Are we a good fit?

Finding a therapist with the appropriate experience and a way of working that feels safe, clear and aligned matters.

This page is intended to help you decide whether my approach may suit you before you invest in a Clarity & Direction Assessment.

My approach, briefly

I offer focused, formulation-led psychological therapy rather than unstructured or automatically open-ended support.

I work particularly with thoughtful, highly responsible adults who feel caught in patterns of obsessive doubt, over-responsibility, perfectionism, shame, burnout or trauma, often alongside neurodivergence or a complicated relationship with food and control.

Many of my clients are therapists, healthcare professionals, leaders, helpers or people who are accustomed to being the capable one. They may understand themselves intellectually but find that insight alone has not changed how they feel, respond or relate to themselves.

Our work is collaborative, active and thoughtfully paced. I bring clinical structure, curiosity and appropriate challenge while respecting your autonomy and nervous system.

This work may suit you if you:

want to understand what is maintaining the difficulty, not only manage individual symptoms
value a therapist who is active, engaged and willing to offer a clinical perspective
are open to compassionate challenge and reflection
want therapy to have an agreed focus and direction
have had therapy before but still feel caught in familiar patterns
recognise yourself in over-responsibility, obsessive doubt or The Good Person Trap®
value clear, respectful and consistent boundaries
want an approach that considers thoughts, emotions, relationships, the body and nervous system
would benefit from neurodivergence-informed or sensory adaptations
are willing to approach change collaboratively, at a sustainable pace

You do not need to feel completely ready, know which therapeutic approach you need or have your story organised. Curiosity and a willingness to think together are enough to begin.

This practice may not provide the support you need if:

you currently require crisis intervention, emergency support or care between appointments
you need a multidisciplinary service or a level of medical monitoring that independent outpatient therapy cannot provide
you are seeking frequent contact or reassurance outside scheduled sessions
you want a therapist to make decisions for you or provide certainty that cannot ethically be offered
you are looking for an entirely unstructured space without shared goals or clinical direction
another specialist service would be better placed to meet your current needs

This does not mean that you are unsuitable for therapy or that something is “too much.” It means that the setting and level of support need to match your current circumstances.

If I believe another professional or service would be more appropriate, I will be honest about this and provide reasonable signposting where possible.

Inclusivity, identity and difference

My practice is LGBTQIA+ affirming, neurodivergence-informed and culturally responsive.

Your sexuality, gender, culture, faith, race, class, disability and other aspects of identity may be relevant to how you experience distress, safety, relationships and belonging.

I work with cultural humility rather than assuming my understanding is complete. We can talk explicitly about difference, power and anything I may not immediately understand about your experience.

If your needs would be better met by somebody with particular cultural knowledge or lived experience that I do not have, I will be transparent about this.

What you can expect from me

You can expect:

warmth, respect and professional honesty
clear ethical and therapeutic boundaries
active clinical thinking and formulation
an approach adapted to your needs rather than a fixed protocol
regular reflection on whether therapy is helping
appropriate liaison with other professionals, with your consent, when clinically necessary
openness to feedback if something does not feel right

I will not expect you to perform therapy correctly, disclose experiences before you are ready or move faster than is clinically useful.

The first step

Your first appointment is a 90-minute Clarity & Direction Assessment.

This is a substantive clinical consultation rather than a brief chemistry call. It allows us to explore what is happening, consider whether my practice is an appropriate setting and begin identifying what may genuinely help.

You will receive a personalised written summary with my initial formulation, recommendations and possible next steps.

Completing the assessment does not oblige you to continue therapy with me.

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