About Me
I am a Person-Centred Counsellor based in Baldock, Hertfordshire, serving Baldock, Letchworth, Hitchin, Royston and the surrounding areas.
I offer a warm, compassionate and understanding approach to therapy. I believe that each of us has the capacity to grow and develop when we are given the right environment of empathy, trust and acceptance.
My background
Before becoming a counsellor, I spent over 25 years working in social care, supporting adults with learning disabilities, autism, and mental and physical health challenges.
This experience gave me a deep understanding of the many different ways people communicate, process information and experience the world. Working closely with neurodivergent individuals taught me to listen beyond words, to recognise emotions expressed through behaviour, silence and other forms of communication and to create a space where each person feels valued and understood.
That background continues to shape my counselling practice today. I don't believe there is one 'right' way to engage with therapy. I adapt to each client's individual way of communicating, processing and expressing themselves.
Working with neurodivergence
Neurodivergence is an area of my work that I particularly value.
I love working with the pinball mind that many people with ADHD experience. Rather than trying to slow your mind down or force your thoughts into neat boxes, I allow your mind to dance naturally. Our conversations can move freely, making connections that might not seem obvious at first while gently discovering clarity and a greater understanding of yourself.
I also value working with autistic clients. I appreciate the honesty, directness and authenticity they can bring into the counselling relationship. There can be something incredibly refreshing about working with people who feel able to say exactly what they think, whether that's about their experiences, their progress or even how they experience therapy itself.
For me, that openness helps create a therapeutic relationship built on trust, honesty and mutual respect.
My counselling experience
Alongside my private practice, I have supported people in a variety of therapeutic settings, including Pegasus Men's Wellbeing Centre, Garden House Hospice, a SEN school and a local mental health charity.
I have worked extensively with men's mental health, supporting people experiencing anxiety, anger, stress and depression. I understand that opening up about emotions can sometimes feel unfamiliar or uncomfortable, so I offer a space where you don't have to talk in a particular way or have the right words. You can simply start wherever feels right for you.
Within school settings, I have supported children and young people with autism, ADHD and additional learning needs, helping them explore their emotions, develop emotional regulation and strengthen their sense of self.
My hospice work has given me experience supporting people experiencing grief and loss. Grief can feel like a tidal wave — overwhelming, disorientating and unpredictable. Counselling offers a place to explore these emotions at your own pace, without expectations about how you 'should' be grieving.
I also work with a local mental health charity, supporting people who are managing and recovering from mental health difficulties. This has given me further insight into the complexities of mental health and some of the challenges people can experience when trying to access and navigate support.
Across my counselling and social care career, I have worked with people experiencing anxiety, depression, grief, anger, trauma, autism, ADHD, learning disabilities and a wide range of mental health and life challenges.
A space that works for you
This breadth of experience enables me to meet each person with curiosity, compassion and respect, recognising that no two people experience the world in exactly the same way.
My role isn't to mould you into the person you think you should be. It's to help you better understand the person you already are your emotions, experiences, needs, strengths and the way you experience the world.
Whatever has brought you to counselling, you don't have to figure it all out alone..
Training, qualifications & experience
I am trained to CPCAB level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling. My training, qualifications, continuing professional development and experience include the following:
CPCAB Certificate in Counselling Skills level 3
CPCAB Certificate in Counselling Studies level 2
Counselling Tutor - Certificate in Online and Telephone Counselling
Counselling Tutor- Certificate in working Therapeutically with Autistic Clients
People are just as wonderful as sunsets if you just let them be. When I look at a sunset, I don’t find myself saying “soften the orange a bit on the right hand corner”. I don’t try to control a sunset. I watch with awe as it unfolds
Carl Rogers