Fully qualified and UKCP registered Psychotherapist currently working in person and online with both Individuals and Couples
Support for Individuals
There are many reasons why you may want to see me. Some sudden event may have thrown you into crisis and challenged your ability to cope. This might include, a difficulty in a relationship; a loss/bereavement of some kind; or a change that has resulted in stress/anxiety and a feeling of being destabilised. Alternatively you may be suffering from a more general, on-going struggle to see any direction or purpose. A feeling of being disconnected from yourself and others and of there being very little enjoyment in your life.
If this sounds familiar to you, how could psychotherapy help? As a psychotherapist, I hope to be authentic and present. I am not guided by a set of tools but more an awareness of what I feel in the moment. My training is in Humanistic and Integrative Psychotherapy, (refer to my "About Psychotherapy" page for a more detailed explanation of what this means). However, in short, this translates to an approach whereby I work with each person as an individual and trust that, with the help of a supportive relationship, everyone has the capacity to find his own way. My belief is that there is real value in having someone who is impartial who can also provide a confidential space for open inquiry and the sharing of feelings. Someone who can simply be there to listen to you when you feel like things are getting too much but will also be there to challenge you and offer a new perspective when you feel ready for further exploration. I hope that I will bring some of my own humanity and vulnerability into the room and that we may work together in a co-creative way to find a way forward. This is what I aim to bring as a therapist in the hope that this will lead to a greater awareness of your own potential and the blocks that get in the way to achieving it.
Specific areas of interest include:
- Depression: low mood/feeling of meaninglessness/existential crisis
- Anxiety
- Sexual issues: impotence, sex addiction, use of porn, blocks to allowing sexual energy to flow more fully, enjoying sex from a more integrated, connected place.
- Problems in relationships: infidelity, abuse, power dynamics, trust, blocks to intimacy and a satisfying sex life
- Addictions: drink, drugs, porn
- Bereavement/loss
- Identity confusion: sexual orientation, sense of self
- Trauma - support in finding a way forward and bringing awareness to where past traumas might be holding a person back in their daily life
- Anger
- Low confidence/self esteem
- Problems in the workplace: confidence, efficiency, relationships at work, feeling stuck, stress
Whereas counselling is often short term and can focus on a specific issue or behavioural pattern, psychotherapy starts with a specific issue but can then open up into a deeper exploration which brings more consciousness to how things might link together in different areas of life. It is through this process of disentangling and making sense of things that the root of problematic issues can be uncovered and examined. The exploration usually focuses on experiences and relationships early in life. Within the therapeutic relationship it may be easier to view the impact of these relationships and thus provide direction in healing the wounds that have caused difficult behavioural patterns to emerge.
Couples Counselling
Being in a couple relationship is often very challenging. It may be that a sudden event has caused a rift to open up between you both and this has compromised your ability to trust and communicate. Or perhaps there has been a growing distance and there is a desire for one or both of you to reconnect and become more intimate. Perhaps you are wanting different things and it is hard to see a future together. In the process of couples counselling, I will work with you both to find a way forward that honours your individual needs, whilst exploring whether there is a way that you can better connect as a couple. I work intuitively. I aim to create a safe, holding container for the couple to relate in an authentic way and work in the present moment with the dynamic that arises.
Specifically some examples of the issues I work with in counselling couples include:
- Working through infidelity or betrayal;
- Finding passion and connection where sexual preference and appetite feel incompatible,
- Resuscitating relationships that have been left unattended and lack aliveness and compassion;
- Building intimacy where expectations of what a relationship should look like differs;
- Working through daily struggles;
- Improving communication so that conflict may be dealt with more effectively.
I have been working in private practice as a therapist in Henleaze/Westbury on Trym in North Bristol for over a decade.
I hope this website gives you a glimpse into how I work. Feel free to contact me (by phone or e-mail) if you have any questions or if you would like to book a first session. A first session does not commit you but will give us the chance to meet and for you to experience first hand what it is like to work with me as your therapist. Refer to my "How it works and prices" page for more details on my prices and terms by which I work.
The Couples Programme
This programme is for couples who:
• Are not in crisis
• Love each other and want to stay together, but sense that something needs to change
• May not yet be fully clear on what needs to shift
• Want to prioritise their relationship, even if there is some resistance or uncertainty
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I have worked with hundreds of couples, and in my experience most long-term relationships face a similar challenge once the “honeymoon phase” has passed: it becomes harder to prioritise the relationship itself.
Life fills up quickly — with work, children, family, friendships, hobbies, and the everyday stresses of modern living. This is completely understandable. Yet what I have also witnessed is how years of unintentionally placing the relationship last can slowly create distance, disconnection, and a sense of something being lost. Over time, this can become difficult to repair.
Many couples tell me they feel unsure about what comes after the initial intensity fades. Romantic relationships are often portrayed in our culture as either effortless or intensely passionate, which can leave couples feeling confused or even disappointed as they settle into a deeper attachment.
Questions begin to arise:
Is this all we can expect now?
How do we balance managing every day stresses with allowing space for feelings of pleasure and aliveness between us?
Can our relationship still feel nourishing, and supportive of who we are becoming as individuals?
This programme is an invitation to explore those questions together.
Rather than seeing relationship work as restrictive or problem-focused, I view it as an opportunity for growth — both individually and as a couple. When attention is given to the emotional life of the relationship, many couples find that it supports greater vitality, freedom, and fulfilment in other areas of their lives as well.
It’s common to feel some hesitation about “opening things up,” for fear that it might create problems. My belief is that these themes already exist beneath the surface. Bringing them into awareness and working with them consciously — together — offers the best chance for meaningful, lasting change.
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About the Programme
The Couples Programme is an 8-week commitment of consecutive weekly sessions. Sessions do not need to take place at the same time each week and can be arranged to fit around your schedules.
At the beginning of the programme, I will support you in creating a shared vision for your relationship. From there, we work collaboratively to identify what steps will help move you toward that vision. The final session focuses on reviewing what will support continued growth and connection beyond the programme, and whether there are any areas you may wish to explore further.
I charge £75 per hourly session rather than my usual rate of £90.
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Couples Workshops
In January/February 2026, I will be running a series of workshops for couples who are wanting to work on the intimacy between them. These are more experiential in method. More information is provided on my "Couples Workshops" page.
