Qualifications: BA (Hons) English, PG Cert in Education; PG Diploma (merit) in Psychodynamic/Person-Centred Counselling

Member: BACP

Availability: Please contact me

Price per session: £55 for 50min session (Individuals). See below for couples work costs..

My introduction to therapy was as a client, which helped open my own eyes to new possibilities of living. While there are a multitude of reasons for any one of us to seek psychotherapy, there is usually a struggle of some kind that is the prompt to reach for therapeutic support.

Key to any successful therapy experience is the relationship between therapist and client. I work to get alongside clients, accepting and acknowledging things as they are, whilst also working to deepen compassionate understanding and offering possible new perspectives. This is a collaborative and alive process in the room between us.  

My practice is grounded in a psychodynamic approach, working together to make sense of your past experiences and earlier relationships, and in doing so generating new insights around these patterns - or imprints - as they play out in the here and now. Witnessing our own story within a trusting therapeutic relationship can ‘unstick’ us, offering more hope, and greater possibilities for change and growth.

I’m also trained in Couples’ Therapy, helping you both step back to see what patterns are playing out between you and the effect this is having on each of you, and on your relationship. Working with a trained Couples’ Therapist can shift couples away from being stuck in reactive patterns, and towards more mutual understanding, connection and growth. This can be transformative and can help you both move forwards.   

Graduating from Edinburgh University’s Postgraduate Diploma with Merit. I am a registered member of BACP - British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. I undertake regular continuing professional development including training in American Relational Psychoanalysis and Creative Couple Work training at the Centre for Gender Psychology, London. I’m also cleared with Disclosure Scotland to work with U18s and have worked in Edinburgh schools.

My professional background includes teaching, working with families, and community engagement. I also spent 5 years making cheese biscuits for a living, change being an inevitable part of living. I’m drawn to outside wild spaces and am passionate about stories and how we tell them (or don’t).

Individual sessions are usually face to face and weekly, are 50 minutes, and are charged at £55. If need be, I can also offer sessions online and by telephone. Couples’ sessions are also usually face to face, are weekly or fortnightly and can be 60 mins (£80), 75 mins (£100) or 90 mins (£120).