I am a person-centred counsellor based in Stevenage. I  understand that each person's journey is unique, and I strive to create a welcoming environment for all. My approach is grounded in empathy, respect, and inclusivity, ensuring that you feel safe to explore your thoughts, feelings, experiences and any aspect of your identity. I aim to support and facilitate your growth and your healing, working with you to develop your self-awareness, self-compassion and your ability to face life's challenges and thrive anyway.

I have particular interests and experience in working with trauma and loss and grief, having worked for a number of years in both a bereavement charity and a charity that supported survivors of domestic and sexual abuse and violence. I believe that loss, together with trauma, sit behind many of the challenges we experience in life 

 My counselling is anti-oppressive in that I seek to not pathologise you or any aspect of you but to understand and value the experiences that have created you. This can include an exploration of how the way power is structured in our society, including arrangements of domination such as racism, patriarchy, heteronormativity and ableism, can cause or compound individual trauma and distress. I believe that greater insight into how the political and the social play out in our individual lives can create significant relief and open up the possibility for transformational growth.