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Many sparks collided to bring my counselling practice to life, and what a wonderful journey it has been so far. In the counselling room I am continually stunned by the courage, commitment and strength I see in my clients who regularly show me the human capacity to overcome. It is a pleasure to witness such a powerful part of the human experience.

In the counselling space, I support my clients to work through their pain, grief, loss and trauma. I help my clients to reconnect with themselves and better understand themselves. Our work aims to provide them with the right tools to better understand and respond to their world. My work is not about applying plasters, quick fixes or masking problems. My work aims to help bring you back to who you truly are. It is my hope that you will leave the counselling space feeling a more whole human being.

The seed within me to become a counsellor grew out of having experienced mental health difficulties myself, as a young person. At the time I was struggling with my everyday world and everything within it. My presenting difficulties were anxiety, negative voices inside my head and feeling incredibly negative towards myself and my future.

Around this time, was when I reached out for counselling. I found this incredibly difficult at the time but couldn’t see any other options for myself. On reflection, I am so glad I did. The support of a non-judgemental professional was life changing to me. Giving me space to breathe and feel someone was listening to me. This was to become my first experience of counselling, which would plant the seed for me to come back to counselling in the future and even train to become a counsellor.

As I returned, I was able to slowly open myself up and confront the parts of myself that were wounded, damaged and required my attention. As I began to listen to these parts, understanding and validating their experience, I came to discover just how much they had to tell me.

Through exploring, reflecting and working to understand myself, I was able to acknowledge the person I was, and was becoming. I discovered that the essence that was truly me, had always been there. It had just been hidden and buried by social expectations, childhood pain, confusing relationships and a world that seems to promote anything other than genuine wellbeing. I also discovered that the way I was living was leading me towards a path I didn’t wish to be on. This work allowed me to change that path.

The work I did in my own counselling led me to a place I never could have imagined. Feeling more peace, clarity, space and mindfulness in my life. It showed me the path towards healing and led me on a journey to supporting others on that path too. It is in this service to others that I have found so much meaning in my life today. While I may now be here as a counsellor, I still truly believe I am on my own journey too and that we are all a work in progress. I find we all share a lot in common in that we all have hopes, fears, dreams and insecurities. I am no exception to this.

My own personal philosophy has always been built on the deeper, more meaningful questions in life. Those thoughts that keep you up at night. Like who am I, why am I here, what am I doing, is this it, is there more to life than this?

I grew up feeling I was a bit of an oddball for this. However, I have since realised through my work and personal relationships, how central these questions are to all of us. I believe at our core we all experience these challenges and dilemmas. They are a fundamental part of the human experience.

Like the quote alongside this, he who has a why to live for can bear almost any how. My life this far, personal and professional, has shown me that our why is incredibly important. I personally discovered mine through my own personal counselling. The space that my practice offers is open for you to reflect on these questions: who are you? Where are you heading? What makes life worth living for you? I believe when we push these questions to the back of our mind, we can cause ourselves great amounts of suffering. In a world that can often seem meaningless and spiritually empty, counselling can be a space for you to explore your meaning in this world. It would be an honour to support you with this.