All that is seen, is not all there is… Understanding patterns in relationships can transform the way we communicate and connect.

Experience

I have over 15 years of experience supporting adults, children, young people, couples and families through a wide range of emotional and psychological difficulties. My work has included helping people navigate challenges such as anxiety, depression, low mood, eating difficulties, self-harm, suicidal thoughts, domestic abuse, and the impact of serious illness, loss and bereavement.

I currently work as a Highly Specialised Systemic and Family Psychotherapist within a CAMHS (Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services) team, supporting children, young people and their families who are experiencing complex emotional and relational difficulties. My approach focuses on understanding the wider context of people’s lives and relationships, and helping families develop new ways of understanding and supporting one another.

Alongside my clinical work, I am a Co-Lead Tutor on the Institute of Family Therapy (IFT) Foundation Course, where I teach and support professionals who are developing their understanding of systemic and family therapy. I value creating reflective learning spaces where practitioners can grow their confidence and develop their practice.

Earlier in my career, I worked as a visiting lecturer in systemic training at the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust and as a supervisor on the NSPCC ChildLine helpline, supporting practitioners responding to young people in distress.

I also have over 10 years of experience working within a hospice setting, offering psychological and systemic support to individuals and families facing serious illness, end-of-life experiences and grief.

Alongside this, I have extensive experience providing professional supervision to individuals and groups, as well as supporting staff teams as they navigate organisational change, complexity and challenging team dynamics. My aim is to create thoughtful and supportive spaces where practitioners can reflect on their work, strengthen their practice and sustain themselves in emotionally demanding roles.

If you feel my approach may be helpful, you are welcome to get in touch to discuss how I might support you, your family, or your team.

Testimonials

At the start of couples counselling, things were really difficult. We struggle to communicate, to see each other's point of you, and often just wanted to give up. You helped us find a way to listen to each other, and when I say listen, I mean really listen! To move away from the' mind reads’ as you put them, and to pay attention to how we felt and what we were saying. We know it would've been challenging for you, because it was challenging for us, but you stuck with us and because of that, we were able to find the love we once had for each other again, to be kind and gentle to each other with our words, this has been such a life-changing experience and we can’t thank you enough!

I'm not sure I quite have adequate words to express my gratitude and respect for/to you. Meeting and being supervised by you has changed the quality of all my therapy work; the introduction to Systemic therapy and thinking has added such an important dimension to my own thinking in general - Thank You just doesn't seem adequate