I'm a Level 5 qualified person-centred counsellor offering both short-term counselling and longer-term therapeutic work.

Simply put, person-centred counselling begins with the belief that you are the expert on your own life. My role isn't to fix you, analyse you or tell you who you should become. Instead, I offer a space where you can think things through honestly, without feeling you need to perform, explain everything perfectly or arrive with the right words.

We'll work collaboratively rather than me leading the way. At times I may gently challenge you, not because I have the answers, but because it can be difficult to see ourselves clearly when we're in the middle of something.

Often, we already know more than we think we do. Therapy offers the time and room to hear yourself more clearly, make sense of what's going on and decide what matters to you.

People often wonder what the difference is between counselling and psychotherapy. In reality, there isn't a huge difference. Both offer a confidential therapeutic relationship in which to explore your thoughts, feelings and experiences through talking therapy.

Counselling is often associated with shorter-term support, while psychotherapy is often used to describe longer-term exploration of longstanding patterns, or past experiences. In practice, the distinction is rarely that clear. Many people arrive thinking they're coming to talk about one thing, only to discover there's something deeper asking to be understood.

My role isn't to decide that for you. Being client-led means we begin with whatever brings you here. Whether the work stays with what's happening now or gradually explores deeper patterns and past experiences, we'll find the pace and direction together.

I work with people navigating anxiety, grief, relationship difficulties, trauma, life transitions and the emotional impact of long-term health conditions.

Alongside my private practice, I work as a counsellor with the Stroke Association. This has given me extensive experience supporting people adjusting to changes in identity, confidence, fatigue, communication, relationships and the experience of feeling misunderstood when much of what they're living with isn't visible. Read more about this here.

Whether what you're facing has a clear name or is simply difficult to put into words, we'll work at your pace.

Therapy should fit around real life. I offer sessions in whichever setting feels most comfortable for you.

• Online - for clients anywhere.

• Telephone - for those who prefer talking without a screen.

• In person - from my counselling room in Cornwall.

• Walk and talk - outdoor sessions in Cornwall for people who find it easier to think while moving.

You can book in here.

Before becoming a counsellor, I spent many years working in talent, partnerships and organisational change, helping individuals and organisations navigate periods of transition. Although the settings have changed, the work has similarities: listening carefully, understanding different perspectives and helping people find a way forward when life feels uncertain.

Counselling became personal before it became professional. During a difficult period of my own life, therapy gave me something I hadn't realised I was missing, not answers, but a deeper understanding of myself and of what had happened to me. It helped me see my experiences differently, and that changed the way I moved forward. That experience is one of the reasons I chose this profession.

Outside the therapy room, you'll usually find me walking the coast, sea swimming or reading. I'm particularly interested in the relationship between mind and body, and continue to develop my practice in trauma-informed therapy, breathwork and the ways movement can support emotional wellbeing.