Individual Counselling, Couples Therapy & Clinical Supervision in Banbury & Online

Have you ever found yourself wondering why certain things affect you more than you expect? Or why, despite your best intentions, you keep finding yourself in situations that leave you feeling frustrated, hurt or misunderstood?

Perhaps you’re struggling with anxiety, grief or loss, difficulties in your relationships, or a change in your life that you hadn’t anticipated. Maybe things have built up over time, or something has happened that has left you unsure of where to turn.

Whatever brings you here, you don’t have to have it all figured out before seeking counselling.

Sometimes life can feel overwhelming, and it isn’t always easy to understand why. You might be struggling with your confidence, finding it difficult to manage your emotions, or dealing with experiences that continue to affect you.

Perhaps you feel stuck, or you’re finding it difficult to move forward from something that’s happened. Counselling gives you the opportunity to talk about what’s troubling you and explore what feels important to you.

Relationships can become difficult when we feel unheard, misunderstood or disconnected. Couples counselling offers an opportunity for both of you to talk about what’s happening and explore the difficulties you’re experiencing together.

As a Clinical Supervisor, I offer a warm, supportive space for counsellors to reflect on their client work, talk through challenges and explore new perspectives. Supervision is an opportunity to pause, think together about the therapeutic relationship, notice your own responses and deepen your understanding of the work you do.

My approach is collaborative, thoughtful and non-judgemental. Whether you are newly qualified or more experienced, you are welcome to bring questions, uncertainties and successes to our sessions. Together, we can support your confidence, self-awareness and effectiveness as a practitioner, while keeping your clients’ needs at the heart of the work.

I’ve always been curious about people. I find it fascinating that we can all experience the same situation so differently, and that there’s often so much more going on beneath the surface than we might realise.

My own experiences have taught me a lot about myself and the world around me, and they’ve influenced the person I am today. I’m someone who likes to challenge myself, try new things and see what I’m capable of. I enjoy stepping outside what’s familiar and finding out what else is possible.

That curiosity is also reflected in how I work as a counsellor. I’m interested in understanding people as individuals, taking the time to explore their experiences and recognising that there isn’t one single way of understanding ourselves or the difficulties we face. This is why my approach is flexible and draws on different ways of working, depending on what feels most helpful for you.

Sometimes these are healthy, other times not so much, causing us to react conflictingly in any given situation. We can become confused about why and how we behave the way we do and also why others react in the way they do to you. Through awareness gained in the therapeutic relationship with me, I can shed light on, thoughts, feelings and behaviours, game playing and ways of expressing and relating, that can in fact be hindering and holding you back from change. Becoming spontaneous with the ability to adapt yourself to change, through new skills and knowledge that you will learn about yourself.

Truth be told, we all offer something different because we are all unique in our own experiencing. With this understanding and my own awareness about my own thoughts, feelings and behaviour, enables me to respect that you are distinct to me and how you feel, think and behave in any given situation will be unique to you.

My job is to walk alongside you and learn from you. To give you the gift of how it feels to be truly heard.