People often arrive in therapy at a point where something no longer feels sustainable. Patterns that once made sense begin to feel exhausting or painful, and there is a sense that another way may be possible, even if it is not yet clear what that looks like.

My background is in psychotherapy and speech and language therapy, with over twenty years’ experience working alongside people navigating communication difficulties, emotional distress, and relational complexity. Over time, my work has increasingly focused on attachment, emotional safety, and the ways our closest relationships shape our inner worlds.

I now work primarily as a couples therapist, drawing on Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFCT) — an attachment-based approach that helps partners understand and change the emotional cycles that keep them stuck in conflict or distance. EFCT focuses on strengthening emotional safety and supporting couples to respond to one another differently in moments that previously led to disconnection.

Alongside this, Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy informs my work with both couples and individuals, supporting a compassionate understanding of the different emotional parts of ourselves that emerge under stress. This creates space for vulnerability, protection, and reactivity to be understood rather than judged.

My core psychotherapy training is in Psychosynthesis, an integrative and depth-oriented approach that emphasises self-awareness, meaning, and the development of a steadier inner relationship with ourselves. This continues to shape how I understand emotional growth, resilience, and the possibility of change over time.

Before training as a psychotherapist, I trained and worked as a consultant speech and language therapist, graduating with a First Class Honours degree. This early clinical work continues to inform my attention to communication, nervous system regulation, and the subtle relational patterns that develop between people, particularly during moments of emotional intensity or misunderstanding.

I have specialist training in the assessment and support of neurodivergent profiles, including autism, ADHD, developmental language disorder (DLD), and stammering. This neuro-affirming background informs my sensitivity to differences in processing, regulation, and communication, and brings an added depth to my work with individuals and couples.

I understand therapy as a collaborative process rather than something done to or for someone. By slowing things down and paying attention to what happens moment by moment, new understanding — and new experiences of connection — can emerge. Change tends to happen gradually, through safety, curiosity, and relationship.

I work with couples and with individual adults. Many people come to therapy feeling caught in repeating emotional patterns, experiencing anxiety or overwhelm, or finding that conversations and relationships no longer feel safe or easy. Together, we work to understand what sits beneath these patterns and to create new ways of responding that support connection rather than distance.

Alongside my clinical work, I am a mother of two, a storyteller, and a retreat facilitator. I find daily loch swims in the waters of Loch Voil, and time in nature more broadly, grounding and restorative. These practices reflect the values I bring to my work: presence, creativity, and respect for each person’s unique personal journey.