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Helpful resources
You may find these resources useful alongside therapy.
Mindfulness & meditation
Mindfulness for Calm, Balance & Emotional Wellbeing
I am trained in mindfulness for stress reduction and relaxation. Mindfulness can support emotional wellbeing by increasing awareness of thoughts, feelings and responses, while encouraging a more accepting and less judgemental relationship with ourselves.
Simple mindfulness practices can be woven into everyday life to create greater calm, balance and resilience.
Counselling & Psychotherapy
A Safe, Supportive Space for Understanding and Growth
The counselling room is a private, non-judgemental space where you can speak openly about what is troubling you. Taking the first step towards therapy takes courage, and you deserve to feel supported throughout the process. Therapy can help you gain insight, build resilience and find a clearer way forward. I work integratively, tailoring support to your needs. My approach draws on person-centred therapy, CBT, transactional analysis, psychodynamic and existential approaches, alongside EMDR therapy.
Professional experience
Therapeutic approach
I listen carefully, value your experience and support you at a pace that feels right for you. Therapy gives you time to reflect, understand recurring patterns and consider how past experiences may continue to affect your life today.
As your awareness grows, it can become easier to recognise unhelpful patterns, respond differently to difficult emotions and make choices that support your wellbeing. I work collaboratively throughout the counselling process, always respecting your individual needs and pace.
Professional experience
EMDR therapy
EMDR stands for Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing. Developed by Dr Francine Shapiro in the late 1980s, it is a psychotherapy designed to help people process the emotional distress associated with disturbing or traumatic experiences.
EMDR can be particularly helpful for trauma, anxiety, panic, phobias and PTSD. It helps the brain process difficult memories so that their emotional intensity is reduced and healing can take place.
You may also wish to watch this short introduction to EMDR: YouTube video.
Apps
Helpful apps
These apps may support anxiety, stress, sleep and mindfulness.
Headspace
Guided meditation, stress support and sleep tools.
Calm
Meditations, breathing exercises, music and sleep stories.
ACT Companion: The Happiness Trap
Practical tools based on acceptance and commitment approaches.
MindShift CBT
Designed to support young people and adults with anxiety.
Insight Timer
Designed to support mental wellbeing through guided meditation, mindfulness, sleep stories, and relaxation practices.
Retreat sessions
Therapeutic Retreats for Rest, Reflection & Renewal
For clients who would benefit from time away from everyday demands, I also offer therapeutic work in a retreat setting in Devon, available as either a half-day or a full-day experience. I work with Mill House Retreats, a peaceful setting that provides time for reflection, rest and reconnection.
Please contact me directly for further details about retreat-based support.