Counselling in Market Drayton, Shropshire & Globally Online
Sometimes it helps to talk to someone outside your everyday life.
We can begin with whatever brought you here.
About
I've always been interested in how people make sense of their experiences, relationships, and themselves.
Before becoming a therapist, I spent many years living and working across Europe, the Middle East and Asia. Those experiences taught me that people are often far more alike than they first appear, and that everyone carries a story you can't see from the outside.
When I came to therapy, I’d spent years listening, observing, travelling, working, learning, and becoming increasingly curious about why people think, feel and behave the way they do.
Alongside my professional training, I work integratively, drawing on a range of psychological models and therapeutic approaches depending on the person and situation. My style is natural and conversational, but it is also informed by a strong analytical approach and a broad understanding of psychology and therapeutic methods.
That curiosity drives me to help people get perspective on their life situations.
What brought you here?
Most people arrive with a story. Sometimes they know it well. Sometimes they're still trying to make sense of it.
A relationship. A loss. Anxiety. Work. Family. A feeling of being stuck. A feeling that life has somehow become smaller than it used to be.
Whatever your story is, there's no need to have it fully worked out before we begin.
How I work
A real conversation between two people.
I won't analyse every sentence you say, sit silently behind a notebook, or pretend to be someone I'm not. You get to be yourself. I get to be myself. Our conversations are confidential, within the BACP professional and safeguarding boundaries.
From there, we can start making sense of things together.
Client Feedback
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His perspective and impartiality were invaluable in helping me cope with my loss.
FEMALE, 81
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I think I can handle my anxiety now.
FEMALE, 16
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I always leave our sessions with greater clarity and a sense of moving forward.
MALE, 47
Qualifications
- MSc Counselling & Psychotherapy (Distinction), Keele University
- AFT-accredited Foundation in Family Therapy: A Systemic Approach
- CPCAB Level 5: Counselling Children & Young People
- Currently in further postgraduate training in Systemic Family Therapy with Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust
- Additional CPD training in trauma and attachment, neurodiversity, couples counselling, bereavement, depression, suicide and self-harm, adverse childhood experiences, and workplace mental health.
- Member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP)
Experience
- Family Therapist – Beechwood Cancer Care, Stockport
- Counsellor with Staffordshire Bereavement & Loss Support Service
- Experience working with adults, young people, and couples
- Former school counsellor
- More than 30 years working with people in international educational and corporate settings
Session Fees
SESSION TYPE | ONE SESSION | SIX SESSIONS |
|---|---|---|
Initial 30-min Conversation | Free | N/A |
Individual | £50.00 | £280.00 |
Couple / Relationship | £85.00 | £480.00 |
All sessions are 60 minutes and are available in-person in Market Drayton, Shropshire (near Shrewsbury, Stoke-on-Trent, Newport, Whitchurch and Telford) or online via Zoom, Google Meet, FaceTime or WhatsApp video.
Choosing a therapist is a deeply personal decision.
The first 30-minute conversation is always free of charge. There is no pressure, no commitment, and no expectation that anything needs to go further.
This is simply a chance to talk and see whether we feel comfortable working together.
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