Areas of Focus

Trauma Informed Therapy

You may have experienced none of the list below or perhaps you have found yourself at the intersection of them all. Either way I welcome working with you and together we will explore the issues that have brought you to therapy.

Therapy offers a space to understand what you went through, how particular patterns developed, and to feel less alone with them. The work is about beginning to relate to yourself with more compassion, steadiness and choice rather than the familiar blame or self-judgement.

For me, it is a huge privilege to work with someone who is willing to look at themselves because they want more from their life.

Religious harm

Religious harm can be difficult to speak about, particularly because it can sound unbelievable to those outside the faith community. This can deepen feelings of isolation. To doubt the faith is often dangerous and personal qualities may be attributed to God rather than recognised as your own, hurting your ability to foster healthy self esteem. Leaving a faith can take great courage and is often accompanied by loss, loneliness, and a profound reorientation of identity. I have supported LGBT+ people who have been negatively affected by religious practices, such as conversion therapy. Coupled with my own experiences of religious trauma, I have an interest in supporting people harmed by religious communities.

Childhood Trauma

Childhood trauma can come in many guises — it can be explicit and obvious, but it can also be implicit and more difficult to spot, leaving you questioning whether it really was that bad. Before qualifying as a therapist, I spent five years managing a national specialist LGBTQ+ abuse support service, offering practical and mental health support to people affected by childhood trauma, domestic abuse, and relationship trauma. This work deeply touched me and motivated me to retrain as a therapist.

Domestic Abuse

I spent over a decade working in the domestic abuse sector supporting people to move beyond the challenging circumstances they found themselves in. My work was to support people to dare to dream of a life free from abuse and then carefully support them to find a way to make this possible. I work with people once they are no longer in a harmful situation. Domestic abuse services are more fitting if you are currently being abused by a partner or family member.