I became a therapist as a result of my own experience with therapy – both wonderfully positive and harmfully poor. I continue to experience the deep satisfaction that can come from meeting our inner shadows with compassion, and tending to our wounds. The self-reflection we access through therapy opens up the possibility of developing much greater awareness, resilience and agency. When we’re not struggling so much with ourselves, others, and life there is so much more room for joy.
I started out on a well-trodden route: after studying English Literature at Durham University I worked in publishing for over a decade, moving from classic editorial work to digital product development. After a difficult time personally corporate London life lost its sheen, and I explored alternative careers. I landed on a combination of counselling and permaculture, which felt more aligned to me – a very welcome contrast. I spent a year learning agroecology, growing food for and participating in the wonderful progressive educational community of Schumacher College on the Dartington Estate in South Devon. I moved to Dorset and worked through the Covid years mentoring vulnerable children on a farm on the Dorset-Somerset border. Alongside this I volunteered with Dorset Mind and worked with a low-cost counselling organisation, primarily supporting neurodivergent parents of neurodivergent children.
In addition to my private clients, I work with young people across Dorset as a therapist for The Koru Project. I have also been a Trustee for ASCape, a local charity which supports Autistic and socially anxious young people and their families.
When I’m not working you may find me in the garden, walking the beaches, woods and hillforts of Dorset or enjoying a local beachside sauna with friends. I may even be in the sea (ideally between April and October!). I have a daily meditation practice with a lovely community of fellow meditators, brought together by the South Devon retreat centre Gaia House. I love to make stuff from the things I grow – whether that is food, tea, cosmetics, vases of fresh flowers or wreaths and garlands of dried flowers.
Each month – and sometimes more often – I take part in a local Way of Council circle. Way of Council draws on the ancient practice of sitting in a circle sharing the stories of our lives: listening, deeply, and being witnessed just as we are. For me, the practice fosters a deep sense of interconnection.
I find it deeply grounding to notice the tiniest details of the natural beauty around me, marvelling at nature’s design. The photography on this website and my social media accounts is almost entirely my own: these moments of wonder caught for posterity.
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