I've been working as a counsellor now for ten years, having built up a busy private practice in first London, then Cardiff, I am now settled in Ludlow, Shropshire and use an annexe, with its own entrance separate entrance, at my home as a therapy room as shown on the next page. 

I was initially trained in a healthcare field and also have a creative writing background and I believe both help me in my life and work.

As a writer, I've also provided creative writing workshops in a variety of settings, such as a mental health day centre, a head injuries support group, a children's theatre company, I saw the benefits that creative expression can have in health, self-confidence and wellbeing. 

In my healthcare work as a pharmacist, I also came to realise that not all illness physical or  mental health problems could be cured fully by prescribing and there are many ways physical health can be affected by past trauma.

In my own life a personal crisis led me to contact a counsellor for support to explore what I was experiencing. It wasn't something I really thought would help but it proved a revelation.

This combination of my creative work, my healthcare work and my own personal experience led me to retrain as a counsellor myself. I chose an accredited course at The Gestalt Centre London. I have a Diploma in Counselling as well as a post-graduate diploma in Gestalt Studies and remain an accredited member of the BACP. I am currently training as a Supervisor.

My work as a counsellor began with my training placement in a rehab centre for drug and alcohol addiction. Since developing my own practice. I have gained experience in all kinds of issues from anxiety and depression, bereavement and loss, relationship problems, fertility issues, childhood abuse, sexual assault, job stress. No problem is too big or too small if it is affecting your life it's important to get supoort. It helps to talk about it and explore the feelings attached to your experiences.

I offer a warm, accepting space for you to bring and share whatever is going on for you that is preventing you getting the most out of your life. Together we may creatively explore what is happening, whether that be unfinished business from the past or worries about the future. Please don't hesitate to contact me now for further information.