Why I do this work

I've always wanted to help people, it's the thread that runs through everything I've done. Long before I trained as a therapist, I was in management roles, helping teams and individuals find their potential, work through what was getting in their way, and actually thrive. That instinct to help people heal and grow isn't new for me.

It became much more personal when I went through my own eating disorder therapy. Coming out the other side of that, I remember thinking clearly: 'I want to help people the way I was helped'. That's what brought me here.

Why I focus on endometriosis and women's health

My focus on endometriosis, fibroids and other chronic gynaecological conditions isn't academic. I know what it's like to be dismissed by doctors, to wait years for someone to take your pain seriously, to justify yourself over and over, and to live with a missed or delayed diagnosis.

I know the long waits for surgery and the strange dismissal that can follow once it's done, as if the hard part is over when so often it isn't. I know what it is to plan your life around your period and your flare ups, and to grieve a future you'd planned for that the condition has quietly taken from you.

When I was first processing my own diagnosis, I struggled to find anyone who really understood what I was going through. I set up this practice to be that person. Somewhere women with endometriosis and similar conditions can come to be properly heard, by someone who gets it from the inside as well as the training.

Who I work with

Alongside women's health, I work a lot with people - often in their 20s to 40s - who've learnt to put everyone else first. Maybe that pattern started early, shaped by a relationship with a parent. Maybe it's grown out of living with a chronic illness that no one around you fully understands.

Either way, it often looks the same from the inside. Pushing through pain, silencing what you feel, performing a version of yourself that feels acceptable. Underneath, there's usually a quiet fear of being a burden, of being judged, or that nothing will ever really change. If any of that sounds familiar, you're exactly who I had in mind when I set this practice up.

What matters to me in therapy

Therapy works best as a collaboration, not something done to you. I want you to feel properly listened to - not managed, not fixed, just heard, maybe for the first time in a long while.

There's no judgement here, whatever you bring. My job is to help you unpick the difficult things, offer you a different perspective when you're too close to see one yourself, and help you feel valued and understood exactly as you are. Underneath all of that, I'm looking to help you find your own spark again - the part of you that knows what you want, even if it's gone quiet.

What it's like to work with me

Expect friendliness and calm. Expect someone on your side, though that doesn't mean I'll just agree with everything. I'll challenge and question where it's useful, always kindly.

This is a relaxed space with zero judgement. That includes the things you might assume you'd be judged for. I understand people turn to things for a reason and we can look at that reason together rather than at the thing or behaviour alone.

The time is yours. There's no pressure or expectation to fill it a certain way and no script to follow. You can say whatever you need to say, however you need to say it.

Training, experience and registration

I trained through Chrysalis, qualifying with a Level 5 Professional Diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling Practice. I'm an Accredited Member with the NCPS (National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society), which means my practice is bound by their code of ethics and I'm accountable to a recognised professional body.

I've also completed additional training in supporting survivors of coercive control, working with dementia, attachment styles and dating, and women's health conditions including endometriosis, fibroids and adenomyosis. I work integratively - predominantly person-centred, with psychodynamic and CBT woven in, alongside nervous system regulation work and elements of IFS and ACT where they're useful.

Before you decide if I'm the right fit

I'm not here to fix you. I don't believe that's what anyone needs, and it isn't how real change happens.

My job is to hold you through the changes you're already trying to make - to help you know yourself more deeply, work out what you actually want and find the strength to put yourself first without the guilt that so often comes with it. If you've spent years abandoning your own needs to keep everyone else comfortable, that's exactly the pattern we'd work on together.

I work with clients in person in Bristol and online across the UK, whichever suits you better. If this sounds like what you've been looking for, I'd love to hear from you - please get in touch.