About Me

It can be important to get a sense of a therapist before you reach out, so here’s a bit about how I work.

 

I’m an engaged, collaborative therapist.

 

I’ll help you get clearer on what’s really going on, and what’s keeping things stuck, with the aim that therapy leads to real change that carries into your life and holds over time.

 

Often people reach out after spending a long time trying to make sense of what’s going on.

 

They may have read, reflected, talked things through, or tried therapy before, and it’s usually because they genuinely want things to shift. Yet the same reactions or patterns can keep returning, as if something pulls you back into the same place.

 

In sessions, we work in a way that brings more clarity and momentum.

 

Things can start to feel different when it becomes easier to notice what is happening as it happens, and when you begin to feel more able to respond differently rather than getting pulled into the same loop.

 

I work using ISTDP, a structured form of psychotherapy. It helps us stay clear on what we are working on and why, so sessions have direction and things can start to shift.

 

Before specialising in ISTDP, I trained and worked in CBT and psychodynamic therapy. I learned a lot from both, but I kept seeing that understanding things was not always enough on its own.

 

I moved towards ISTDP because it helps therapy become more precise and effective, and because it supports the kind of change that carries into your life outside the session.

 

I’m based in Nottingham and offer in-person sessions, as well as online therapy across the UK and Europe.

 

If you’re thinking about reaching out, you don’t need the perfect words. A few lines is enough, and I’ll take it from there.