About My Work

You may look like you’re coping on the outside while privately feeling anxious, overwhelmed, exhausted, disconnected or unsure of yourself. Perhaps your relationships are difficult, you struggle with boundaries or people-pleasing, or you simply have a persistent sense that something isn’t right.

I’m a UKCP-registered psychotherapist and Certified Transactional Analyst (CTA), with over a decade’s experience working with trauma, abuse and psychological complexity. Alongside private practice, I work with organisations including Kent Sexual Assault and Abuse Services and Woman’s Trust, supporting survivors of domestic abuse, sexual violence and complex trauma.

My approach is trauma-informed, feminist and power-aware. I won’t ask you to see your struggles in isolation from your relationships, experiences, identity or the wider world around you. Together, we explore the patterns and coping strategies that helped you survive — and whether they are still helping you now.

Trauma, Abuse & Coercive Control

I specialise in domestic and sexual abuse, coercive control, grooming, childhood trauma, ritual abuse, exploitation, dissociation, shame and chronic anxiety.

You don’t need to know whether what happened to you “counts” as abuse. You may have spent years questioning yourself, walking on eggshells, blaming yourself or doubting your own reality.

Therapy can help you make sense of what happened, understand its impact and begin to rebuild trust in yourself.

I also teach therapists and mental health professionals about my feminist approach to working with domestic and sexual abuse, with a particular focus on trauma, coercive control, power and the systems that shape abuse and recovery.

Neurodivergence

I work with ADHD, autism, dyslexia and other forms of neurodivergence, including masking, sensory overwhelm, rejection sensitivity, self-criticism and exhaustion from trying to fit into expectations that don’t fit you.

I don’t see neurodivergence as something that needs fixing. Therapy can help you understand yourself differently, reduce shame and find ways of living that feel more sustainable and authentic.

Women, Identity & Relationships

Much of my work is with women navigating confidence, boundaries, people-pleasing, burnout, motherhood, menopause, identity and relationships.

You may have been taught to see these struggles as personal failings. Instead, we can explore what happens when we understand them in the context of pressure, expectations, relationships, inequality and long-term stress.

How I Work

I’m warm, steady and direct. Where trauma or abuse is involved, we begin with safety and stabilisation before moving into deeper work.

This isn’t about simply managing symptoms or learning to cope better. We look beneath the surface at patterns, relationships, coping strategies and power — so that you can feel safer, clearer and more connected to yourself.

Therapy can be a place to breathe, be believed and start to understand yourself in a different way.

If something here resonates with you, I’d be glad to hear from you.

Access to Therapy

I’m unable to offer concessionary rates in my private practice. However, alongside my private work, I provide therapy through survivor charities, including Kent Sexual Assault and Abuse Service (KSAAS).

If you are a survivor of sexual abuse or sexual violence, you may be able to access free therapy with me on Thursdays in Ramsgate through KSAAS.

For more information or to self-refer, visit www.ksaas.org.uk.