I have received training as an integrative counsellor, which enables me to rely on a variety of counselling approaches to tailor sessions to each client's particular needs. 

Giving advice is not the goal of counselling; if advice were effective, there would be no need for it as most individuals receive advice throughout their lives. Instead, I strive to walk alongside you, feeling your pain and challenges as if they were my own, so that you may face and embrace challenging emotions and decision-making. I accomplish this by providing a secure, judgment-free space where you can feel truly heard and understood. 

As we work together, I hope to establish a solid therapeutic alliance that will help you make better decisions, trust yourself more when making those decisions, and generally grow stronger, more resilient, and more accepting of any difficult challenges or emotions you may be facing. Therefore, it is intended that treatment would enable you to recognise how to assert yourself and work towards self-acceptance rather than needing approval and validation from outside sources.

I provide a safe space enabling us to safely explore difficult emotions together, with empathy and an accurate understanding, which is different from any other relationships most may experience. Furthermore, as a trauma informed counsellor I am able to draw on CBT techniques for anxiety whilst providing psychoeducation in this area.