I believe that everyone deserves a place where they feel heard, respected, and empowered. Social justice is the foundation of my work and practice.

I recognise that a person’s struggles aren’t simply “personal issues” rather, can be best understood as systemic issues — this includes abuse, inequality, discrimination, and disadvantage.

I use only evidence-based and trauma-informed counselling interventions, ensuring your sense of safety as well as achieve positive outcomes.

I aim to offer a relaxed, real-world approach that makes therapy feel approachable and comfortable for you.

Trauma-Informed CBT
My work is grounded in trauma-informed cognitive behavioural therapy, which means I don’t just focus on thoughts and behaviours in isolation — I consider how your past experiences, especially trauma, may be shaping the way you think, feel, and respond. Together, we gently explore patterns that may no longer be serving you, while building practical tools to help you feel safer, more regulated, and in control. The pace is guided by you, with a strong focus on safety, choice, and trust.

Psychodynamic Therapy
I also draw from psychodynamic therapy, which looks at how early relationships and past experiences can influence your current emotions, behaviours, and relationships. This approach helps bring unconscious patterns into awareness, so you can better understand yourself and why certain themes keep showing up in your life. By making sense of these deeper layers, you can begin to shift long-standing patterns and respond in ways that feel more aligned with who you are now.

Schema Therapy
Schema therapy is woven through my work to help identify and heal long-standing emotional patterns, often formed in childhood, that can impact how you see yourself and others. These patterns, or “schemas,” can show up as things like feeling not good enough, fearing abandonment, or being overly self-critical. Together, we work to understand where these patterns come from, meet the underlying emotional needs that may not have been fulfilled, and develop healthier, more compassionate ways of relating to yourself and the world.