About Me

I am a member of the Accredited Counsellors, Coaches, Psychotherapists and Hypnotherapists (ACCPH), an independent professional body and register for counsellors, coaches, psychotherapists and hypnotherapists. The general public can verify with confidence that the therapist they are considering using has the qualifications they claim to have and up-to-date full Professional Liability Insurance. ACCPH profile here.

I started my training as a Person-Centred counsellor over twenty years ago and specialised in working with clients in addictions recovery and then with survivors of childhood sexual abuse. However, I used these work experiences to get a job in the NHS as a Mental Health Researcher, specialising in working with the same client groups. I then went on to study psychoanalytic psychology and work as a research psychologist in research institutes in London and abroad. In 2020 I returned to the counselling field and trained as a Gestalt counsellor practicing at The Stress Project and Mosaic Counselling Service. I am currently in clinical practice as a Gestalt counsellor at Mind.  

I trained as a Life Coach to bring my Homeobotanical Therapy/Flower Essence Therapy and Psychological/Counselling practices together. Life Coaching is the ideal way to integrate these therapies. I am interested in supporting clients who are seeking long-term change. You may want to start or complete a project, find a new career or new relationship or new direction in your personal or work life. With the help of a Life Coach you will be supported and become motivated to strive to achieve your goals and you will receive practical tools to make changes and achieve things.

Before training as a Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) teacher, I practiced meditation since 1999 and participated regularly in long silent retreats every year. I completed my mindfulness teacher training at Sussex Mindfulness Centre, part of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. In 2023 I started teaching mindfulness based stress reduction to professionals within the NHS. 

As a mindfulness coach I support you to become more aware of your automatic thoughts and emotions, your in-vironment and way of being in the world. You already possess the inner resources to live a fulfilling life. By restoring your connection with your inner life, you can better manage your thoughts and emotions and achieve a sense of presence, ease, stability and peace in the present moment. Whether you're seeking support to start, develop, consolidate or deepen your mindfulness practice, I am here to support and guide you.

In 2024 I began a monthly Podcast called the Nature of Meditation as an aid to my mindfulness teaching and coaching practice. The podcast is also preparation for a PhD Meditation that I will be starting in 2025. You can listen to the Nature of Meditation podcast on various social media platforms including Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud,  Spotify, YouTube,.