A compassionate, safe enough, nonjudgemental space … where you are free to explore what is important to you.

Life presents a multitude of events, challenges and obstacles that at times can be difficult to surmount. Each person meets these with different perspectives and emotions; these differences are part of what makes us human.

My work is grounded in a person-centred approach, which acknowledges our intrinsic capacity for growth. It is informed by long-standing practices of mindful and somatic embodied awareness, using the body's own intelligence to attune to what you need.

Irv Yalom suggested that "Perhaps wounded healers are effective because they are more able to empathize with the wounds of the patient; perhaps it is because they participate more deeply and personally in the healing process."

It's been my fortune to have found enormous value in the therapeutic space for most of my adult life. It took more than a sympathetic ear, and I welcomed the depth of relationship that was possible. These therapists, in New York, Glasgow and Sussex, have been immeasurable in their support, affording a wealth of experience that has unquestionably informed my practice.

Who I work with

I work with adults of all ages across a wide range of experiences: loss, grief and bereavement; relationships and attachment; pregnancy, postnatal experience, motherhood and fatherhood; anxiety, depression and trauma; eating difficulties; self-esteem; and loss of creativity or productivity. I've supported clients as they navigate ambiguous loss, abandonment, and the impact of abuse.

The rain falls, sometimes in sheets, and sometimes we watch for rainbows. And even when divorce, death and deceit come knocking, a chair is pulled out, and we sometimes make tea and laugh at the absurdity of existence. If you feel you'd like to work with me, you will know. I trust that you know better than I do who you'd like to connect with.

Training and qualifications

I trained in Person Centred Counselling at Lewes College, accredited by Brighton University, and have continued to study widely, including somatic and body-based approaches with Bo Forbes, trauma-informed practices with Charlotte Watts, and existential therapy with Emmy van Deurzen.

I'm currently in training for Senior Practitioner in Coaching with Dr Trish Turner, a leading force in therapist to coaching practitioners, where I'm honing and revitalising my experience in business and creativity for a new thread in my approach to supporting human development.

I'm a registered member of BACP, an associate member of APCCA, a member of EMCC Global, part of the Therapy and Social Change Network, and practising at the creative wellbeing space I created at Ochre House, Hove.

So I wonder what coaching means to you?

From my perspective it's not cheerleading, joining the latest life changing bandwagon, or goal-setting as an end in itself. Neither is it relentless forward momentum for its own sake. To be effective, it's about developing a relationship with someone who is looking for meaning, someone who wants to understand more deeply what they need from their life, and what they might be capable of if they gave themselves permission to find out.

I find coaching engaging and full of potential, because people are bountiful and interesting to be in deep connection with. The moment someone begins to get honest about what they actually want, rather than what they think they should want, something shifts. That's the conversation I'm interested in being a part of.

What I bring

I've spent more than two decades in creative production; holding projects together, managing multifaceted productions, motivating and organising, and I've been working in therapeutic practice alongside the third sector of community and non-profit for the better part of a decade. These worlds have taught me a lot about what it looks like when people are doing work that genuinely matters to them, and what it costs when they aren't.

I work with artists, animators, writers, musicians, actors, founders, therapists, psychologists and people in the middle of reinventing themselves. People who create things, and people who are wondering what to create next. I draw on film, literature, poetry, and art as tools for opening up thought, not because it sounds interesting, but because the illumination they provide can unlock conversations and offer perceptions from across time, and into realities not always available to us.

My approach is informed by both therapeutic practice and creative production, and shaped by my EMCC-accredited training, developed specifically for therapists who want to bring psychological and somatic depth to their coaching work. I'm currently completing Senior Practitioner training with Dr Trish Turner, one of the leading voices in therapist-to-coach practice.

What this might look like for you

You might be at a crossroads professionally, personally, even both. Perhaps you're navigating a transition you've not named yet. And maybe you're someone who's always looked after everyone else, and you're ready, finally, to look after yourself; to explore what you need and what you desire from the life you're living.

We begin with a free exploratory conversation with no obligation, just a chance to see whether we're a good connection. And, if it makes sense to us both, coaching typically takes place over six or twelve sessions, with a mid-point review. I work online with individuals across the UK and internationally, and the process is always shaped around how you work best; there's no template I impose.

Creativity is not a talent, it is not a luxury, it is a need. It is a human process for expression.

I have spent my life around creators and artists; in animation studios, at live events, in galleries, and in living rooms. Long before I became a therapist, I understood that creativity is one of the ways human beings make sense of being alive.

My work sits at the intersection of therapeutic understanding and creative practice. I facilitate workshops and groups that use creativity as a means of exploration, not just to produce beautiful things (though sometimes that happens), but also to access what resides within.

Artists Open Houses, Brighton

I co-curated Ochre House's participation in Brighton's 2026 Artists Open Houses, alongside friend and artist Laura Seymour. This was part of a vision twenty years in the making; to create a haven where art and human development meet.

A Place to Breathe Slowly

In March 2026, I supported artist and sculptor Claire Knill and her collaboration with sound artist Julian Deane on their installation at the Regency Townhouse, Hove. Within that space I facilitated a compassion practice circle, exploring what it means to be still, to breathe, and to be human in the presence of art.

Workshops on the wisdom of older women

A series of workshops exploring creativity, identity, change and the particular intelligence that accumulates over a lifetime. For women who are ready to take up more space. Details coming soon.

A good group is its own kind of medicine. I know how to create the conditions for one.

Groups offer a space to see yourself from another perspective, to relate and to be related to.

I have facilitated therapeutic support groups for new parents; for mothers raising children with different needs; for women living with secondary breast cancer; for women navigating complex beginnings; and for men finding their way through the changing landscape of modern fatherhood.

Compassion practice

I'm currently building this space … if this resonates and you'd like to be informed when work becomes available, please do connect.