I am a psychotherapist, working with children, young people and adults in person in my private practice in Mickleover, Derby, remotely across the UK, alongside my other working roles in Derby city as a psychotherapist.

My practice is…

-Collaborative and co-created with my clients- we journey together

-Rooted in the relational

-Developmental and trauma-informed

-Humanistic and existential

-Neuro-affirming and inclusive

-Multi-modal- with Play and creative invitation, specialism in sand tray, and narrative therapy

I offer long term and short term input. I support clients by offering a space to focus on specific areas, or to sit with and discover, in a safe impartial space.

Areas I support clients with include; navigating self-identity, self-esteem/self-worth, loss and transition, navigating relationships, trauma, stress, mood/anxiety, work/education.

My values…

I value human beings, self-awareness, personal identity and growth, relationships and the power of the therapeutic relationship.

I am neurodivergent. Providing a neuro-affirming, inclusive therapeutic space with lived experience is integral to my self and practice.

I weave my values into my therapeutic practice. How I work is representative of who I am as a person in all of my dimensions and chapters of experience.

Background…

I have been working in helping roles with children, young people and adults for over 20 years, with a background in the charitable sector, education, early help and social care.

Before my Psychotherapy training, I completed BA and MA degrees in Philosophy, specialising in continental philosophy. I went on to undertake my therapy training, with adults and then specialist training to work with children and young people, play and creative therapies and dyadic parent-child therapy.

Outside of my therapeutic practice, I enjoy time with my family, being in nature, and creative projects.

I have a deep passion for continuing professional development and learning, continuing to build on my foundation and values. As I grow, my therapeutic practice grows.

Qualifications…

BA Philosophy

MA Philosophy

PGDip Psychotherapeutic Counselling (Staffordshire)

Cert. Working with Children and Young people, play and expressive therapeutic techniques (Sheffield)

Cert. Parent-child dyadic therapy (IATE/TIS UK)

PGCert Clinical supervision (Derby) (In progress)

I undertake CPD every year as an integral part of my practice. My recent continuing professional development in 2026 includes..

-Sensory processing training

-DBT and ACT for neurodivergent clients

-Trauma and Neurodivergence

-Creative journalling within therapeutic practice