Support for what you’re going through
You might be looking for help with a particular difficulty, or trying to understand why life feels harder than it used to. I offer individual counselling and psychotherapy for people affected by anxiety, OCD, trauma and other experiences that are affecting their daily lives. We can talk about what is happening and consider what support would be useful to you.
When anxiety takes up too much of your day
Anxiety may be the reason you are finding certain situations difficult, putting things off or struggling to feel at ease. You may spend a great deal of time worrying, even when other people cannot see what is troubling you.
Perhaps you have become used to working around these feelings. You avoid certain places, prepare for every possible outcome or find it hard to switch off. You may be tired of how much time and attention it all takes.
My practice focuses on anxiety disorders, with particular expertise in obsessive compulsive disorder, known as OCD.
Support with OCD
You may be experiencing unwanted thoughts, doubts or urges, alongside repeated actions or mental routines that feel difficult to resist. It can be hard to explain these experiences, particularly when the thoughts feel at odds with who you are.
You can contact me to discuss:
- Intrusive thoughts and recurring doubts
- Repeated checking, reassurance seeking or mental routines
- Situations you avoid because of anxiety or OCD
- The effect these experiences have on work, relationships and everyday life
My approach draws on therapies including cognitive behavioural therapy and exposure and response prevention. We can discuss whether these approaches are relevant to your needs and what working together would involve.
Support with experiences that still affect you
You may be seeking help with something that happened recently, experiences from earlier in life or a history that is difficult to put into words.
Perhaps you notice its effects in your relationships, how you feel about yourself or how you respond to certain situations. You may understand the connection clearly, or feel unsure why some things bring such strong reactions.
I have extensive experience working with PTSD and complex trauma, including experiences of:
- Abandonment
- Verbal and emotional abuse
- Physical abuse
- Sexual abuse
- A specific distressing event
We can consider what is affecting you now, what support you have and what you would like help with. My practice draws on several therapeutic approaches, including EMDR.
Your first enquiry does not need to include a detailed account of what happened. It is enough to say that you are looking for support with a difficult experience.
Making room for your needs and experiences
Being neurodivergent may be part of the picture you want to explore in therapy. You might be trying to understand your needs, explain them to others or make sense of experiences in which you felt misunderstood.
My work takes account of autism, ADHD and specific learning difficulties alongside concerns such as anxiety, trauma, depression and loss.
We can talk about the demands you face, how you experience relationships and any communication preferences that matter to you. You can also tell me about previous experiences of support, including anything that helped or made it harder to take part.
The focus is on understanding your experience and the difficulties you would like support with. We can discuss what you need from our conversations and review how the work feels as we go.
- Intrusive thoughts and recurring doubts
- Repeated checking, reassurance seeking or mental routines
- Situations you avoid because of anxiety or OCD
- The effect these experiences have on work, relationships and everyday life
My approach draws on therapies including cognitive behavioural therapy and exposure and response prevention. We can discuss whether these approaches are relevant to your needs and what working together would involve.
Support through other difficult parts of life
Depression and low mood
You may be feeling flat, disconnected or less interested in things that once mattered to you. Everyday responsibilities may take more effort, and explaining how you feel can be difficult.
We can talk about what life is like at the moment, what has changed and what you would like help understanding. You do not need a clear explanation for your feelings before making contact.
Addiction
You may be concerned about a pattern of behaviour or substance use and the place it has taken in your life. There may be consequences you want to address, alongside uncertainty about change.
We can discuss what is happening, what you are seeking support with and whether my practice is suitable for your needs. Where other support is needed, that can form part of our conversation.
Loss and bereavement
Loss can affect your relationships, daily routines and sense of what comes next. You may want to talk about someone who has died, a relationship that has ended or another change that has left you struggling.
There may be feelings you find difficult to share with people around you. Therapy offers time to talk about your experience, what you miss and what life is like now.
We can begin with what matters most to you
You may recognise yourself in several parts of this page. Anxiety, grief, trauma and other experiences can overlap, and you do not have to separate everything before we speak.
I work as an integrative therapist, drawing on different approaches according to the needs we discuss. Our conversations can help us agree where to begin and what you hope to gain from therapy.
We can also consider any support you have received before. What felt useful? What was difficult? Is there something you would like to approach differently this time?
Sessions are predominantly online. Before starting, we can discuss your circumstances, practical arrangements and whether working together is a suitable option.
- Abandonment
- Verbal and emotional abuse
- Physical abuse
- Sexual abuse
- A specific distressing event
We can consider what is affecting you now, what support you have and what you would like help with. My practice draws on several therapeutic approaches, including EMDR.
Your first enquiry does not need to include a detailed account of what happened. It is enough to say that you are looking for support with a difficult experience.
Questions about the support I offer
Explore some of our frequently asked questions.
You can contact me about more than one concern. We can discuss how your experiences relate to each other and which difficulties are having the greatest effect on your life. Together, we can agree a starting point and review it as our work continues.
No diagnosis is needed to make an enquiry. You can describe what you are experiencing and what you would like help with, even if you are unsure what to call it. We can then discuss whether my practice is suitable for your needs.
Yes. You do not need to decide on a label before contacting me. You can simply explain that an experience is continuing to affect you, or that you would like help understanding your response to something that happened.
Yes. OCD is an area of particular expertise in my practice. We can discuss your experiences, how they affect your daily life and any previous support. I draw on approaches including cognitive behavioural therapy and exposure and response prevention.
Yes. You can raise these concerns together when you enquire. We can consider the support you are seeking and whether my practice can meet your needs, including whether other services may need to be involved.
You can start with a few words about what has prompted you to seek help. You might describe a feeling, a situation or something that has become difficult. You do not need to write a full history or organise everything into a clear account.
Tell me what you would like support with
If something on this page feels familiar, you are welcome to get in touch. We can discuss what you are looking for, answer your questions and consider whether working together would be right for you.