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.

LGBT+

I’ve spent more than a decade supporting people through traumatic and difficult times, including five years managing a national LGBTQ+ listening service, specialising in supporting people affected by domestic abuse, sexual abuse, suicidal feelings, and conversion therapy. This work deeply touched me and motivated me to retrain as a therapist.

I was raised a fundamentalist Christian and came out as an adult after years of questioning my sexuality. Because of that, I understand the contradictory feelings that can surface when you begin to live more honestly — relief and joy, as well as shame and confusion. It takes courage to explore who you really are. More recently I provided mental health support to people living with chronic health conditions.

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. Experiences from childhood can shape how safe you feel in everyday life now - how you relate to others and how you see yourself. You might notice patterns such as difficulty trusting people, feeling responsible for others’ emotions, struggling with boundaries, or feeling shame without fully understanding why. In therapy we can gently explore these experiences and the ways they continue to affect you today, helping you make sense of your story and develop new ways of relating to yourself and others.

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 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.