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For people who are used to being the capable one

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You may be thoughtful, dependable and highly self-aware. You may understand your patterns, know where they came from and even be able to predict what a therapist might say.

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And yet, something still is not shifting.

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You may appear capable from the outside while privately living with overthinking, emotional exhaustion, shame, self-doubt or the fear that you have somehow got something wrong.

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I offer focused, formulation-led CBT and EMDR therapy for adults who want to understand what is maintaining these patterns and create meaningful, sustainable change.

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Therapy is available online and in person from my private therapy room in Norwich.

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[START WITH A CLARITY & DIRECTION ASSESSMENT]

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Who I work with

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I work particularly with thoughtful, highly responsible adults, including therapists, healthcare professionals, leaders, helpers and people who are usually the one holding everything together.

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You may be experiencing:

• obsessive doubt, rumination or OCD

• over-responsibility and fear of making the wrong decision

• perfectionism, people-pleasing or chronic self-criticism

• burnout, emotional exhaustion or difficulty resting

• shame or a persistent sense of not being good enough

• trauma, emotional neglect or attachment-related difficulties

• neurodivergent overwhelm, masking or sensory needs

• a complicated relationship with food, control or your body

• considerable insight without the emotional shift you hoped for

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You do not need a formal diagnosis or a perfectly organised account of what is wrong.

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The Good Person Trap®

Many of the people I work with have learned that being good, helpful, capable or responsible is connected to safety, belonging and worth.

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You may feel compelled to:

• anticipate other people’s needs

• prevent harm, upset or disappointment

• make the right decision

• explain yourself until you cannot be misunderstood

• remain endlessly patient and accommodating

• carry more than your fair share

• earn rest through productivity

• avoid appearing selfish, careless or difficult

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I call this The Good Person Trap®.

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The aim of therapy is not to make you less caring. It is to help you retain your values without being governed by fear, compulsion or chronic self-abandonment.

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How I work

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My approach is warm, active, collaborative and formulation-led.

Together, we develop an understanding of how your experiences, beliefs, relationships, protective responses, nervous system and present circumstances may fit together.

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Depending on your needs, therapy may draw upon:

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• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

• EMDR

• Exposure and Response Prevention

• Inference-Based CBT

• compassion-focused approaches

• attachment-focused EMDR

• parts-informed work

• somatic and body-based regulation

• sensory and neurodivergence-informed adaptations

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Therapy is not about collecting techniques. We use the approaches that make sense for your individual formulation, goals, preferences and capacity.

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Ways to work with me

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Clarity & Direction Assessment

A focused 90-minute clinical assessment to help us understand what is happening and identify which kind of support may be most useful.

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

90 minutes: £195

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[LEARN ABOUT THE CLARITY & DIRECTION PROCESS]

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One-to-One Therapy

Focused psychological therapy available weekly or fortnightly, online or in person in Norwich.

Therapy is reviewed regularly rather than assumed to continue indefinitely.

50 minutes: £125

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[LEARN ABOUT ONE-TO-ONE THERAPY]

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EMDR Intensives

Extended therapy sessions providing more time to work with a particular memory, belief, trigger or recurring emotional pattern.

Intensives include preparation, processing, breaks, regulation and integration.

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Three hours: £550
Six hours: £1,100

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Bespoke multi-day formats may also be available following assessment.

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[LEARN ABOUT EMDR INTENSIVES]

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Inclusive and individually adapted therapy

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

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We can adapt how we work around:

• communication preferences

• sensory needs

• executive functioning

• processing time

• physical access

• identity, culture and wider context

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You will not be expected to disclose everything immediately or process traumatic experiences before you are ready.

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Is this the right setting?

My practice offers independent outpatient psychological therapy. It is not a crisis or emergency service.

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A different or additional service may be needed if you currently require:

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• urgent or crisis support

• frequent contact between appointments

• multidisciplinary care

• significant medical monitoring

• a more intensive level of mental-health provision

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If I believe another professional or service would be better placed to meet your needs, I will be transparent about this and provide reasonable signposting where possible.

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[READ: ARE WE A GOOD FIT?]

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Starting therapy

You do not need to decide whether you need CBT, EMDR or an intensive before getting in touch.

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The usual first step is a Clarity & Direction Assessment. This gives us enough time to think carefully about what is happening, whether my practice is the right setting and what may genuinely help.

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