Who I Work With

You might not have a name for what you’re going through — just a sense that something doesn’t feel quite right. Perhaps you notice patterns that no longer serve you, find it hard to express yourself, struggle to set boundaries, or feel unsure how to speak up in relationships. A recent loss, diagnosis, or life transition may have shaken your sense of stability, or anxiety might have quietly influenced your choices for some time. You don’t need a clear label to seek support.

Trauma and Early-Life Patterns

Many people I work with notice recurring patterns that feel stuck, stressful, or painful — and for some, these relate to early-life experiences or trauma, even without a formal diagnosis. These patterns often emerge from childhood or past relationships and can show up as:

• Feeling easily triggered, frustrated, or defensive

• Difficulty expressing anger or emotions safely

• People-pleasing or difficulty asserting yourself

• A strong inner critic, low self-esteem, or perfectionism

• Feeling “too much” or “not enough” in relationships or with yourself

• Carrying unresolved wounds from attachment experiences or emotional neglect

In therapy, we explore these patterns with curiosity and care, noticing how they appear in the present moment and what you might need now.

Common Areas I Support

I work with people navigating experiences such as:

• Feeling “too much” or “not enough” and wanting to relate to yourself more compassionately

• Recurring relationship difficulties or unhelpful patterns

• Anger, frustration, defensiveness, or emotional reactivity in relationships

• Low confidence, people-pleasing, or struggles with assertiveness

• A desire for greater authenticity, self-expression, and self-acceptance

• Trauma, grief, or adjustment to illness or life transitions

Through Therapy, You May Begin To…

• Understand your relational patterns and where they come from

• Become more aware of your thoughts, emotions, and reactions — including anger, frustration, or defensiveness

• Communicate more openly and authentically

• Set boundaries and honour your needs without guilt

• Soften your inner critic and relate to yourself with more compassion

• Reduce shame related to childhood experiences or past relational wounds

• Feel more seen, understood, and accepted in your relationships

• Become more fully yourself and attract relationships, friendships, and opportunities that align with who you truly are

• Let go of relationships, patterns, or expectations that no longer serve you

• Experience relational growth and healing within a safe therapeutic relationship

I truly believe that when we begin to own both our strengths and our vulnerabilities — when we take responsibility for our feelings and reactions without blaming others — something shifts. We start living more in alignment with what we deeply hope for.

Paradoxically, this can feel risky at first. Showing up more fully as yourself means letting go of familiar roles or patterns. Yet it is also liberating. When you are more fully yourself, you are more likely to feel seen and heard — and to attract relationships that appreciate you as you are, without needing to pretend or shrink.

From this place, it also becomes easier to let go of what no longer serves you.

How Therapy Works

In my Gestalt approach, the therapeutic relationship itself can be a tool for change. Patterns often emerge naturally in our contact, and through the way we relate, you can begin to understand and transform them. My aim is to offer a space where you feel supported and accepted as you are, helping you learn to accept yourself.

Through this relational experience, you can gradually develop your potential, become more of who you truly are, engage with the world authentically, and navigate relationships in ways that serve you — while letting go of what does not.

I currently offer in-person sessions in Bristol at a reduced rate of £35 while I complete my training.

The fee is set according to my training provider’s requirements.

I am already an experienced mental health professional, and as part of my psychotherapy training I engage in ongoing clinical supervision. This means your therapy is supported by professional oversight and guided by established ethical standards.