The approach, the modalities, and what sessions actually look like.
Most therapists work either as counsellors — exploring the past, processing feelings — or as coaches, focused on goals and what's next. The Personal Consultancy Model does both, within a single relationship.
This means I can move fluidly between the depth of therapeutic exploration and the forward focus of coaching, depending on what you need in any given session. There's no fixed agenda. The work unfolds at your pace, led by what feels most relevant to you right now.
This is particularly useful if you find yourself somewhere in between — not in crisis, but not quite where you want to be. The past matters, but so does what comes next. Most good work touches both.
At the heart of how I work is a person-centred philosophy — you are the expert on your own life. I don't apply a rigid framework. I draw on humanistic, existential and narrative approaches, to support what you bring to each session.
ACT helps you relate differently to difficult thoughts and feelings — not by eliminating them, but by changing your relationship with them. It's grounded in values: working out what actually matters to you and finding ways to move in that direction, even when things are hard.
IFS understands us as having different 'parts' — inner voices or states that can feel in conflict with each other. Rather than labelling any part as bad, IFS explores what each one is carrying and why. It can be surprisingly revelatory, and it reaches things that talking alone sometimes can't.
Level 2 trained practitioner
Nonviolent Communication — also known as Compassionate Communication — is a way of understanding what's actually driving feelings and behaviour: the underlying needs. It's especially useful when you're making sense of conflict, frustration, or patterns in relationships that keep repeating.
Certified practitioner — 10 years' practice
Sessions are 50 minutes. Whether online or in person, they follow a similar rhythm: we start with what's on your mind, go where the session leads, and finish with a sense of where we've landed and what, if anything, to take away.
I offer both short-term and longer-term work. Some people come for 8–12 sessions with a specific focus in mind. Others find that longer-term, open-ended work is what they need. We'll talk about what feels right before we begin, and revisit it regularly.
I'm not interested in sessions where I do most of the talking. The work is genuinely collaborative. You bring what's live; I help you work with it.
I work with individuals of all ages, genders, and backgrounds — including LGBTQ+ clients. I'm comfortable with complexity and I'm not going to ask you to fit into a neat box.
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