About me

People fascinate me – why we are the way we are; why we connect with some people and not with others; how our past informs our present; how our inner experience shapes our outer world. For me, psychotherapy is a place where we can explore these things and start to make sense of our lives. It is a place where we can gain insight, discover more of ourselves, challenge core beliefs, process our losses, build self-awareness and find better ways of being.

I am passionate about what I do and know what a privilege it is to sit with people at their most vulnerable. My commitment to every client is to provide a safe, welcoming and non-judgmental space and to offer my full attention, compassion and curiosity.

Before training as a psychotherapist I worked as a milliner, a matchmaker and a social entrepreneur. I’ve lived in New York, London, South Africa and Uganda and am now settled in south Devon with my husband and children.

When it's not raining I go running with my dogs!

UKCP-registered psychotherapist based in Totnes Devon photo portrait
UKCP-registered psychotherapist based in Totnes Devon photo portrait

Clinical experience

I have over 2,000 hours of clinical experience seeing clients and have worked with various different mental health organisations and charities including Mind, Cruse, SAFE and Quiet Minds. I have an Advanced Diploma (Level 7) in Transactional Analysis Psychological Studies.

I am a Certified Couples therapist, a Certified Trauma therapist and a Certified Group therapist. I have experience working with a wide range of issues including grief and bereavement, depression, anxiety, relationship issues, stress, trauma and domestic violence.

I have additional CPD training in group psychotherapy, psychosexual therapy, suicide, domestic abuse, boarding school trauma, bereavement and complex grief. All of my work is trauma-informed and my practice is LGBTQ+ friendly.

I receive regular supervision from several senior UKCP accredited Psychotherapists.

Trainings, Qualifications & Memberships

  • Full Clinical Psychotherapist Membership of the UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP)

  • Member of the European Association of Transactional Analysis (EATA)

  • Member of the UK Association for Transactional Analysis (UKATA)

  • Member of the International Association of Relational TA (IARTA)

  • Advanced Diploma in Integrative Psychotherapy (Relational TA)

  • Certified Couples Therapist (Link Centre)

  • Certified Trauma Therapist (Link Centre)

  • Certified Group Facilitator (Link Centre)

  • Certificate in Forming and Leading Psychotherapy Groups (IARTA)

  • Boarding School Trauma (Bowlby Centre)

  • Body Listening Psychotherapy (Devon School of Embodied Psychotherapy)

  • Bereavement Support Foundation Training (CRUSE)

  • Foundation Training in Death Doula Practice (LWDW)

Ethics

I am a registered member of the United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP), UKATA and EATA and abide by their professional and ethical codes of practice

UKCP Membership Number: 2011183746

Confidentiality

Confidentiality and safety are crucial in therapy. I uphold these principles in accordance with the BACP and UKCP codes of ethics, maintaining complete confidentiality with the following exceptions: I am required to discuss my work (using the client's first name only) with a qualified supervising psychotherapist, which is also a confidential relationship; and where there is a risk of harm to self or others.