I graduated as a Person-Centred counsellor 2005, trained in EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing) in 2021 and IFS (Internal Family Systems) in 2024. The majority of my work is with adults and young people (16+) diagnosed or self-identifying with autistic spectrum conditions (ASD) /Asperger’s; including those preparing to seek assessment, recently diagnosed or with complex feelings about their diagnosis.
I have 24 years’ experience of counselling. I previously worked as a family mediator for 15 years with parents & teens and couples divorcing, separating or dissolving civil partnerships; within statutory and charitable sectors. I bring insights from these areas of work into my counselling practice. I am a mother of 3 adult children, including a son diagnosed with Aspergers.
I value individual difference, finding your own path, connection and relationship. I believe people can be empowered to find their own answers and work supportively with those weighed down with shame, low self-esteem or in chaos or stuckness. I am not afraid to be afraid, or to walk into a dark place.