FAQs

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People come to therapy for many reasons. I have experience in working with the following;  

Anxiety and mood, abuse histories, complex trauma and C-PTSD, bereavement and loss, relationships and life changes, neurodiversity, body image, compulsions and addictions, identity and belonging, health and long term conditions and support for people with traits or a diagnosis linked to personality disorders.  

You do not need a diagnosis or the right words. I know sometimes it is hard to know exactly what is going on for you. 

I work with adults and young people (13+). Teenages and adolescents need to have approval of a parent or guardian. 

Yes. I offer online and in person counselling sessions. 

It depends on your aims and circumstances. Some people come for a short period. Others prefer longer term work. We will review regularly so that it continues to be useful. 

Yes, within professional and legal limits. We will discuss this in the first session. 

Only if you want it. Some people find it helpful to have some guided practice to work on between sessions, but other people prefer to process in other ways. 

There is benefit to having the same session time and place each week. However, yes, we can work around your life and your needs to decide what works best. 

Yes, as a trauma-informed therapist, I work with complex trauma in a safe and compassionate way.

My therapy room is based in Saffron Walden, within easy reach of nearby villages like Newport, Littlebury, Debden, Wendens Ambo, Great Chesterford and Radwinter, and close to both Cambridge and Bishops Stortford. I offer in person counselling here in north Essex, as well as online sessions for clients living in the surrounding counties and across the UK. 

Yes - I strive to accept you just as you are. Whether you have a formal diagnosis, a sense you may be neurodiverse, or have behaviours or patterns that might fit this, we can approach this with curiousity and acceptance.