After many years working in business, I decided to train as a counsellor because I was looking for more personal fulfilment and wanted to help others. It was a big decision…but it was right for me, and I’ve never looked back.

As a counsellor I’m trained in the person-centred approach, which is a talking therapy based on the belief that creating a safe, trusting environment and counselling relationship enables people to talk openly. To experience the power of being truly heard can be empowering and I’m there to listen, empathise, never judge and help people to work through what’s bothering them. Where appropriate I also use more creative approaches to working with my counselling clients.

In my life (at home and at work) I’ve experienced, first-hand, how the stresses and anxieties of life can build-up and impact. I know what it’s like to reach out for help. I did it. And when I did that, things changed for me.

As a qualified coach, I’m also able to be more flexible in my approach to working with people in the counselling room, in the workplace and in wellbeing groups.

I’m registered member of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). This means I always put the interests of my clients first and am bound by its ethical framework for good practice and professional conduct.

My counselling rooms are in Huddersfield and a short drive from the M62, so easily accessible to people travelling from Brighouse, Halifax, Bradford, Leeds and Manchester. I also have access to a space in Mirfield.

Right at the heart of how I work with clients is my belief that, given the right environment, everyone has the power to make changes and to grow. I’m here to support you.

If you choose to work with me as a counsellor, when you’re sharing your world and inner most feelings, you can trust me to never judge. Being truly heard is a powerful thing and I’m here to listen and create the space for you to work through things in your own way and in your own time.

Choosing the right counsellor to support you through tough times can be a difficult in itself. The emotions and feelings you're experiencing are private and the idea of sharing these may leave you feeling vulnerable and exposed. It’s important to feel safe, comfortable…and to feel a connection with your counsellor. This is why I offer a complementary 20-minute online session where you can talk to me and ask any questions you may have. Click here to book.

As a counsellor I have experience in: counselling for anxiety, counselling for stress, counselling for work-related stress, counselling for depression, counselling for low mood and sadness, counselling for feelings of sadness and low mood, counselling for low self-esteem, counselling for low confidence, counselling for divorce and separation, counselling for bereavement and loss, counselling for self-harm, counselling for suicidal thoughts, counselling for relationship challenges, counselling for family problems, counselling for gambling and addiction, counselling for carers, counselling for adults, counselling for adults.