I use Microsoft Teams or Signal for online sessions. Both are widely available and free to use as a client. If you have a strong preference for a different platform, get in touch and we can discuss what’s possible. You don’t need an account to join a Teams call as a guest, though having one can make things easier.

Yes, I work online with clients across the UK and internationally. If you are based outside the UK, please get in touch and we can discuss any practical considerations, including time zones and any relevant legal or ethical points for your location.

Previous difficult experiences with therapy are more common than people realise, and they’re worth bringing rather than leaving at the door. If a previous therapist made you feel judged, misunderstood or worse than when you started, that matters and it’s something we can talk about. It also means I’ll want to pay particular attention to whether this feels like the right fit, and I’ll check in with you about that more explicitly than I might otherwise. Your previous experiences inform how we start, not whether we can.

You can refer yourself directly, no GP referral is needed. Get in touch via the contact page, by email or by phone and we’ll take it from there. If you are currently under the care of a GP or mental health team and feel it would be useful for me to liaise with them, that’s something we can discuss, but it’s never a requirement.

It depends on what you’re bringing and what you’d like from the work. Some people find a focused short-term piece of work, six to twelve sessions,  gives them what they need. Others work for longer, particularly where there’s more complexity or a desire for deeper exploration. I don’t set a fixed number of sessions at the start; we review regularly and the length of the work is something we decide together as we go.

In everyday use the terms are often used interchangeably, and in practice the distinction matters less than the quality of the therapist and whether the approach suits you. Broadly speaking, counselling tends to focus on specific current concerns, while psychotherapy may involve deeper exploration of patterns, history and underlying dynamics. My training encompasses both, and the work is shaped by what you need rather than by a fixed label.

If you’re wondering whether therapy might help, that wondering is usually enough of a reason to find out. Therapy isn’t only for people in crisis, many people come to work on something specific, to understand themselves better, or simply because something feels off and they’d like more clarity. A free initial consultation is a good way to explore whether it feels like the right fit, without any commitment on either side.