Before qualifying as an integrative, trauma-informed counsellor, I had a long career in the NHS, first as a registered nurse (SRN), then practised for many years as a specialist community public health nurse (HV), working with diverse client groups and their families, helping them navigate life’s difficulties.

I have also had experience offering counselling to adults within a busy health centre.

Currently, in addition to my own private practice, I counsel at a crisis intervention/mental health hub on a part-time basis.

Whilst it was my former career that sparked my interest in counselling, it was also my own mental health journey and subsequent healing through the power of personal counselling that I consider enhances my chances of helping you find your way forward.

It is likely that Carl Jung, Psychologist & Psychiatrist (1875-1961) would have referred to me as “A wounded healer.” He famously said:” It is our own hurt that gives the measure of our power to heal.”

Outside of counselling, apart from spending time with my family and friends as a means of self-care and relaxation, I enjoy walking, pottering about antique stores and charity shops. Being brought up in the North Coast of Northern Ireland I love being at the seaside hunting sea glass, which reminds me that, as humans, we are like sea glass.