There can be moments in all our lives when we might wonder how we got to where we are right now. Perhaps we feel a loss of purpose. Maybe we have lost our sense of self and our self-belief. We might ask, "Who am I? Am I the person I thought I was? Am I who I thought I was meant to be? What does everyone else think of me? How did I get to this place where I feel lost and alone?" We can feel like we are in a goldfish bowl with everyone looking at us. We might feel we have become invisible. There may be moments when we feel overwhelmed by regret. We might feel ashamed about the past, anxious about the future. We might feel sad and fearful, unseen, and unheard. It can feel like we are living someone else's life.

I am based between Framlingham and Saxmundham in East Suffolk. I work online and face-to-face at my counselling room in Framlingham. I work with adults and older adults living with chronic health conditions. I support clients experiencing loss, fear and sadness. I really believe that the power for change and growth lies within all of us. My approach of non-judgemental, empathic and compassionate understanding seeks to build a space for my clients in which they feel truly seen and heard. I try to help people to discover their authentic selves, becoming self-accepting and finding new purpose through building deeper meaningful relationships with others. This can mean exploring early life experiences to understand where present day feelings and triggers come from, and how these feelings shape our sense of self, our self-esteem and the way we are with other people. By integrating person-centred, psychodynamic and mindfulness modalities, I draw on key theories such as Attachment, The Drama Triangle and Transactional Analysis together with Multiple Grief Models to help my clients better understand their relationships. These can be relationships with parents, children, partners, colleagues and employers. But most crucially the relationships they have with themselves. Self judgement, repeated negative thought patterns and unconscious triggers that strangle joy and fulfilment. By working alongside my clients with deep empathic understanding, I help them to learn to live with confidence, self-worth and authenticity.