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Allow me to introduce myself
A quick run-through of the basics, so we can get to what actually matters:
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Anxiety and trauma specialist with 12 years clinical experience
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Trained at the University of Strathclyde & University of Edinburgh (yep two degrees plus extra training on the side after that, call me a giant nerd)
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Ex anxiety and trauma sufferer, so I actually know what this feels like from the inside
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Mediocre runner, decent swimmer - because you probably don't want a therapist who's never been humbled by anything
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Early riser with a very opinionated cat
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Willing to sit in the uncomfortable with you - that's kind of the whole point
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Accredited Registrant of NCPS (National Counselling & Psychotherapy Society)
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MSc in Counselling and Psychotherapy (University of Edinburgh).
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Post Graduate Diploma in Applied Neuroscience for Trauma, Eating Disorders and Mood Disorders
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Rewind Therapy Certificate
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Level 1 Eating Disorders Certification -National Center for Eating Disorders
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Level 3 ADHD and Neurodivergent Interventions for Women.
What you probably actually want to know
The top two questions: does she get it, and is she actually going to help?
I've been through anxiety and trauma myself. Not as a checkbox, but in the real, grinding, why-isn't-talking-about-it-fixing-it way. I know those pits of despair well enough to have my own personal road maps out. Your experience will be different from mine –- we won't be working from my road map –- but I want you to know I've done the work too.
We will laugh sometimes, even in the tough confusing moments, and yes, probably swear too. I am not the smile- and- nod therapist. I roll up my sleeves and get in there with you, and I’m damn good at what I do. There's nothing you can bring into that room that will shock me.
My approach to therapy
Some therapists will give you coping tools and call it a day.
And look, - coping tools have their place. But if you've ever sat in a session nodding along, fully understanding what's wrong with your thinking, and still going home feeling exactly the same... you'll know they only go so far.
My therapy is practical as well as insightful. No abstract frameworks that sound good in theory but leave you staring at the ceiling at 2am wondering what do I actually do?
Therapy should have measurable changes you can see and feel, and that’s what you’ll take away from our work together.
What you can expect from working with me
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A genuinely non-judgmental space
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Honest, direct communication (I won't tiptoe around things)
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Sessions tailored to what you actually need, not a one-size-fits-all protocol
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Won't just throw CBT at you and call it a day
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Someone who's been through the trenches herself and won't pretend otherwise
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A free 30-minute consultation to see if we're the right fit