My background

I grew up in Devon but spent much of my childhood between Glastonbury and London. I come from a spiritual, multicultural family and those influences have shaped who I am today. 

Since I was young, I’ve always loved fashion and felt a deep connection to healing, nature and the seasons.

I first became interested in becoming a Therapist at 16 when I studied Freud in A‑Level Psychology. Life, however took me on a different path. After completing my History degree, I spent some time living in the United States before ‘falling’ in and out of various jobs and eventually settling into the corporate world of HR. On my last big birthday, it felt like the right time to finally make the change I had always wanted.

My own experience of therapy began when I moved away to university at 18, a transition I found challenging. Since then, I’ve returned to therapy at different points in my life including during times of loss, bereavement and for personal growth. These experiences have deepened my self‑awareness and strengthened my belief in the power of therapy. 

I have a range of experience working for a local mental health charity and with the NHS.
I bring over 20 years professional experience in Corporate HR advice coaching roles in both private and public sector. 

• Advanced Diploma in Integrative Counselling  - Iron Mill
• Certificate in Counselling - Iron Mill
• I am a fully qualified and registered member of the BACP (British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists).  I adhere to their ethical framework and professional standards. 

•  BA Second Class Joint Honours Degree - History & Victorian Studies - University of Wales. 
• Psychometrics in Occupational settings  (SHL) Behaviour and Personality. 
• Certificate in Personnel Practice - CIPD 

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As a Therapist, I am required as part of my registration with a professional  body (BACP) to complete regular ongoing professional development. This is to ensure I provide the best possible support to clients by building knowledge and expertise. 

• How Schema Therapy can enhance your practice Workshop
• ADHD Strategies: Understanding ADHD, Symptoms of ADHD & Attention Deficits Workshop
• Taming the Inner Critic: from Judgement to Compassion Workshop
• Psychodynamic Theory: The fundamentals
• Relational and Integrative Psychotherapy: Healing the wounds of childhood
• Boundaries somatic exercises
• Psychodynamic Counselling in Action
• Breaking through repetitive patterns
• Matryoshkas in Therapy
• Self Esteem and TA workshop
• A Creative Approach to Confidence for Coaches and Counsellors workshop
• No Bad Parts  (Richard C Schwatz)
• Exploring life scripts creatively using fairy tales
• Transforming trauma-shame into self compassion workshop
• Training in Bereavement counselling (6 part course)
• No bad parts:Understanding and befriending your shadow with parts theory workshop
• Embodiment Practices for Relational Trauma and boundaries Workshop
• Working creatively with timeline
• Managing Shadow Archetypes :The Saboteur
• Creativity as a Therapeutic Technique:working with shame Workshop
• Treating shame: Tools and Techniques
• Somatic resources; safety, stabilisation and self regulation workshop
• Impact of Anxiety and stress in your personal and professional life and how to manage it workshop
• From anxious to resilence using breathe work and embodiment practice workshop
• All parts welcome: the skills dialoging with parts
• Boarding School Trauma Workshop Part 1 & 2  
• The pleasing to fawning continuum:when relationships are threatening Workshop
• Relationship coaching 'calling in the one.' workshop

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