About me

I have a varied background including 20 years service in the Royal Navy, social enterprise management, mentoring and school governance. Most importantly to me though, at the core of those experiences, I have always felt a strong pull to help people. I have studied psychology with the Open University, health psychology at the University of Southampton and Gestalt counselling with the University of Portsmouth. More recently, I have completed training to extend my skills to working with couples.

I know first-hand how life can feel stuck, how difficult it can be to grapple with low self-esteem and how enduring the impact of difficult childhood experiences can be on all types of relationships.  I have lived experience of bereavement, depression, transitioning from military to civilian life, parental estrangement, sexual identity confusion and coping with terminal illness in the family.  I have also experienced conflicting shifts in identity and roles in life that can occur as I have got older.

In previous employment, I have worked with clients who had experienced domestic abuse and/or historic childhood sexual abuse. I continue to offer a safe space for clients with the same difficulties in my private practice.