Background & Qualifications

I am a qualified BACP registered and experienced counsellor committed to supporting my clients with compassion, professionalism, and a diverse range of therapeutic approaches. My background includes work across a broad spectrum of mental health settings, enabling me to offer holistic and well-informed support.

Why I Do This Work

Like many counsellors, I’ve known what it’s like to feel lost, overwhelmed, or unsure where to turn. Those experiences shaped my belief that everyone deserves a place where they can be heard without pressure or expectation. Supporting people through their most human moments — grief, fear, confusion, hope, change — is something I consider a privilege.

Outside of therapy, I’m a writer, a lover of gentle spaces, and someone who believes deeply in the power of humour, metaphor, and creativity to help us understand ourselves. I’m also neurodivergent, which shapes the sensory‑aware, pressure‑free way I work.

Professional Experience

• Women's Mental Health Charity:
  Supported women at weekly drop-in facilities through assessment and ongoing support, and provided mental health care at three female secure units.

• Children’s Bereavement Support:
  Worked with a children’s charity in the North West of England, helping children cope with loss—whether the death of a parent, relative, or friend, including supporting children when parents experienced pregnancy loss.

• Family Support Work:
  Functioned as a family support worker for a national charity, assisting families and single parents in their homes facing issues like mental health challenges, addiction, loneliness, financial hardship, and resettlement.

• Health & Mental Health Organisations:
  Delivered counselling for adults with diverse presenting issues, including borderline personality disorder, bipolar disorder, abuse (domestic, sexual, emotional), trauma, anxiety, depression, relationship and identity issues, bereavement, ongoing health concerns, and bullying (in person and social media).

• Oncology Counselling:
  Most recently, I worked in a Cancer Unit in the North West, providing counselling to patients diagnosed with cancer at all stages—from initial diagnosis, through treatment and recovery, to palliative and end-of-life care. I also supported carers and those bereaved by cancer.

• Private Practice

  
  I also specialize in the unique psychological landscape of the Creative and Performing Arts. I support writers, musicians, and performers navigating the pressures of the public eye, demanding schedules, and the 'creative temperament.' Together, we address issues like performance anxiety, identity loss, and the emotional toll of visibility, helping you find a sustainable balance between your artistry and your wellbeing.

Specialist Areas & Offerings

• Bibliotherapy:
  Where appropriate I am able to incorporate Bibliotherapy—using carefully selected books and reading materials—as a supportive tool to promote insight, healing, and self-awareness. This approach can complement talk therapy and provide comfort and understanding between sessions.

• Additional Therapeutic Modalities:
  I am trained in various approaches to best meet your needs, including CBT, Transactional Analysis, Internal Family Systems (IFS)/Parts Work, Trauma-Informed, Psychodynamic, Existential, Breathwork, Somatic Exercise.

Qualifications

• BSc (Hons) Counselling (1st)

• Diploma in Higher Education in Psychology

• CPCAB Level 5: Diploma In CBT

• CPCAB Level 4: Integrative Therapeutic Counselling

• Certificate In Bibliotherapy

• Certificate in Breathwork Practice

• Certificate in Stress Management Coaching

• Certificate in Single Session Therapy

• ABC Level 3 Certificate In Counselling Skills

• Diploma In Grief & Bereavement

• ABC Level 2 Certificate In Counselling Concepts

• Certificate In Eco-Therapy

• NCFE Level 2 Certificate In Mental Health Awareness

• Certificate In Online & Telephone Counselling

My practice, The Listening Room, is grounded in a commitment to lifelong learning and evidence-based care. Currently pursuing a Clinical Supervision Diploma and holding a 1st Class BSc in Counselling, I integrate clinical academic insights with a deeply humanistic, compassionate approach.

Specifically studied PTSD and Grief for BSc​ Degree.

• Research Project: Oncology Counsellors’ Experiences of Compassion Fatigue

Additional Qualifications

• MBA