I have had a variety of work experience in the course of my career to date. I spent some time working in the Civil Service and then spent over 15 years working as a management consultant, including for one of the ‘Big 4’ for nine years. My initial degree was in Social and Political Science and I undertook an MBA whilst working. I hold a BACP accredited Postgraduate Diploma in Integrative Counselling and Coaching.

I spent three years volunteering for Choices Islington, a crisis pregnancy charity, where I focused on post-abortion counselling. I learnt a lot through this experience and came to see how important it was to have a service that specialised in this area, and I wanted to continue to provide this for a broader group of women.

I currently volunteer for Cruse Bereavement who support individuals wanting counselling following the death of a loved one.

I seek to work in a caring, non-judgemental and warm way and believe we can laugh as well as cry along the way. In psychotherapy speak, I work ‘integratively’, which to me means utilising different therapeutic approaches depending on the individual and their needs at any one time.

As a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, I comply with their Ethical Framework.