Life can be difficult and sometimes we can find it hard to cope. We can feel anxious, depressed, alone and hopeless. If you are struggling and would like some support, then perhaps I can help.
I'm a counsellor located in Ashford, close to Staines and Sunbury. I offer sessions face to face as well as via Zoom.
In therapy we look at all areas of your life that affect your happiness so that you can find deeper understanding around who you are and what you need.
My hope is to help you understand your emotions and states so that you can have a better relationship with yourself as well as with others. My approach combines a befriending of your nervous system with boundary work and listening in to the body.
By befriending your nervous systems you can recognise and understand your states of safety, flight/flight and shut down. Through this lens you can see how your view of the world and yourself changes when you are in each state. I combine this with the training I have done in somatic therapy, to help you listen in to what your body is telling you and turn toward your states and emotions with curiosity and acceptance instead of judgement and fear. This helps you come into relation with your emotions in a more integrated way and leads to more self-compassion and thus better regulation and self-trust.
I have also done a lot of training in understanding the neurobiology of staying safe and how working with our brains, and the neural networks that we have formed over time, brings connection with self and others.
It is my belief that that we all have the ability to change and grow if we build a better understanding and relationship with ourselves. Doing this within a strong therapeutic relationship can lead to incredible shifts in your life and provide you with a stronger sense of self and internal ease.
I work with individuals on an open-ended basis or for an agreed time period, with the aim of helping you to live a happier and fuller life.
I am experienced in helping clients who have experienced difficulties with :
- Stress
- Relationship issues
- Panic Attacks
- Anxiety
- Low Self Esteem
- Abuse
- Bereavement
- Work related problems
- Depression, and
- Addiction.
What some clients have said about counselling...
"I can't thank you enough, from the bottom of my heart, for helping me finally be free from this terrible illness that is depression. With your help I have got to a place I never thought possible and for the first time ever feel truly free and able to live a happy life." K in Weybridge
"Thank you for the past year. It's been intense, but 100% worth it. You're an amazing therapist; I wouldn't be "here" and "me" without you." E in Staines
"Thank you so much for the process you have taken me on over the last year. It has truly been life changing and has really enabled me to find peace and a new enjoyment of life." J in Chertsey
"Thank you for everything you have done to help me. There is no way that I would have been able to achieve this level of self awareness without coming to see you and I am so grateful." B in Ashford
I am an Individual Member of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy and work within the BACP ethical framework.
I offer psychotherapy within easy reach of Staines, Sunbury, Shepperton, and Egham.
