I first became interested in counselling in the late 1990s, when working for a forerunner of the NHS 111 service.

About the same time a close friend had a mental breakdown, whilst we were on holiday, and later went on to be diagnosed with Bipolar disorder. Together these two events led me to look at becoming a therapist.

I studied from 2006-09 at the Wealden Institute in Crowborough, East Sussex, and volunteered at the Bohemia Counselling Centre in St. Leonards-on-Sea. More recently I studied at the Iron Mill College, Exeter, Devon from 2013-15; I was a volunteer for Counselling for Carers (Action East Devon) from 2014-17.

Since qualifying as a therapist, I have developed my interest in high sensitivity and high sensation seeking; I have continued to further my knowledge in this subject and went to an international gathering attended by people from all over the world, in June 2018, which included a live talk by Dr Elaine Aron via Zoom on the latest research. During lockdown I wrote for HSP World and continue to increase my knowledge in this field as well as other neurodiverse topics including Autism and ADHD.

I work best with clients who present with general anxiety, depression, social anxiety, panic attacks, low self esteem, low self-confidence.