Welcome, I am so glad you are here

About me

I grew up in a working-class family in the north of England, and emigrated to Australia around seven years ago. Through personal experiences, and through supporting many people with trauma throughout my life, it makes sense that you might feel overwhelmed, stuck, frustrated and scared at the same time, and difficulties with wanting to be emotionally close to people, but also finding it really hard or scary to be vulnerable.

I have dedicated an extensive amount of time to supporting many different people, and engaged in various trainings and personal research, to deepen my understanding and ability to support individuals and relationships healing from childhood trauma. This work has been a deep passion of mine for many years, as I truly believe that healing, peace, and safety are possible after childhood trauma, and I have had the privilege of being a part of this transformation firsthand for many people. I have guided and held many souls, as they carefully connect to and understand the feelings and behaviors adapted from trauma to protect them, and then process the pain that lay underneath those protective parts. This allowed them to begin to feel a sense of peace and safety both within themselves, the world and in their relationships. This is what I would like to offer to you.

Outside of work I have many passions which include hiking, spirituality, being in nature, eating good food and travelling. I have travelled to forty-seven different countries in the world, and am now excited to live a more settled and stable life in Australia.

Since 2017, I have provided trauma- and attachment-informed care across various organizations within the NGO sector. My work has involved supporting a diverse range of clients in different settings, including those affected by childhood trauma, sexual trauma, relationship challenges, complex trauma, war trauma, substance use, and various mental health challenges. I am now focusing primarily on working with individuals, and relationships, where there has been experiences of childhood trauma. I can also offer individual and relationship therapy to people with other experiences, please contact me and we can discuss whether I can support you.

When you feel ready, I can help guide you to finding inner peace after trauma. I offer an integrated approach combining Internal Family Systems Therapy (IFS), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT) and other suitable modalities. The core principle of these modalities is that you will not be judged, or told that you are wrong for feeling any way that you feel, your feelings and behaviors will be understood as a way that your system adapted to try to protect you from bad things happening again, and the pain underneath those protective parts of you will be processed when your system feels safe enough.

Registered Psychotherapist and Counsellor. PACFA.

Qualifications and Training

  • BSc Psychology (hons)

  • MA Psychotherapy and Counselling

  • MSc Psychological Research Methods

  • Internal Family Systems (IFS) Level 1

  • Eye Movement Desensitisation & Reprocessing (EMDR) Basic Training Level 1 & 2

  • The Gottman Method Level 1 & 2

  • Currently enrolled in IFIO Online Circle Training

  • Emotion Focused Couples Therapy Externship

  • Emotion Focused Individual Therapy Level 1

  • Certified complex trauma therapist with Janina Fisher

  • Dialectical Behavioural Therapy

  • Trainings in Domestic Abuse and Coercive Control (DART & Pandora Enterprise Projects)

  • Training in cultural safety and ongoing commitment to improving cultural fitness