life: I came to counselling to explore the impact of a childhood spent in boarding school — a time that left me emotionally cut off, always waiting for something to change. I didn’t go because I lacked people in my life, but because I longed to be met in a different way: without judgement, without fixing, with genuine warmth and deep listening.
That experience changed me. It allowed me to untangle who I truly was from the protective roles I had learned to play. And it set me on the path I now walk with others.

Over time, I’ve come to understand healing as a layered, often cyclical process — one that involves not just the mind, but the body, nervous system, creativity, and our relationships. My work now weaves together talk therapy, trauma-informed tools, body-based awareness, and a deep respect for the intelligence of your lived experience.

I bring to my practice:

• A Person-Centred foundation grounded in empathy, acceptance and trust in your inner knowing
• An integrative approach that draws from somatic trauma work, creative expression, mindfulness, and relational depth
• Lived experience of queerness, recovery, and complex trauma, and an embodied commitment to creating safe, inclusive space for your full self
• A parallel life as a visual artist and dancer, which infuses my work with creativity, intuition, and connection to the natural world

I’m especially passionate about working with people who are:

• Reclaiming themselves after early trauma 
• Exploring sexuality, identity, or relationship patterns
• In recovery from people-pleasing, hyper-independence, or inner judgement
• Transitioning into new phases of life — especially young adults navigating the shift into adulthood
• Longing to reconnect with their bodies, emotions, or creativity

Alongside my one-to-one therapy practice, I’m the editor of Finding Our Way Home: Women’s Accounts of Being Sent to Boarding School (Routledge), a book that gathers powerful testimonies — including my own — about the long-term impact of early separation.

You can also find me over at www.lightcreations.co.uk, where I share my visual art and creative practice.

If this resonates with you, I’d be glad to offer a free phone consultation so we can explore whether working together feels like the right next step for you.

I am a registered and accredited member of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy MBACP (Accred), receive professional supervision and undertake regular CPD.